On the east fide of Fish-Street (commonly called St. Old's, by corruption from St. Aldate's) ftands Christ Church College, the magnificent front whereof is extended to 382 feet in length. On the fame fide is the ToWN HALL, where the Town and County Seffions, and the Affizes, are held; which was rebuilt at the expence of THOMAS ROWNEY, Efq. late Reprefentative in Parliament, and High Steward of the City.

The principal Bridges are, 1. Magdalen Bridge, over the Cherwell, being 526 feet in length, by which we enter the town from London. 2. HighBridge, in the western fuburb, over the Ifis, confifting of three arches. 3. Folly-Bridge, as it is commonly called, in the southern suburb, on the same river, where formerly stood an arched entrance, over which was the celebrated Friar Bacon's Study, it confifts of three arches, and is, like the reft, entirely built with ftone. This is the entrance from Abingdon and various parts of Berkshire.

We must not here omit the many elegant and ufeful improvements that have taken place, in pursuance of an Act of Parliament obtained in the 11th year of his prefent Majesty.-The narrow and incommodious paffage at Eaft Gate has been opened, which renders this part equal to the magnificence of the HighStreet; and in the year 1779 a new ftone Bridge, at this entrance of the town, was erected at the expence of upwards of Eight Thousand Pounds.

In pursuance alfo of the fame act of Parliament,

on the north fide of the High-Street, between St. Martin's and All-Saints' Churches, was erected the New General Market, 347 feet long, and 112 wide, equal to any thing of the kind in the kingdom.

The City of Oxford, with its fuburbs and liberties, confifts of fourteen parifhes.

1. St. Mary's. 2. All-Saints.

3. St. Martin's, or Carfax.

4. St. Aldate's, or St. Old's. 5. St. Ebb's.

6. St. Peter's in the Bailey. 7. St. Michael's.

8. St. Mary Magdalen's.

9. St. Peter's in the Eaft. 10. Holywell.

II. St. Giles's.

12. St. Thomas's.

13. St. John's.

14. St. Clement's.

Only three of the churches belonging to these parishes are worthy of obfervation, viz. St. Mary's, AllSaints, and St. Peter's in the Eaft.

St. Mary's ftands on the north fide of the HighStreet, and is the Church used by the University on Sundays and Holydays. It is well proportioned, and handfomely built in the Gothic ftyle. The Porch is in a more modern tafte. The Church confists of three aíles, and a large chancel, which is paved with black and white marble. The Vice-Chancellor fits at the weft end of the middle aile, on a throne elevated fome few fteps; a little below which fit the two Proctors; on either hand the Heads of Houses and Doctors; below these the young Noblemen; and in the area, on benches, the Mafters of Arts. At the weft end also, with a return to the north and fouth ailes, are galleries for the Bachelors and Un

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der-Graduats; and under the middle ones are seats for the Ladies. The tower and fpire, which rises to the perpendicular height of 180 feet, is a noble and beautiful ftructure, and contains a ring of fix large bells. The room on the north fide of the chancel, lately repaired in the style of the reft of the Church, is now the Common Law School, where the Vinerian Profeffor reads his Lectures.

The Church of All-Saints, fituated in the HighStreet, is an elegant modern ftructure, much in the ftyle of many of the new churches in London. It is beautified, both within and without, with Corinthian. pilafters, and finished with an attic story and baluftrade. There is no pillar in the Church, though it is 72 feet long, 42 wide, and 50 high. The ceiling, altar, pulpit, &c. are finely executed. The steeple is remarkable in the modern manner. Its architect was Dr. Aldrich, formerly Dean of Chrift Church.

The Church of St. Peter in the Eaft, ftanding near the High-Street, was partly built by St. Grymbald, 800 years ago, and is reported to be the first Church of ftone that appeared in this part of England. It was formerly the University Church; and even at present, with a view of afcertaining their original claim, the University attend their fermons in it every Sunday in the afternoon during Lent. The tower and eaft end are curious pieces of antiquity. In the year 1760 this Church was beautified and new pewed at the expence of the Parish; and in 1768, by a liberal fubfcription from the Inhabitants