Guion Line. Weekly steamers between New York and Liverpool. Cabin fare 10-251.; children under 12 years, half-fare. London office, 5 Waterloo Place.

State Line. Weekly steamers between New York and Glasgow. Saloon 6 to 8gs.

Dominion Line. Weekly steamers from Liverpool to Halifax and Portland; fortnightly from and to Bristol. Saloon 10-15gs. ; intermediate 6gs. London address, Sewell & Crowther, 18 Cockspur Street, W.C.

Monarch Line. Regular communication between London and New York. Saloon 12 or 15gs.; second cabin 7gs.; steerage 41.5s. Office, 6 Fenchurch Avenue, E. C.

Great Western Steamship Line. Regular communication between Bristol and New York, and Bristol and Montreal. Saloon 12gs.; return 21gs.

The average duration of the passage across the Atlantic is 7-10 days. The best time for crossing is in summer. Passengers should pack clothing and other necessaries for the voyage in small boxes or portmanteaus, such as can lie easily in the cabin, as all bulky luggage is stowed away in the hold. State-room trunks should not exceed 3 ft. in length, 2 ft. in breadth, and 1/2 ft. in height. Dress for the voyage should be of a plain and serviceable description, and it is advisable, even in midsummer, to be provided with warm clothing. A deck-chair, which may be purchased at the dock or on the steamer before sailing (from 7s. upwards), is a luxury that may almost be called a necessary. It may be left in charge of the Steamship Co.'s agents until the return-journey. On going on board, the traveller should apply to the purser or chief steward for seats at table, as the same seats are retained throughout the voyage. It is usual to give a fee of 10s. (21⁄2 dollars) to the table-steward and to the state-room steward, and small gratuities are also expected by the boot-cleaner, the bath-steward, etc. The state-room steward should not be 'tipped' until he has brought all the passenger's small baggage safely on to the landing-stage or tender.

Landing at Liverpool is generally effected with the aid of a steamtender, to which passengers and luggage are transferred from the Transatlantic steamer. The passengers remain in a large waiting-room until all the baggage has been placed in the custom-house shed. Here the owner will find his property expeditiously by looking for the initial of his surname on the wall. The examination is generally soon over (comp. p. 2). Porters then convey the luggage to a cab (3d. for small articles, 6d. for a large trunk). Baggage may now be 'expressed' from New York to any city in Europe. Agents of the English railway companies, etc., also meet the steamers on arrival at Liverpool and undertake to 'express' baggage on the American system to any address given by the traveller.

FROM LIVERPOOL TO LONDON, by railway, the traveller may proceed by the line of one of four different companies (202-238 M. according to route, in 41/2-8 hrs. ; fares by all trains 29s., 218. 9d., 16s. 6d.; no second class by Midland Railway). The Midland Railway to St. Pancras runs by Matlock, Derby, and Bedford. The route of the London and North Western Railway (to Euston Square Station) goes viâ Crewe and Rugby. By the Great Western Railway to Paddington we may travel either viâ Chester, Birmingham, Warwick, and Oxford; or viâ Hereford and Gloucester; or viâ Worcester. Or, lastly, we may take a train of the Great Northern Rail

way to King's Cross Station, passing Grantham and Peterborough (with a fine cathedral). Should the traveller make up his mind to stay overnight in Liverpool he will find any of the following hotels comfortable: North Western Hotel, Lime Street Station; Adelphi, near Central Station; Grand, Lime Street; Alexandra, Dale Street; Shaftesbury Temperance Hotel, Mount Pleasant.

FROM SOUTHAMPTON TO LONDON, by South Western Railway to Waterloo Station (79 M. in 21/3-3 hrs.; fares 15s. 6d., 11s., 6s. 6d.). Hotels at Southampton: South Western; Radley's; Royal; Dolphin.

FROM PLYMOUTH TO LONDON, by Great Western Railway to Paddington Station, or by South Western Railway to Waterloo Station (247 M., in 61/2-111/2 hrs. ; fares 46s. 6d., 32s. 10d., 18s. 8d.). Hotels at Plymouth Grand; Duke of Cornwall; Royal; Harvey's; Globe. For fuller details of these routes, see Baedeker's Great Britain. Routes from England to the Continent. The following are the favourite routes between London and the Continent:

From Dover to Calais thrice a day, in 14-134 hr.; cabin 8s. 6d., forecabin 6s. 6d. (Railway from London to Dover, or vice versa, in 2-4 hrs.; fares 20s. or 18s. 6d., 15s. or 13s. 6d., 6s. 9d. or 6s. 21/2d.)

From Folkestone to Boulogne, twice a day, in 2-3 hrs.; cabin 8s., forecabin 68. (Railway from London to Folkestone in 2-4 hrs.; fares same as to Dover, except 3rd class, which is 6s.)

From Dover to Ostend, thrice a day, in 3-5 hrs.; cabin 15s., forecabin 10s.

From London to Boulogne, 5 times weekly, in 10 hrs.; 10s. or 7s. From London to Ostend, twice a week, in 12 hrs. (6 hrs. at sea): 18s. or 14s.

