a town of the county of Surrey, in the hundred of Elmbridge, eighteen miles from London. Its name denotes its situation; and there is a bridge over the river, near to which are the remains of an ancient bridge, said to have been erected by Julius Cæsar, who is reported to have passed the stream by it. There are many fine seats in the parish and vicinity, especially Oatlands, the residence of the late duke of York. The population amounted in 1821 to 1891, and in 1831 to 2035.

Walton-on-Thames, &c. et de Textuum et Versionum que in Complutensibus, Regii, Parisiensibus et Anglicanis Polyglottis Bibliis habentur, Antiquitate, Authoritate et Usu, breviter dissertatur." Daventriae, 1658, 12mo. This is followed by Wower's "Syntagma de Graeca et Latina Bibliorum Interpretatione." His meritorious labours were not duly appreciated by some of his contemporaries; and he was very unadvisedly attacked by Dr Owen, in "Certain Considerations on the Prolegomena and Appendix to the late Biblia Polyglotta." The writer was himself a man of learning; but the dangers which he contemplated were imaginary, and he ventured upon ground which he could not maintain against such an antagonist. His work was very ably refuted by Dr Walton, in "The Considerator considered." Lond. 1659, 8vo.

At the period of the Restoration, his great and conspicuous merits could not be disregarded. He was speedily restored to his former preferments, and was nominated to the bishopric of Chester. On the 2d of December 1660, he was consecrated in Westminster Abbey. In March following he was one of the commissioners at the Savoy conference; a conference which so strikingly displayed the unmitigated bigotry of the triumphant churchmen. The bishop of Chester however appears to have acted with sufficient moderation. His new honours were very short and fleeting. He reached his episcopal seat on the 11th of September 1661; and having soon afterwards returned to London, he died there on the 29th of the ensuing November, in the sixty-second year of his age.

WANDSWORTH, a town and large parish in the county of Surrey, in the hundred of Brixton, six miles from London. It stands at the junction of the river Wandse with the Thames, and contains corn-mills, distilleries, breweries, and boat-building yards upon a large scale, as well as silk and printing works. There are two churches, one of recent erection, some dissenting places of worship, and some charitable establishments founded by Henry Smith, who was buried here in 1627, having left vast sums for benevolent purposes. There are many fine houses within the parish. The population amounted in 1821 to 6702, and in 1831 to 6879.