Windsor.—Passing over the country between Hampton and Windsor, which does not comprise many spots interesting to strangers, we come to the famous royal domain. _Windsor_ is situated in the county of Berks, at the distance of 22 miles west from London by the road through Brentford; but it may now be reached in an hour or less by the Great Western Railway from Paddington, or the South-Western from Waterloo Bridge. Windsor occupies a rising-ground on the south bank of the Thames, and is interesting for its ancient and extensive castle, the grandest royal residence in this country. The gates of the castle are close upon the main street of the town, and lead to enclosures containing a number of quadrangles, towers, gates, mansions, barracks, and other structures. [Picture: Round Tower, Windsor] The principal portion of the castle occupies two courts, an upper and lower, of spacious dimensions, and having between them a large round tower or keep, in which the governor resides. The top of this keep is 220 feet above the Thames, and twelve counties can be seen from it in fine weather. In the lower court is St. George’s Chapel, an elegant Gothic edifice, in which service is performed on Sundays, occasionally in presence of the royal residents. Besides the chapel and keep, the chief parts of the castle attractive to strangers are the state apartments in the upper or northern court; these are exhibited _free_ to visitors on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Tickets can be obtained of Messrs. Colnaghi, 13 and 14 Pall Mall East. The days, hours, and conditions of visiting are notified on the tickets. The apartments here meant are the _old_ state rooms, not those actually occupied by the Queen, her family, and retinue. [Picture: Windsor Castle] Outside the castle, facing the north, is the famed _terrace_, from which a view is obtained over a most beautiful expanse of country. On another side are the new royal stables, the finest in England, having, with the Riding House, cost £70,000. In the gardens immediately adjoining the Queen’s apartments, the royal family, before the death of the Prince Consort, were wont occasionally to promenade, at an hour when the public might see them. The _Home Park_, bounding the palace on two sides, is not open to the public; but the _Great Park_ is freely open, to persons on foot, on horseback, or in vehicles. The _Long Walk_ through this park, extending 3 miles, is one of the finest things of the kind in England. [Picture: Eton College] _Eton College_, with its school-rooms for 900 boys, chapel, quadrangles, and playing-fields, lies beautifully situated opposite Windsor Castle. A ramble from the Slough Station, near Eton, would take a visitor to the scenes rendered memorable by Gray’s _Elegy_. DOWN THE RIVER.