TRING is a market town and parish in the hundred of Dacorum—31 miles N. W. by W. from London, 5 N. W. front Berkhampstead, and 7 E. by S. from Aylesbury, in Buckinghamshire; situated at the most westerly part of the county—the London and Birmingham railway passing within a mile and a half of the town, and the Grand Junction canal at a shorter distance; for the supply of the latter there are within the parish five large reservoirs, covering, together, an extent of nearly two hundred and fifty acres. The origin of this town is of considerable antiquity; at the division of the county by Alfred, it was considered of sufficient importance to give name to a hundred, then called Truing. The town consists principally of one long street, containing many well-built houses, some of which are of modern erection. The market house, which is manorial property, stands on the north side of the main street. Courts leet and baron are held annually by the lord of the manor, when two constables are appointed. Tring Park, covered with noble wood, is contiguous to the town; the mansion was erected by Charles II, for his favourite mistress, familiarly called Nell Gwynn; it has since been modernized, is now the property of the lord of the manor, and occupied by Thomson Hankey, Esq. Tring gave birth, in 1699, to Robert Hill, a remarkable self-taught linguist; he died in 1777. Canvass, straw plat, silk and parchment comprise the manufactures of the place: the two first-named branches have for many years been established here; that of silk, belonging to Messrs. Evans and Co., of London, employs more than three hundred hands.

The church, dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul, situated about the centre of the town, is a spacious and handsome embattled structure, with a tower at its western end; the interior is neat, the chancel is embellished with several

marble monuments, and there is a handsomely enriched font. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the gift of Christ college, Oxford, and present incumbency of the Rev. Charles Lacy. There are places of worship for baptists and independents. A free school, conducted upon the Lancasterian plan, was established in 1829 by Mr. John Hull, and is now supported by contributions. The market, held on Friday, is a large one for straw plat, and is well supplied with the ordinary articles of consumption; the fairs, for cattle and pleasure, are on Easter-Monday and Michaelmas-day. The population of the parish of Tring (including the hamlets of LONG MARSTON and WILSTONE), by the census for 1831, amounted to 3,488 persons.

About two miles and a half E.N.E. from Tring, in the same hundred, is the village of ALDBURY, pleasantly situated, in the parish of its name, at the foot of the Chiltern hills, the summits of which are covered with thick plantations. Near the village is a lofty stone monument to the noble father of inland navigation, the Duke of Bridgwater. The church, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, is an ancient edifice, containing some interesting monumental brasses, and an altar tomb of an armed knight and his lady: the benefice is a rectory, in the patronage of the trustees of the late Earl of Bridgwater; the present incumbent is the Rev. James Galloway. Population of the parish, 457.

WIGGINTON is an adjoining parish to Aldbury, the village being situated about one mile from Tring, in a very village part of the county on a gentle eminence, commanding an expansive an fine view of the country round. The church is dedicated to St. Giles; the living, which is a rectory, is in the gift of the principal and fellows of Jesus college, Oxford. By the returns made in 1831, the parish contained 536 inhabitants.

POST OFFICE, Market street, TRING, Elizabeth Montague, Post Mistress.—Letters from LONDON arrive (by railway) every afternoon at one and night at eleven, and are despatched every morning at four and forenoon at half-past eleven.—Letters from the North arrive (by railway) every morning at half-past five, and are despatched every night at eleven.—Letters from EDGWARE, STANMORE and WATFORD arrive every night at twelve, and are despatched every morning at three.—Letters from ST. ALBANS and HERTFORD arrive (by horse post) every morning at eight, and are despatched every evening at seven.—Letters from WENDOVER and PRINCES RISBOROUGH arrive (by horse post) every evening at a quarter past six, and are despatched every morning at a quarter past six.

Grover Wm. & Son, Gamnel wharf

MILLINERS AND DRESS
MAKERS.
Clement Ann, Akeman st
Hanshaw Maria, Dunsley
Hinton Eliz. and Mary, Market st

PLUMBERS, PAINTERS AND
GLAZIERS.
Knight and Andrews, Market st
Philbey Charles, Akeman st
Philbey John, Market st

ROPE AND TWINE MAKERS.
Ashby Robert, Market st
Bull James, Market st
Sutton Mary, Market st

SADDLERS AND HARNESS MAKERS.
Ashby Robert, Market st
Bull James, Market st
Prouse William, Akeman st
Sutton Mary, Market st

SHOPKEEPERS & DEALERS IN
GROCERIES & SUNDRIES.
Adams John, Frogmore end
Atkins Thomas, Wigginton
Austin Beatrice, Akeman st
Austin Elizabeth, Akeman st
Bavin Thomas, Aldbury
Bransom James, Akeman st
Clark Thomas, Wilstone
Fleet Thomas, Akeman st
Foskett John, Frogmore end
Meade Elizabeth, Long Marston
Missenden Hannah (& seed dealer)
Frogmore end
Page Jesse, Akeman st
Philhey Joseph, Wilstone
Read Richard, Long Marston
Rich Sarah, Market st
Rodwell James, Wilstone
Row Fanny, Akeman st
Short Humphrey, Aldbury
Springwell Thomas, Brook end
Tompkins Mary, Market st
Walter Thomas, Wilstone
Ware Jonathan, Akeman st

SILK THROWSTERS.
Evans David & Co. Tring mills, Brook
end, and 121 Cheapside, London

STRAW HAT MANUFACTURE.
Bailey Susan, Market st
Cheshire Jane, Akeman st
Clement Ann, Akeman st
Griffin Mary, Market st
Kindell Sarah, Market st
Moulder Elizabeth, Market st
Springall Hannah, Market st

STRAW PLAT DEALERS.
Amsden Thomas, Market st
Archer James, Market st
Fleet Thomas, Akeman st
Hall John, Aldbury
Rodwell James, Wilstone
Rodwell Thomas, Wilstone
Short Joseph, Akeman st
Smith George, Dunsley
West Samuel, Akeman st

SURGEONS.
Dewsbury Peter Richard, Market st
Moody Robt. Jeninges, Frogmore hse
Pope Edward, Market st

SURVEYORS.
Brown William, Market st
Glenister John Rolfe &Son, Market st

TAILORS.
Brittain Jesse, Akeman st
Cosier John, Frogmore end
Dancer James, Wilstone
Elliman Mary and Son, Market st
Elliman Thomas, Market st
Hill George, Aylesbury road [bury
Prentice Hy. (& clothes dealer) Ald-
Smith Edward, Akeman st

TALLOW CHANDLERS.
Butcher Thos. and Son, Market st

TAVERNS & PUBLIC HOUSES.
Cow Roast, Thos. Landon, Cow
Roast whf
Crown, John Nash, Long Marston
George, Thomas Clarke, Frogmore end
Greyhound, Mary Elliott, Aldbury

To BERKHAMPSTEAD, John Bunn, from the Plough Inn, every Monday, Friday and Saturday.
To BUCKINGHAM, Joseph Hedges’ Waggons from the Plough Inn, every Sunday and Thursday.

CONVEYANCE BY WATER.
To LONDON and all places on the line of the Grand Junction Canal, and goods forwarded to all other parts of the kingdom, by Grover and Sons, from

Gamnel wharf, and Thomas Landon, from Cow Roast wharf, daily.