From London to Calais, twice a week, in 10 hrs.; 12s. or 8s. 6d.

From London to Rotterdam, thrice a week, in 18-20 hrs. (9-10 hrs. at sea); 20s. or 16s.

From Harwich to Rotterdam, daily (Sundays excepted), in 11-12 hrs. ; railway from London to Harwich in 2-3 hrs. (fares 13s. 3d., 10s., 5s. 111⁄2d.); fare from London to Rotterdam, 26s. or 15s.

From London to Antwerp, thrice a week, in 16 hrs. (8-9 hrs. of which are on the open sea); 24s. or 16s.

From Harwich to Antwerp, daily (Sundays excepted), in 12-13 hrs. (train from London to Harwich in 2-3 hrs.); 26s. or 15s. (from London).

From Harwich to Hamburg, twice weekly (Wed. & Sat.; train from London in 2-3 hrs.); 22s. 6d., 17s. 6d. (from London 27s. 6d., 25s., 20s.). From London to Bremerhafen, twice a week, in 36-40 hrs.; 2. or 17. From London to Hamburg, five times a week, in 36-40 hrs.; 27. 58. or 17. 9s.

From Queenborough to Flushing, twice daily, in 8 hrs. (5 hrs. at sea); train from London to Queenborough in 11/2 hr., from Flushing to Amsterdam in 6-9 hrs.; through-fare 338.6d. or 208. 11d.

From Newhaven to Dieppe, twice daily, in 6-8 hrs.; 16s. or 11s. 6d. (Rail from London to Newhaven, or vice versa, in 2-3 hrs; fares 13s. 9d. or 11s. 3d., 10s. 6d. or 7s. 10d., and 4s. S1/2d.)

On the longer voyages (10 hrs. and upwards), or when special attention has been required, the steward expects a gratuity of 1s. or more, according to circumstances. Food and liquors are supplied on board all the steamboats at fixed charges, but the viands are often not very inviting.

Arrival. Those who arrive in London by water have sometimes to land in small boats. The tariff is 6d. for each person, and 3d. for each trunk. The traveller should take care to select one of the watermen who wear a badge, as they alone are bound by the tariff.

There is still much room for improvement in the arrangements for landing in small boats.

Cabs (see p. 28) are in waiting at most of the railway-stations, and also at the landing-stages. The stranger had better let the porter at his hotel pay the fare in order to prevent an overcharge. At the more important stations Private Omnibuses, holding 6-10 persons, may be procured on previous application to the Railway Co. (fare 18. per mile, with a minimum of 38.).

3. Hotels. Boarding Houses. Private Lodgings.

Hotels. Charges for rooms in the London hotels vary according to the situation and the floor. A difference is also made between a simple Bed Room and a bedroom fitted up like a Sitting Room, with writing-table, sofa, easy-chairs, etc., a higher charge being, of course, made for the latter. Most of the rooms, even in the smaller hotels, are comfortably furnished. The continental custom of locking the bedroom door on leaving it is not usual, but visitors should make their door secure at night, even in the best houses. Private sitting-rooms are generally expensive. The dining-room is called the Coffee Room. In some hotels the day of departure is charged for, unless the rooms are given up by noon.

Breakfast is generally taken in the hotel, the continental habit of breakfasting at a café being almost unknown in England. The meal consists of tea or coffee with meat, fish, and eggs, and is charged for by tariff. Tea or coffee with bread and butter alone is, of course, cheaper.

A fixed charge per day is also made for attendance, beyond which no gratuity need be given. It is, however, usual to give the 'boots' (i.e. boot-cleaner and errand man) a small fee on leaving, and the waiter who has specially attended to the traveller also expects a shilling or two. In most hotels smoking is prohibited except in the Smoking Rooms provided for the purpose. An assortment of English newspapers is provided at every hotel, but foreign journals are rarely met with.

The ordinary charges at London hotels are as follows: Bedroom 3-10s., Sitting-room 5-20s., Attendance 1s. 6d., Breakfast 1-48., Dinner 2s. 6d. -10s. Lights (i.e. candles or gas) are seldom charged for. Persons who make a prolonged stay at a hotel are recommended to ask for their bills every two or three days to prevent mistakes, whether accidental or designed.

Numerous as the London hotels are, it is often difficult to procure rooms in the Season, and it is therefore advisable to apply in advance by letter or telegram.

The large TERMINUS HOTELS, which have sprung up of latyears at the different railway-stations, and which belong to come

panies, are handsomely fitted up, and have a fixed scale of charges. Rooms may be obtained in them at rates to suit almost every purse. They are, however, more suitable for passing travellers, who wish to catch an early train, than for those making a prolonged stay in London. The following are the chief station hotels:

Great Western Hotel, Paddington Station. XEuston Hotel, Euston Square Station.

Great Northern Railway Hotel, King's Cross Station.

Cannon Street Hotel, Cannon Street Station.

Grand Midland Railway Hotel, St. Pancras Station, Euston Road.
Great Eastern Hotel, Liverpool Street Station.
Terminus Hotel, London Bridge Station.

XCharing Cross Hotel, Charing Cross Station.

Grosvenor Hotel, Victoria Station, Pimlico.
Holborn Viaduct Hotel, Holborn Viaduct Station.

The South Western Railway station at Waterloo is still in want of a terminus hotel.

Other extensive hotels belonging to companies are:

Alexandra Hotel, 16-21 St. George's Place, Hyde Park Corner. Langham Hotel, Portland Place, a great American resort.

Grand Hotel, Charing Cross, on the site of Northumberland House (p. 141).

Hôtel Métropole, Northumberland Avenue, a large new house, elaborately fitted up; table-d'hôte breakfast 3s. 6d., plain breakfast 28., table d'hôte dinner (6-8.30) 5s., R. from 3s. 6d., A. 1s. 6d. Hôtel Victoria, Northumberland Avenue, a still more extensive establishment than the Métropole, in a similar palatial style. Savoy Hotel, Thames Embankment.

Buckingham Palace Hotel, Buckingham Palace Gate.
Westminster Palace Hotel, Victoria Street, Westminster.
Hôtel Windsor, Victoria Street, Westminster.

Inns of Court Hotel, High Holborn, grand entrance from Lincoln's Inn Fields.

First Avenue Hotel, Holborn, lighted throughout with the electric light ('pension' 15-25s. per day).

Some of the first-class hotels at the WEST END only receive travellers when the rooms have been ordered beforehand, or when the visitors are provided with an introduction.

Claridge's Hotel, 49-55 Brook Street, Grosvenor Square, long considered the first hotel in London, and patronised chiefly by royalty, ambassadors, and the nobility, is very expensive. Other wellconducted hotels of a similar character are the Albemarle, 1 Albemarle Street; the York, 9-11 Albemarle Street; Pulteney's, 13 Albemarle Street; Buckland's, 43 Brook Street. At No. 2 Albemarle Street is Berles' Private Hotel.

At the W. end of Oxford Street, in Hyde Park Place, near the Marble Arch (p. 251), is the Hyde Park Hotel. In Piccadilly,

at the corner of Berkeley Street: Berkeley Hotel (No. 77; 'pension' 10s. 6d.). Bath Hotel, 25 Arlington Street. In Dover Street: Brown's Hotel (No. 21); Cowan's Hotel (No. 26); Batt's (No. 41); Holloway's (Nos. 47, 48). Sackville Hotel, 28 Sackville

Street.

The following, in Jermyn Street, Piccadilly, are all good: British Hotel (No. 82); Waterloo Hotel (No. 85); Brunswick Hotel (Nos. 52, 53); Cox's Hotel (No. 55); Rawlings's (Nos. 37, 38); Cavendish (No. 81).

Park Hotel, 10 Park Place, St. James's Street, is a comfortable family house.

Near Bond Street are the following: Almond's Hotel, Clifford Street; Burlington, 19 and 20 Cork Street; Coburg Hotel, 14 Carlos Street, Grosvenor Square; Thomas's Hotel, 25 Berkeley Square; Bristol Hotel, Burlington Gardens.

Portland

In or near Regent Street: Hôtel Continental, 1 Regent Street; Edwards's Hotel, 12 A George Street, Hanover Square; Marshall Thompson's Hotel, 28 Cavendish Square; United Hotel, 24 Charles Street; Ford's Hotel, 13 Manchester Street, Manchester Square; Limmer's Hotel, 2 George Street, Hanover Square. Hotel, 95-99 Great Portland Street, Portland Place. Queen's Gate Hotel, 98 Queen's Gate, near Hyde Park. Kensington Hotel (opened in 1887), Queen's Gate Terrace. Cadogan Hotel, 75 Sloane Street, Cadogan Place, near Hyde Park. Bailey's Hotel, Gloucester Road Station.

South

Norris's Hotel, 48-53 Russell Road, Kensington, facing Addison Road Station.

All these West End hotels are good in every respect, but their terms are high: Bedroom 3s. 6d.-10s., Breakfast 3-4s., Dinner 5-10s., Attendance 1s. 6d. Charges for the best rooms are equally high at the terminus hotels, but the attendance is inferior. Hotels in the CITY:

De Keyser's Royal Hotel, New Bridge Street, Blackfriars, conducted in the continental fashion, is well situated; R. and A. 58. and upwards, B. 2-3s., table d'hôte (at 6 p.m.) 4s., 'pension' 12-208. Foreign newspapers provided.

Near St. Martin's le Grand (General Post Office): Castle and Falcon, 5 Aldersgate Street, R. & A. 38. 6d., B. 2s., D. 3s. 6d. Manchester Hotel, corner of Aldersgate Street and Long Lane. The Albion, 172 Aldersgate Street.

Green Dragon, 188 Bishopsgate Without, old-fashioned but comfortable; City of London, 11 Bishopsgate Street Within.

Metropolitan Hotel, South Place, near the Great Eastern Railway Station.

Seyd's Hotel, 39 Finsbury Square, R. & B. 5s. 6d.
Bücker's Hotel, Christopher Street, Finsbury Square.

IN SOUTHWARK and LAMBETH, on the right bank of the Thames: