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No. 31, LOMBARD-S MEET, LONDON. eon's children, and Aaps he may tell you himself that he is conducting the house sad farm fur the benefit of that son's widow and surviving child, whom he wishes to see comfortably provided for before he be laid in the quiet corner beside his son. After spending five hours at Bell's we got the stage for Louisville, ninety miles distant, over a road that is not of the best, and to make it worse there is a storm brewing, the lightning is flashing, the thunder is roaring, the rain is coming down in torrents, and the fire-flies are whirling in the air in myriads. P.S. This description of the Mammoth Cave, if it may be called so, was written to a private friend, and not intended for public perusal; therefore, gentle reader, be not disappointed at not h av i ng discovered finely rounded periods, or any attempt at high-flown language; be contented with a plain chat about one of the greatest wonders of the world, and if you can manage to come across the Atlantic, to see it, do so—you will not then be disappointed, I promise you, however imperfect may be my description. ome of the berg ' s h pre were co n hap,bort), by fixT s inistry. by resittiii: w the party ways arise a TRUSTEES. • Campbell Renton, Esq., M.P.P. Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P. Richard Malin.% Esq., Q.C. James Fuller Madox, Esq. William Wilberforce, Esq. DIRECTORS. John Hamilton, Esq. James Fuller Madox, Esq. John Matthews, Esq. Charles 0. Parnell, Esq. William Adams, Esq. John Atkins, Esq, John bangerfleld, Esq. Robert Henry Forman, Esq. N°.17,727.] LONDON, THURSDAY , 5^ , N S Ny JULY 19, 1849. [PRICE SD. AUDITORS, ISamuel Field, Esq. William Ghrimes Kell, Esq. MEDICAL ADVISNR. Benjamin Phillips, Esq., F.H.S. BANKERS. Messrs. Spooner, Attwood, and Co. MANAGER. Alexander Robertson. Esq. ethoe n nser e otmu P tpi Ot nn, l y POLICIES are INDEFEASIBLE and INDISPUTABLE , being prohibited, by the =l4th clause of their Deed of which is duly registered in terms of the Act, from dis puting a Policy upon any ground whatever.: The Rates of Premium are calculated upon Carlisle m , rtality, and are as low as a due regard to complete security will justify. HALF PREMIUM SYSTEM. —By this plan only one-half of the premiums. with interest of the retained halves, is required to be p dd for the first five years—the retained halves, being payable at the convenience of the assured, or allowed to continue, to form deduction from the claim on the Policy ; and as the As :urance may be relinquished at any tune without payment r e retained p rem i ums, thi s sc h eme ena bles a party to assure for the first rive years at little more than half the usual rate, and to discontinue a Policy at about one-half the usual sacrifice. WHOLE WORLD POLICIES are granted, whereby the security at a creditor, holder of a Policy, continues unimpaired, although the assured life should go beyond the prescribed limits. Starts are assured payable to the parties themselves on attaining a Specified age, or at their death, whichever shall first occur. PAR TNER 11 IP POLICIES are granted, whereby ajoint assurance effected by partners, at the charge of the firm, secures the capital in r•ared. On th e d eath of either, the survivor is benefited by retain -Ig,rhe whole capit a l , an d the representat i ves o f th e d ece a se d o bt a i n theirThesrhe isare without having to wait until it can be recovered from earstanding debts. no extra charge for residence beyond 35 degrees of the equator. Ne Admission or E ntrance Fees are requ i re d , nor i s any charge :a:dase fsourretdheliPreolicy beyond the amount of the Stamp. Claims are Payable within three months after proof of the death of e u T p nrhoeevx approved usual Commission iy l c tthhe ommiss I on allowed to Solicitors, and also to persons, t ß hi o s a c rd .,n ,w p h a o ny ex . tend the business of Life Assurance in George Cumming., Esq. Jaines Turner, Esq. d a ylight ho factioa. :'oriel em Ey gran' they bu rn re oat the I . fidelity s° hesitate t° olonial unction 'be •Gaiaitt u NIANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, and LIN COLNSHIRE RAILWAY. OPENING of the LINE to LINCOLN, GAINSBOROUGII, constantly into it from the ceiling, which is here about thirty feet high. In various parts of the cave there are stream; of this description, and the sound of this falling water is the only thing that breaks the awful stillness that constantly reigns. After passing IVapoleon's Dome, which is about sixty feet iu height, we come to another little pool, called Lake Purity, the water in which is de licious to drink, so pure, that no dinurbance can thicken it. Now we retrace our steps to the Main Cave, where at almost every step we take some new wonder is opened no to us. We are in an apartment called the Ball Room, for it is frequently used as such by the visitors during the season. The floor is smooth and level, and continues so for several hundred feet, so that there is plenty of room for a large party. 'There are spacious galleries above, too, formed by the ledeing rocks; and there is an orchestra, capable of holding twice the number of the Philharmonic Band. As we go along gazing in wonder at everything, the eye suddenly rests on a nice little niche in the wall, just like the niche that is at the door of a Roman Catholic Cathedral fur holding the holy water. It has been formed by the trickling down of the water, and is called Wandering Willie's Spring; as I have considerable re gard for all Wandering Willies, I partook of the water of his spring, and can vt'uch for its purity and refresh ing qualities. The Standing Rocks that we by and bye approach, are immense blocks of atone that bave evidently fallen from the root, some of them twenty feet long, and six or eight feet thick, and many of them even larger, and what is something remarkable, it is the thinnest part of the atone that has sunk into the earth. The next very prominent object we come to is the Giant's Coffin, an immense block of limestone that has evideutl) fallen away from the side, and which perfectly resembles a coffia, but may well be called a giant's, for it is sixty feet long and about twenty feet thick. It has the curved lid which I have observed in the fashionable coffins in the south, and which I heard an auctioneer, who was selling some by auction, recommend as being much more accommodating than the plain lids, for the person could turn round whenever he felt inclined to do so. At some distance beyond this, perhaps 150 yards, the cave takes a gigantic turn, called the Acute Angle, or Great Bend, which the guide illumines by one of his Bengal lights, and displays to the astonished spectator one of the most wonderful sights that ever mortal eyes beheld. It has the appearance of a vast amphitheatre. It must be about seventy feet high. In front of us is the great corner-stone or bend, and on each side the avenue looms away into unfathomable darkness. The Bengal light dies, and we trudge along to the right, with our lamps in our hands, single file, with Stephen at the head, and ere long he says, " Stop, we are now in the Star- Chamber." Wonders will never cease, for here is something more wonderful than anything we have yet seen. How can I convey to you au idea of it ? Let me see. It is as if we were at the bottom of a deep ravine or pass, about sixty feet wide, and one hundred feet high, the top of the ra vine being terminated by jutting-out rocks, and above those projecting rocks we see the blue firmament of heaven, as it were, with the stars shining above us. The rocks at the top are white in many places, and cloudlike, -. I4XiiKET - RASE Y, HULL. GREAT GRIMSBY, &c. The public are reßpectfully informed that the portion of the Man chesrer, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Line between Sheffield and Gains boro:ieh will be OPENED for pass. nger and merchandise traffic on the 17th instant, thus forming a Direct communication between the south-eastern and north-western parts of England, as well as between the ports of Liverpool, Hull, and Great 4.lriins'.y. TIMES of A•:RIVAL and DEPAR AIR E at the FOLLOWING PLACES until FURTHER NOTICE. viz. : • a c ," — 7, 7, • • - b=0 7 .1 •••;' •t' : : 8 • .4. • g ca : : 0 . Fr:: 4. •::: F • ; • • s ,•••• • _ WEYMOUTH AND PORTLAND BREAK W ATER. iir E. Fe l ' ystical f attacking ved to ta li ' undertook %WI rayer , he Tory" J tri, -le Probable fled at the him if r arial al imeelf, 'esumed hes of the His Royal Highness Prince Albert has graciously ac ceded to the wish of the inhabitants, conveyed to him through the Secretary of State, and signified his inten tion of visiting Portland on the 2fith instant, for the pur pose of laving the first stone of the breakwater. It may therefore be interestng to our readers to remind them of the origin end progress of this great national work. Mr. Buckingham, in his summer trip to We) mouth, Dorchester, and Portland, observes, "It is impossible to visit the island of Portland, and survey its beautiful bay from the Chesil Beach, as you advance towards it, or view it from the heigths of the hill as you descend on your return, and not be struck with the great advantages which would be given to it as a port of rendezvous, and as a great marine depot—by the construction of a break water to shelter it from the southeast, as it is already protected trom every other quarter of the compass. " Such a breakwater was conceived in 1794 by the late Mr. John Harvey, postmaster of Weymouth ; and the idea has been actively kept aliva by his son, the worthy succ• ssor of his father i❑ the same office, and the zealous and faithful guardian of his parent's reputation. By these gentlemen, indeed, the whole subject has been so clearly and ably treated, that no one could improve upon their own statement of the case,"—Vide Remarks on the subject ot . an Asylum Harbour for Portland Roads, by the late Mr. Joh❑ Harvey. The interest taken by his Royal Highness in all the gveat questiuns of the day, will doubtless lead him to visit th e extensive establishment which has been erected tor the convicts, who are to be employed in the con struction of the breakwater, to which we have from time to time alluded. We have now endeavoured to collect, and will lay before our readers such further particulars, as will show that it may be regarded in the light of a great moral experiment for the improvement of the dis cipline and management of convicts, which, if successful, will be introduced at all other stations. We have been informed that the general plan of Go vernment is as follows: • -•••• •-•= • : : : : : : =.4 C"3 . 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Society effects Assurances in every variety of form, and en most advantageous terms, both on the bonus and non-bonus systems. The Premiums, without Profits, are lower than those of most other Offices, whilst those on the participation scale hold out the prospect Of a handsome addition every Five Years. Premiums may bo paid Annua , iy, Half-yearly, or Quarterly, or on the increasing or decreasing scales. Officers in Active Service, Persons Afflicted, and those who are going out of Europe, are also Assured. No Entrance Money required, and claims speedily settled. Tables of Rates, and all farther particulars, may be had at the Office. . ez . —.—.. 0 . 0 .... --* ...• -• o,—, c, ..,.. c. I b., v cl — I . 00 1 c. bu w—b. • • • .1.•• • .••• la 4 , - tO •••-• C..., .I. 5 K. DO .:, Cr ac ClOO,o-40.0. , .1 C: ) • 1 r t... 5 I-401 I —4l 1 ° I ° • `.• c ,, ' • •ts .-s • • become 14 l° , irs ce ee edly to th : r. Diorlie' - - "Z Un C. C , C. CO 14 b* G. le4 • CO CO CO 4. .3 .2 4. 5 :! cn en —4 en CD is b. Os CP C. I CT. it .4 .4 01 C, Caw .1-1 000 r• : f • (.2 e, : p >44 m ®R ®g= - 0 7 '..r't7J-v,nmr.l7 , .c.r 4, :zei ~."" ~..- -,- --6"o = -= F cc":nz, - ' , l -, miX.l". zzp.... 4 0 , (:)7,3'11-.°....-4.a..7 , n 9 n" 4 2 7 ' z`. ,- -6 - =" 7 -":" 9,'" !: : 5 .: .. E i ! ! -: ..* : I- 3 : -Ar. .•'-',„-• •o• n : P.• t r l r_•+: : ~-:, . . :::,: cr .' ?: `2, • • • o-i . .•-• • • .-••,•: ; . . ; nm: '0,;• ▪:: 0 • • = a. • v : , • • :: = ...... ... . - • : : . . ...... : . . 74. X: .4'. 3!. SAWARD, Secretary. Ist. That all convicts under sentence of transporta tion shall be subjected to these rules of discipline or pro bation. HELL GWYNNE TAVERN and CHOP HOUSE, Bull Inn-court, Strand, for Luncheons, Dinners, and Suppers, Three Doors East of the Adelphi Theatre, and opposite Adam street. Messrs. ARCHES, and HOLT most respectfully invite their friends and the public to patronise the Nell Gwynne Coffee room, which has been fitted up in the style of the period in which she lived. Visitors to the Theatres, Citizens, and Gentlemen connected with • Somerset House, and the Banking Houses in the vicinity, will find , the. Table d'Hote, which takes pl,tce at Half-past Five p - ecisely, the most comfortable and rea.onable in the metronolis.—Fish and 40 ints, 2s. per head. Hot Joints until Eight, and Suppers untf. One o'clock. Private Dining-rooms excellent Beds, superior Wines and Spirits, fine Ales, and Barclay and Perkins's Stout. N.B. An Entrance also from Maiden lane. The first period of about twelve months will be passed in separate confinement at Pentunville or Wakefield. The 2d, on " Public Works," such as Portland, for a period proportioned to the term of the sentence. The 3d, with a ticket of leave in one of the colonies. t. Ca p .( .. , 1 1 1 c 01 . .0I —.. 00 es .4 .4 . W I 3-. P., 03 .+ 0 , ,-, 0 0 1.3. , CC 0 03 IP. 0 : ." rff, SGC, S I 11 I .5 TO COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS. OSE and CROWN INN, SUDBURY. tt JOHN HANSELL, having just taken and entered upon the above old-established and highly respectable Inn, respectfully and niost earnestly solicits the support and recommendation of his brother travellers, and assures them that their convenience and co mfort in ev ery department will ever be his icost anxious study. G ood Stabling, first-rate loose Boxes , Post Ilorses Flys , Gigs, &c., alw ays ready. Sudbury JA Bus to the Station to meet every Train. 1849. G 3 A L . 4 : , I tii' ' 0 1 ,%," I - N N 7 P • ,t. E X T • t..] C. , 41 0 I . 1.4 7) C.r Ca •-• C. 70 0 0 C)-1 .))). C.a W 7 C.%) a. Nts, b 7 0 1 (7) 0 :IR .1 . ). 46 0 C..) , Ca C. , ) )*.)) . 1 :4 I a* -a I 1 Cf , o W I ...cl 7 I I 00 CC 0..4 00 4. ts, U 1 C.l 0 . 0 C. 7. J. 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The premises are in good repair, and with every business and domestic convenience. It Ail] be found on inspection truly genuiue and highly respectable. Lease and Valuation about 6001., a portion of which may remain on lease, if required. Apply to 31r. Crafter, 9, Arthur-street West, London-bridge. GALVANIZED METAL WORKS, DUKE'S t Iron DOCK, WAPPING, LIVERPOOL. 4, Rte'nd Iron -work Galvanized at these Works, so as to prevent ait,UiseFor Corrugated and Plain Roofing, Ships' Sheathing, and us fal and ornamental work it is now extensively applied with 'Work Perfect au cess s e cnt tO be done from any part of the kingdom will be exe '`,,,,ed with dispatch, and on the most reasonable terms. ~ , r np les and r e f erences can be given at any time. c en r f ull Particulars apply to Gladstone and Pilkington, the Li '.E ceea, at t he Works, or to Henry Moss, at Thomas Hay, Esq.. '•4 5, Adelaide-place, London-bridge, sole agent for London. SMOKE NUISANCE. G°DsON'S SMOKE PREVENTING AP BE_p A e E„'SRATUS may be seen in OPERATION . EVERY DAY at seepti„,' L'S STEAM MILLS, BARBICAN, by which the most of, fi e ' n ia7 be satisfied that the nuisance can be perfectly got rid kajes , Y'apparatus has also been successfully applied in her Ls Dockyards at Woalwleh and Portsmouth. B°CIETY of PAINTERS in WATER l The COLOURS, • Porty-fifth Annual Exhibition Is NOW OPEN, at th e ir Gal jeuriy; 5 2,8.Pa11-raall East, each day, from Nine till Dusk. Will CLOSE :admittance, Is.—Catalogue, 6d. GEORGE FIZIPP, Secretary. THE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET. 1 , , L2 et ures on Chemistry, by Mr. J. M. Ashley, daily, at Half-past N.7ee, and on the Evenings of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at p o'elock.—A Lecture by Dr. Bachhoffner on on Master ul's Patent ,Farkas of Freezing Dessert Ices, &c.—LecturePating, by J. tore —., illustrated by examples from the Old Masters.—A Lee on Character, with Musical Illustrations, by J. Russell, Esq., dews Evening at Eight o'clock.—Th e Mi croscope. —The Dissolving tn`eWa 'nclude Scenes in Australia and Van Diemen's Land, from Ori al Drawings t a k en on t h e spot b y J. Skinner Trout, Esq. ; also a ,'OPe e w Series of Dioramic Diving- effects, by Mr. Childe.—N ew Chrome er and 11. *sourday fr o m dail Sever, till Half-past from Eleven to Five ; Ten. and in the Evenings (including Half-price.—The New Catalogue, SPENCER'S CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DYE. The thousands of individuals who for upwards of twenty years have used this celebrated liquid, pronounce it to he the only article extant which effectually changes, in a few minutes, red or grey hair, whiskers, moustaches, scc., to a dark brown er black, Without trouble (by simply combing it through the hair), and pro duces by one application a pleasing and permanent change. While other dyes destroy the hair by their pernicious properties, this liquid promotes its growth, nourishing the roots to the latest period of life. Pe sons who have been deceived by preparations which have a horrible stitch ( langerous to the head), troublesome in their aplication, and unsatisfactory in their colour, will find Spencer's Chinese Liquid Hair Dye a distinct article, agreeable in every respect, and that " none bat itself can bets paraliel." Price 3s. 6c1., fis.. and 10s. per bottle. . . To be had of Spencer and Co., 29, Nottingham-place, Fieldgate street, Whiteehapel-road, London ; also of Mr. Johnstone, 68, Corn hill ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; Prout, 229, Strand ; Sanger, 150, Oxford street; Barclay, Farringden-street ; Atkinson, 24, Old Bond street; Hooper, 43, K n. William-street, London bridge ; Hannay, Bull street, Birmingham ; 63, oxford -street; Fin-'gin, Milsom-street, Bath; Elmore, Bull- Rchert , ', 23, Church-street, Liverpool ; and of se:tt Perfumers and Medicine Vendors in town and country. to any part or the kingdom by receiving a remittance, peit- Paid. ois r_leas e t o a s k for .‘ Spencer and Co.'s Chinese Liquid Hair Dye." viervo__Spencer's and Co.'s address is on the wrapper. ------____ tiRAMPTON'S PILL of HEALTH The manifold advantages to the Heads et Families from th te e Possession of a medicine of known efficacy, that may be resorted With confidence, and used with success in cases of temporary sickness °acii rring in families, more or less, every day, are so obvious to all, that no question can be raised c f its importance to every householder In the kingdom. From amoag namerous testimonials, the following L I respectfully submitted : " To Mr. Thomas Pr mit, 229, Strand, London. ,‘ "Ito. 5, D avi - street, Re mteroad, Manchester, March 12,1842. ue:Sitihr,—l have much satisin g ctien in communicating to you Milt of the re raY experience after repeated trials of Framptou's Pill of Y4ars; and I feel it bu. i astice to state, that in the course of many ' trial of various Aperient Medicines, I have riever found results illedounneedasnot bile, saluteBcre., v ., efilcient in the relief of the system from H so little inconvenience ; I amt here ,etzl"e warranted in declaring that they supply to me a means lone lytitnierocaf i gi l li e g in n e hle , to recommend to families, schools, and espe l`raninaaYp4ltolfr:',l' whether at the desk or on the road, a most to urce in an o ccasionaLmedicine. And I shall take credit ip i g il lag this testimony, I am the means of making Sir r e „ ti More generally known and appreciated.—l am, frreecmornt , lreettully y The ~, r oars, " WILL lAM SMITH." n'heeinri'dledented sale of these Pills, arising from the earnest __eons of the many thousands who have derived benefit ..4% 'but forth a r - __ o . put, averre any lengthened comment unnecessary. .Th y a 'cure for all diseases to which mankindis l i no lsl , for Bilious and Liver Complaints, with their many 711 after , _ rs tre 1 Itndants, Bilious and Sick Head-ache, Pain and Oppression , I tiddness, Dizziness, Singing Noise in the Head and ,a....5v Drowsiness, Heartburn, Loss of kppetite, Wind, Spasms, Bcc' efr r ect : or three doses will convince the afflicted of their salutary The stomach will speedily regain its strength; a healthy . aanctaloinof the Liver, Bowels arid Kidneys will rapidly take place , strengthnstead of listlessness, heat, pains, and jaundiced appearance, __, activity, and renewed health ' extending to good old age, Will be the result of takin., t hismedicine, a according to the directions 4lc°4lPallYing each box * S°ld Pe bY T. Prom 229, London. Price Is. I%d. and 2s. 9d. r bo x . ki agdorr; an 4 by - tie Vendors o f Medicines generally throughout tne Ask for FRAMPTON'S Haase and address of PILL OF HEALTH, and o b serv e the (Zoverntrient Starno. " Thomas grout, 229, S trand, London, " on the ....„...._ by 26 oil Plustratednatornical Coloured Engravings on Steel. PHYSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE LITCAPA IT CITY , &ND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. lew Edition, enlarged to 198 pages. Just published, price 2s. 6d., or pest, direct from the Establishment, 3s. 6d. in postage stamps, IRE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on ...._ the i nfirmities and decay of the generative system, from ea- With indulgence, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, With remarks on Marriage, and the means of obviating certain dis cicialifications. Illustrated by 2g Coloured Engravings. By R. and L. PERRY and- CO., Consulting Surgeons, 12 Berners-street, O ferd-street, London, Published by the Ath ' sold b Strange, 21, Pate t, ; H autlaY, 63, and S e ang e e re r, :18, Oxf y ord-street ; arie,l3, Titchborne-street, Haymarket ; and Gordon, 146, Leaden hall-street. PART I. treats of the anatomy and physiolo of the re-productive Organs, and is illustrated by Six Coloured Engravings. Pair 11. treats of the conquences resulting fro:ft excessive indul gence and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental end bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative ncapacity. Illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings, Piny 111. treats of the diseases resulting from infect either in the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for their treatment. 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The above works may be had of Ahem) ,ct, 23, paternoster-rew • CarvaLho, 147, Fleet-street • Mann. 39, Corn till: Nelson, 457, West Strand ; or direct (by post or ether , ..-rena the author (who may be conferred with personally. ..."°'"' es and evenings). le. Artyll-nla, Rerent.treetz and at: I VILLAINOUS OUTRAGE.—The tails of ten cows, be- I 'ngitig to four reso.c:nble farmers residing near Stra -I.' he 4 fle, were reek ni l y cut off by some miscreants who sv not ytt been discovered. This atrocious practice pr,,vaile largely in the south at the present time. Every miliprn ',aver brings us details of these barbarities.— Banncr of Ulster. A VISIT to the MAMMOTH CAVE OF KENTUCKY, BY JOHN WILSON, THE SCOTTISH VOCALIST. MAMMOTH CAVE. KENTUCKY, MAY 20, 1849.—We left the City of Rooks, as Nashville is called, on Thurs day morning, at half past four, and travelled ninety miles to our place of destination for the night, which occupied nineteen hours. The stages in this part of the country lose a great deal of time needlessly by sto. ping for meals a great deal oftener than pueple require them. During our ride we had breakfast at twenty-one miles from Nashville, at a pl ice called Tyree Springs, and that was acceptable enough ; but before it was well digested we had to stop for dinner, and then again for sapper, in three hours more ; and as the people in this last hotel. which was at a pretty little town celled Bowling-green, did not wish to be at the trouble of making one supper for their own boarders and aieetherefor the coach travellers, we were compelled to " bide their time," though not any of us wanted supper at all, and here we lost an hour and a half. In our journey we were interested in the daytime by the great variety of wild flowers we saw, and after dark by the crowds of fire-flies in the air, in the trees, in the fields. We reached Bell's,* where we were to stay for the night at halt-past eleven, where we might have had another meal, but we did not, like. Bell, a civil old fellow, is famed for making a kind of Atholl brose of old peach brandy and honey, which we had a tasting of, and then went to bed; but Mr. Bell's brose I shall never taste again, for although it is pleasant enough to taste, yet I could not g( t the disagreeable flavour of the peach brandy out of my mouth the whole of the next day. After a capital breakfast, Bell sent us in a four-horse stage to the Mammouth Cave, a distance of eight miles, over one of the roughest roads I ever en countered; but what we have seen in this wonderful place amply compensates for any trouble or difficulty we may have undergone. lam really quite at a loss how to begin to give you the least idea of the place, for it is al most beyond description; at all events, I feel quite sure that any kind of description given in writing, by any mortal man, cannot afford to a stranger the smallest notion of the wondrousness, the sublimity, the awfulness of this cave—this stupendous work of Nature. First, let me tell you, however, before I take you inside, that it contains 226 avenues; at least that number has been dis covered, for there are more than that; forty-seven domes, eight cataracts, pits innumerable, and eight rivers, only three of which have been explored. It was fkrst discovered by the whites in 1802, and during the last war with England immense quantities of saltpetre were made in it, the remains of the utensils for the manufacture of which are still to be seen at a short dis ance from the entrance, and even the marks of the hoofs of the oxen the miners used can be traced in the ground. It is only about ten years since the curious began to visit the cave, and every year the visitors increase in number, and they must continue to do so as the wonders of the place become more talked of. About the end of June is the time for crowds coming, and there is ample accom modation for more than two hundred people in a very comfortable• hotel, with an obliging and intelligent host, named Mosher. There is no other visitor here at pre sent but ourselves. Having given you so much pre lirninara , I shall endeavour to give you an inkling of whet what we saw dating our FIRST DAY'S VISIT TO THE MA MMOTH CAVE. The necessary alterations having been made in the Costume of my two daughters, namely, the petticoat being shortened, and trousers being donn'd—pants I • ught to have said, for tr u-ers are never named here, and breeches are never made—and caps being placed upon their craniums, a gentlemen, who accompanied us from Nashville, and m) self, having been provided with costs that had h en coats once, and low-crowned soft hats, we set off for the cave. We were fortunate in getting the services of the favourite guide, Stephen, to whom we had a letter from a lady in Nashville. He is an active, intelligent, attentive, capital fellow, and after walking some 200 yards through an avenue of shady trees, we found hint near the entrance, with his lamps ready to light, his flak of oil on his back, and one basket of provisions. We descended by about thirty rude steps to the entrance, where our lamps being lighted, we bid farewell for a while to the light of day. In a very short time we come to a wall that had been built by the miners, and in which there is a doorway, inside of which we are fairly in the cave. The tem perature of the cave is always at 60, and where the tem perature out of doors is higher, the air rushes out at this doorway, so as to blow out the lamps if the corn, mend of the guide is not obeyed to keep your lamps before you. At first one cannot eee very well —the eyes are not yet accustomed to penetrate the darkness--the lamps only tended to make the darkness more visible. By and by we get more used to it. THE CHURCH, as it is called, is the first apartment where we make a halt. It is very large with galleries round it, and a projection of rock at one side, called the pulpit. Being told by the guide to put our lights behind us, he set fire to a Bengal light, and then we were struck wiih wonder and awe at the splendour and the vastness of this rocky apart ment. For size, Exeter Hall would be nothing to it. During the season service is performed in it by some of the clergymen visitors, and the effect must he very sub lime, to see each worshipper sitting with his lamp, listen ing to the Word, joining in - prayer to the Lord of all, and singing his praises. Each person enters with his lamp, of course, but on coming to the church the lamps are all placed together ; so as to make one general grand light. The church is in the Main Cave, which is five miles in extent, and as we move along we see the marks of the action of the water upon the rocks in every part. The average height is 50 feet, its width 100 feet ; at one place, however, it is 340 feet wide. We leave the Main Cave, and enter the GOTHIC AVENUE, where the first apartment we come to is called the Haunted Chum. ber, from two mummies having been found there by the miners in 1809. They were in a sitting position, and clothed with deerskins. One of them is now in a mu seum in New York; the other was burned by the mu seum.in Cincinnati takiug fire. The friend who was with me being somewhat of a utility sort of person, wishes everything to be made proper use o', and sug gested that the cave would be a capital place for keeping meat, vegetables, &c., when he was told by Stephen, much to his satisfaction, that the hotel people used it for that purpose. We go along farther, and soon find our selves in the Register Room, which has, or rather had, a beautiful white ceiling, but it is now considerably de faced by many persons wishing to immortalise them selves by writing their names on the roof with the smoke of a a p e r a e y iy l e. long They po liemh.,,urostr names t h h a have . had ,o b if e s r i l us p t h h io e g., c he a . ti n i d blh l . e nß at tea Bull heciidds Eugland one or . meant. There is also a Mr. John Lich d oes not state where his locale is. but it is not unlik l e t l was Mr. Smith of the United States. After pass i ng thats it Vulcan's Forge, so called from the stone rese mb li n g lsing very touch the refuse of a forge, we coma to the Gothic Chapel Before entering it, hew. ver, Stephen takes our lamps, and leaves us in the dark for a time, while he goes and places them on the stalactite pillar in the chapel. He calls out to us to "come on—there's nothing to stumble over," and we adv'nce towards the chapel. How splendid! how beautiful! The stalactite pillars are all opposite to each other, as if they were really supporting the roof. It reminded me of the crypt under the Cathedral at Rochester, in Kent, excepting that here the pillars were translucent. About ten or twelve feet high are the pillars, and the stalactite formations are still going on in some or them. It has been ascertained, it seems, that it takes thirty years to form the thickness of a wafer, then how many times thirty years must it have taken to form these pillars ! It was a solemn scene, the stillness was indeed quite awful. I broke the silence by singing Luther's Hymn, while those around me stood like statues. We came next to what is called Napoleon's Breastwork, an im mense block of limestone, that has evidently fallen away from the roof at some time or other, and now lies in a slanting form. It is about 60 feet long, 20 feet to the top, and looks over into a deep ravine. Now we come to his Satanic Majesty's Armchair, which is the name given to a splendid stalactite column in the centre of a chamber, and which on one side forms an excellent seat. The back is round, and like one of the old fashioned chairs stuffed, and covered with silk. You may have an idea of the size of it when I tell you that it takes three men's arms to go round it. Not far from it is another stalactite formation called the Elephant's Head, from its exact resemblance to one—the eyes, ears, and trunk are perfect: some barbarian, however, has de faced the trunk. Now we approach the Lover's Leap,where any hapless swain may have an opportunity of getting rid of all his earthly cares by taking a dismal leap of 50 feet, but no one has yet been desperate enough to do it. We descend to the left of the Lover's Leap and presently enter an extraordinary passage in the rock, called the Devil's Elbow; it is about three feet wide, and twelve ue a . ud i l , e h a e d s s to t u o e t o h f e t l h o e we p r as b sa r g an e ch bea o r t s t e h v e ide G ue o e th u ic f A hig ve h n , water having rushed through it with tremendous force, though how long ago it is impossible to ascertain. One of the guides got a terrible fright here some time since, by a gentleman who was gifted with ventriloquial powers. He had arrived at the hotel in the evening, and requested a guide to accompany him to the Cave. While they were standing over the Lover's Leap he made a cry for " lights and some water," which seemed to come through the Devil's Elbow from the apartment below. The guide, fancying it was some one of his companions whose lamp had gone out, called out to him, to stay where he was and he would come to him immediately; as he was descending by the Devil's Elbow, the voice came from anot h er part in front of them. He returned, and was ascending again to the Lover's Leap, when the voice once more came through the Elbow, at which he became considerably alarmed, and it was with great dif ficulty the gentleman could prevent him from running fairly off which however,tof , the Cave, and leaving him iu the lurch, which perhap s h e d eser ved. On their return, to the hotel, th e gu i de told the landlord a woeful story, in the midst of h say there he was was a stopped maniac by aboutsome coming in t o grounds, when they went out and heard a voice calling out for some tea and bread and butter. 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We felt as it we should never tire gazing on this, and ex patiating to each other upon its wonders. Stephen asked us how we should like to have all the lights extinguished, to try the effect of it in that way, which we readily agreed to; but not a particle of anything could we see. There was, of course, not the smallest ray of light—there could not be, for we were two mires from the mouth of the cave, and 170 feet below the surrace of the earth. I put my finger close to my eye, but could see nothing. When no one spoke, the silence was awful. I don't know what the others were thinking of in the midst of this total eclipse, but I could not help thinking, now, if Stephen should have forgot his matches we shall he in a fine fix. I spoke to him of this afterwards, when he said be should soon have got lights for us if he had forget his matches, for he knows the cave so well, having been a guide in it for thirteen years, that he could have forced his way to the mouth. This Star-Chamber is ono of the most pleasing sights in the . cave. Not far from from it are the remains of some small houses that were built some years ar:;,o for con- - suinptive patients. The air is so pure and the tempe rature sot qual, that they enjoyed very good health while they remained in the cave, but as soon as they went above ground they became as bad as ever ; the idea, therefore, of making the cave an hospital for consump tion has been abandoned. I forgot to say that while we were admiring the wonders of the Starry Chamber we sang a sacred trio, the effect of which was beautiful, for everything was so still—no interruption by whisperers, or those persons who arc-not aware that it is the height of rudeness to speak while any one is singing—the voices sounded large and full. The sublimity of the scene could not altogether withdraw the attention of our utility friend from the things of this earth, for while we were gazing in astonishment on the scene around us, he asked the whether, as I came from London, I had ever seen a work on the art of brewing by fermentation, and without yeast 1 The Star-Chamber was the extent of our walk in the Main Cave to day. We re turned as far-the Giant's Coffin, behind which we entered an avenue, and descended some 12 or 14 steps, then through a very low and narrow passage into the Deserted Chambers, which we got to by crawling some part of the way on our hands and knees. The first or the Deserted Chambers is called the Wooden Bowl. from the fact of a wooden bowl having been found in it by the miners some years ago. At a short distance from this bowl we stopped to dine, sitting on the edge of a large fiat rock, which we used as a dining-table. Close by there was a spring of clear, delicious water. We enjoyed our repast amazingly; drank in the pure. unadulterated water to all our friends round St. Paul's; had some songs alter dinner, then resumed our walk. Our attention was first directed to the Sidesaddle Pit, which is about 60 feet deep; and to prevent one's having a chance of falling into it, it is railed round by spars of sassafras tree, on one of which are two sprouts, which made their appear ance about a month ago, and are looked upon with in terest, for there is no other sign of vegetation within the place. The ceiling here, from water oozing through the stone, is just like honeycomb. A little further on we come to the Bottomless Pit, a frightful chasm with a fragile wooden bridge across it. A piece of lighted paper thrown from the bridge into the pit, shows us the depth of it, which, from the water to the top of the dome above us, is 280 feet. As we found that the splendid dome over heads had no name, we called it St. Paul's. and insisted that Stephen should henceforth call it by that name, and no other. As we go along we see on the roof of the avenue the most beautiful stalactite formations —rosettes, kc., in innumerable variety; there is indeed here a mixture of the sublime and beautiful. We come to the I! Hall. well named from its appearance, go through the Arch, magnificence gr ich e a fil t Labyrinth, places le n a n oc r e h eo , d o t a f u n t sh d t e h a g e t moat-beautifully o sacn t enae G arches that can be seen, return through what is called nowt the eo ordinary witness. had Beef' to astonish us, we were not prepared for the t size of a window, told us to lay down our lamps behind us, then he left us. By and bye we discovered him on a point a considerable way above us, and he lighted one of his_Bengals and unfolded the wonders of the dome to us. e It is nearly 300 feet in height, and we were standing aperture te un rw, s e raboomu e. formed Much natural a s w we about half way up. The sides of the dome are fluted, and hare the appearance of having been polished, for the water is still trickling down. It is utterly impossible to give any idea of the splendour of this place when lighted up. We had not seen half enough of it. We called for another Bengal light, but Stephen had not one more left, so we were obliged to leave, which we did, expresi ing our determination to visit the dome again in our next ramble. We had now been five hours in the cave, and as we had more than two miles to walk to the mouth, we set off on our homeward route, and . passed again some of our old acquqintances, the tiiant's Coffin, the Church, walked a little way down Audribow's Avenue, and finally we saw the light of day glimmering before us, and as we drew nearer to the mouth I thought the sun never shone so beautifully before, and that the green grass and the foliage of the trees, in fact the whole face of nature, was more lovely than ever. When fairly out of the cave we felt as if hot air was being blown upon us, so op pressively warm did the atmosphere feel. And so finished our first day in the Mammoth Cave. We re turned to the hotel, spent the evening in thinking over and talking of the wonders we had seen, then went to bed prevy early, to prepare ourselves for being up be times to start upon OUR SECOND DAY'S RAMBLE IN THE MAM- MOTH CAVE. To-day there were three grand points of the Cave which we hoped to visit, namely, The Chief City, or Temple, The Mammoth Dome, and The Fairy Grotto. We entered about seven o'clock, after a capital breakfast at the hotel, and passed over a good deal of the ground we visited yesterday. We left Audribou's Avenue on our left, came to the Church again, which we could not help taking another look at, went on through the Main Cave, passing the Giant's Coffin, coming to the Great Bend, then entering again the Star-Chamber, through which we passed, and came to the Salts Room ; here there are layers of salts in the sides of the chamber, and from the roof they hang in crystals. They taste very pure, and not at all unpleasant, and are used medicinally by the people in the neighbourhood of the cave, when they can coax any of the guides to bring them a supply. By kindling a fire in this apartment, or putting all the lamps together so as to create a tolerable heat, the salt comes down in flakes like a fall of fleecy snow. As we trudge along the Main Cave (so called because all the other avenues branch off from it), the mind cannot but be filled with awe while contemplating the wonders of this immense tunnel. It is as if we were walking through the bed of a river, and the ceiling, generally about a i xty f ee t high, looks somet hi ng like a cloudy sky; indeed one part of it is called the Floating Clouds. Soon, however, our ceiling becomes very low, and our road very rough; we are compelled to crawl a c , nsiderable way on our hands and knees, and are not at all displeased wham we reach thu Banquet Hall, for here there is plenty of room to stand up, the ceding being 40 feet high arid the width of the apartment about 700 tee'. We were very glad to sit down too, and Stephen Weill to a -distance and lighled one of his Bengal lights, which showed us the glories of this immense apartment. While We Ivor() restuag here Stephen sang some negro songs very well; a merry fellow is. Stephen, and has a good voice. One of his ditties pleased us very much—it was about " Uncle Ned, an old nigger who died long ago, snd who had no wool on de top ob his head, de place where de wool ought to grow." I sang my poor friend R oo k e ' s song of "My B oy h oo d' s Home," from Amilie, and then we resumed our journey, passing by two cataracts, each of which falls about fifty feet. Our road was very difficult, indeed, and exceedingly toilsome, notwith standing the fact that one can undergo a great deal more fatigue in the cave than it is possible to do in the opes air; but when we reached the point at which we were aiming, our toils were amply repaid by the magnificence of the Chief City, or Temple. This dome is 120 feet high, the roof being of smooth solid rock; it is 300 feet across, and 960 feet in length. In the middle of it is a large heap of stones called the Mountain, up which we clambered to see this immense area of darkness illumi nated. It is impossible to conceive anything more sublime than this rocky hall, when lighted up by the Bengal; and it is as impossible for words to convey to one who has never seen it, the least idea of its magnificence. But the light went out too soon. "Another Bengal! An. other Bengal, Stephen!" was the cry that immediately burst from every one. " Ah," said Stephen, " I knew that would be the case." He then formed a light not quite so brilliant as the Bengal, but which lasted longer, and in whose softness there was more awe in con templating this vast place. We remained here a long time, sometimes in dismal silence, and sometimes breathing forth a sacred song, or one of a serious character, for one of any other description would have been quite out of place. Moore's " Oft in the Stilly Night,' I sang very softly, but it sounded im mensely in the silence, and if I may judge of the effect of it upon Stephen, it was very solemn, for he said it made him cry. He sang us no more tugger songs till we were fairly out of the Temple. We turned our steps now towards the Fairy Grotto, the way to which is also very difficult; a great deal of crawlicg again under low ceilings, but which is generally got over very good-hu mouredly, each one's mishaps causing a hearty laugh to the others. When you reach the apartment you dis cover that it is not inaptly named the Fairy Grotto, and are soon rapt in admiration of the beautiful stalactites before you. The lamps are placed in the pillars and other parts of the grotto, in the same way as at the Gothic Chapel, and the effect is very fine. The stalac tites were once whiter than they are now, for the smoke of the lamps has darkened them not a little. While ad miring the endless variety of stalactite beauties before us, one cannot help feeling sorry that visitors should be so barbarous as to break them off, for they but rarely can get a rosette or anything else whole; they therefore spoil the beauty of the grotto, without being able to carry away a satisfactory trophy of their destructive deeds. The stalactite formations are still going on in the grotto, for the water is constantly oozing through, and many a crystal drop may be seen hanging from the end of the bunch of beau ties already formed. There are some thick massy pil lars, some stalactites and stalagmites not yet met—the stalagmite is the formation on the ground, caused by the dropping of the water from the stalactite, which hangs as it were from the roof ; many of them are beautifully and fantastically shaped, and the effect of the light shining through them is rich in the extreme. After feasting our eyes on this splendid scene, we left the So litary Cave, and entered again the Again Cave, and when we got as far as the Giant's Coffin, we once more dived down behind it into the Deserted Chambers, and passing through the Wooden Bowl, we regained our dining-hall of yesterday, and finding ourselves quite ready for a re past, we again dined here, and drank of the clear delici• ous spring, and after a long rest and a chat, and some music, we set out on our further travels. We soon came to the Bottomless Pit, and our new-named St. Paul's dome, and passing on entered the Vally of Humility, so called from the visitor being obliged to stoop very much while walking through it, for it is only about four - feet high; a short avenue takes us to the Winding-Way, otherwise called the Fat Ma u'a' Misery, a most extra ordinary freak of nature.lt is 109 yards long, and about 15 inches broad, and of solid rock. It widens about three feet from the ground, so that one has play for his arms; but it keeps constantly winding, there being not more than two or three feet straight at a stretch, and must perplex very much any tolerably stout person who ficds himself winding through it. Although it is called " The Fat Man's Misery," yet it has sometimes proved the fat woman's misery too, for a very stout lady, if there is such a thing in the world, got into it once, and stuck fairly. The appendix, to her quite unnecessary, of a bustle, was squeezed out of existence ; and, in winding her way, she nearly winded herself; she breathed fast, but stuck faster; she, being so great, be cause greatly alarmed, and her friends were compelled to haul her through till they get into Great Relief, which the avenue at the end of the Winding Way is very ap propriately called, and which she frankly confessed was the greatest relief to her that the had ever in her life explrienced. Its the avenue of Great Relief we saw the point to which the river rose in January last, which is fifty six feet above its usual level. In going along we come to two routes, one which leads to the river, where we intend going to morrow, and another to the Mam moth Dome, whither we now steer our course. We come first, however, to the Bacon Chamber, another curious freak of dame Nature; the ceiling is low, and has the appearance of being hung with canvass-covered bacon hams and shoulders, so curiously has the action of the water formed these stones. There is another curious formation in this chamber. In a part of the ceiling there is the appearance ofa stratum having dropped out for about 20 feet, about one foot broad, and the same in.height, and the vacuum is in the form of a serpent. Our next place to gaze at is the Bandit's Hall, a wonderfully wild-looking apartment of great magnitude, the &tor being covered with rocks of vari,,us s.zes, that have evidently fallen from the ceiling. It was like being among some wild rocky mountains, with the sky far above us, and when lighted up was a magnificent spectacle of wild, rugged scenery. Now for the Mammoth Dome. We sincerely hope it may be something worth looking at when we get to it, for our way is the most difficult, tedious, and toilsome that we have yet encountered; by this time, however, we were getting quite expert at creeping, and going sometimes in crab fashion, sideways on our hands and feet. At last we emerge out of a hole, and find our selves standing on the brink of a precipice, and hear the railing of water from a great height, and by the dim glimmer of our lights we see that there is something be fore us awfully grand and stupendous, and this is the Mammoth Dome! But we do not see it yet as we shall see it. We must descend twenty feet by a crazy-looking ladder, on which human foot has not been since last summer, in order that we may see the dome in all its glory. Well, we are down, and not a very easy task it is to get down; and we are standing there enjoying a kind of shower bath, while Stephen goes upon a height to light up—and when he does light up we forget the water that is showering down upon us—we forget everything but the grand scene be fore us. We look on the vast space lighted up, and we see the sides of this immense dome, or tower it might be called, for it is nearly four hundred feet high, fluted, polished, here pillars, there capitals of the most elaborate description, as if the cunningest hand of the cunningest craftsman had been there—ay, and has he not been there? It is something like Gorin's Dome, which we saw yesterday, but much larger. It may well be called the greatest wonder of this wondrous place. Stephen must give us another Bengal. Again we gaze in astonishment at this unparalleled wonder, and see beauties we did not see before. The light fades and dies, and again deep impenetrable gloom holds its away. We ascend the ladder to our old ledge of rock at the mouth of the hole by which we must return, and feel thankful when we find ourselves safely at the top of it, take one last look at the dome, and then retrace our steps. found W hen .a t t h t i h s edboomt bottom-was m w a o s f i tis w co h v ic e h red in 1842 a puzzled the finders lamp was not a little as to how it could have got there. Inquiry was made of an old man wbo lives near the cave, and who worked in it when a boy at the saltpetre factories, and he remembers of a man being let down by a rope to look for saltpetre, and that he dropped his lamp. What a situ ation to be in! Dangling at the end of a rope in the dark, with perhaps a vacuum of 300 feet below him! We now set eff for the mouth of the cave, and had to go over the same rough ground we traversed before. Having been nine hours under ground to-day, we were very glad to see the light of -heaven again, and some o our party were heartily tired. THIRD DAY'S RAMBLE IN THE MAMMOTH CA VE. and nothing with any sign of life but gnats that flut tered about our lamps, and now and then a large cricket with immense long legs, but there was no " hearth" for it to be on, nor did it chirp. In this river are the eyeless fish; there are two kinds of them, neither having the least resemblance of a place ..for an eye, for, of course, they have no need of eyes. The solitariness of such a scene can scarcely be conceived. However, we must not think of it; we sang and chatted. The echo was magnificent, and sounding chords afforded us some amusement; the four notes of the chord, sounded by one voice, continued to sound altogether for a very long , ime, and at length died away by almost inaudible sounds. After being in this lonely situation for an hour, we were c h eered by hearing the voices of the guides, singing at a long distance from us. As they came nearer we discovered that it was "Auld larg syne" they were singing, and I am sure I never heard that favourite air with greater pleasure or Bads d u,sati ceiling,h a mshw ucae awake ning i l kal ood:npkvni and at atne ewnagndft At weohh rrdeee l the e aaeee n urmbea g koshub t nuuon h aeateorslskfits fifty t place, enh l ei yards,, b m otu e hi e r , tt mi s o ugi f u susw t tai hedngeenc:l Susanna round come to np s t Odor i approach walking s yca e uhl e ik e : ucut sg n e: , ra ' y ' d A l fred A n t h d veent other ukweese. reach n t e Th g eh r e o biygnao d ogah i it,tatethvitr through s hy, twowoeWuaehgytie.hcuhl carry e s l a whia r eeet n u tcas t mhrr h eocuat cress twrn w iodanj e uiyega c oand a f bt t o i o n ttwt ahhh o nt eee t , agg N nra e dot cl uo avenue ; for we hear the water splashing against the fl st in the boat, and get through as he best can. We reach the point of the river where he bad come to, and there is no sign of him. We wait patiently for a time, and at length the awful silence is broken by the sounds of his voice, singing to let us know he has got through in safety. The effect of the solitary lamp on the water is astounding. We now all embark, and sing our way down the Echo River for about a quarter of a mile, when we get out, and walk again for some distance, then cross the river again on Stephen's hack, and at last we are fairly om the other side. The river was discovered in 1839, and filet cr o es s i s vx e i t d i syi b nlf visible, above. the A s e at hn w ed e gri river, ev e re l g, wet, re a kt l , t s haoonug of Its o h u w rr e are fif ar ty or coeandt vary t ir ti slippery. The avenue in which we now are must have ih b s e a e av n ne ta fi .aw l leteudnilwy f romi t w b i l w da a bo t (n e rv r ee, , t s O tar t ne h dw e etd v h e e : yit ceiling i i m l midnight sky. The w a ll s a r e b e autifully ornamented with rosettes, & c ., o f s t a l ac tit e i n grea t pr n o as f en u dr si oo o cu n kr . spta W htaht e somethinga r are now ill lLikiellytnrenG's Great Bend d an o d n h t a h v e a o c t u h in er e si t d o e a o b f en th d e , nmge : s like a dark river. This bend resembles exactly the stern of a large ship, and we see it as if we were in the water looking up at it. It is called the Great Western. The avenue, which is two miles long, is terminated by an apartment called Ole Bull's Concert Room, for here the great violinist discoursed eloquent music to a large party whom he accompanied into the cave some years ago. We now enter the Pass of El Ghor, which is two miles long, very narrow, that is, it averages a breadth of six or eight feet, and a height of about fifteen or eighteen. There is a singular-looking place in it called The flanging Rocks , which are imm ense bl oc k s of stone rent from the roof , and hanging as it were in air, ready to annihilate any half-hundred people that may venture under them, but fortunately they don't. We leave the Pass, and enter spring -side, but when we ascend a ladder about fifteen feet into a place called Mary's Vineyard, one of the most extraordinary freaks in the whole cave. It looks as, if all the dark-coloured grapes had been collected from half the vineyards on the Rhine and deposited here. The clusters are perfect, and the formations are still going on. It was lighted up with a Bengal, and the effect of it is indescribable. We pass on to Washington Hall, or the Spar Chamber, as it is sometimes called, a large and beautiful apartment, where the walls and roof are co vered with heautful ornaments, and by and bye we reach the Snow-ball Boom, which has the appearance of there having been a formidable battery of snow-balls directed against the roof; many of which are beautifully formed, like large white roses. We proceed to Cleveland's Cabinet, which is about two miles in length, and filled wish stalactite beauties, various parts of it being distin guished by particular names, such as Mary's Bower, a beautiful part; St. Cecilia's Grotto, Charlotte's Grotto, Mary Reedie's Festoon, &e.; the walls of the whole for several miles being covered with rosettes, Prince of Wales' Leathers, tulips, lilies, &c., and often we see a piece like a richly carved Corinthian capital. We must not forget the Diamond Grotto, where, by holding your lamp behind you, a never-ending profusion of sparkling diamonds is seen among the stalac tite beauties. Many beautiful specimens have fallen on the ground, and many have been knocked from the place where Nature deposited them by the ruthless hand of some visitor. We brought away some specimens with us, but they are very brittle and very b«..1, makes it difficult to procure many. It is said there are rats in this part of the cave, though it is diffi lilt to imagine what they can support themselves and their fa milies upon, fur they cannot exist on the beautiful orna ments by which they are surrounded, any more than the California miner can live on the gold he finds; but some times they get a chance for food. It is not long since two young men came from New York with the determi. nation of exploring the cave. They took provisions with them to last for three days, and had Stephen for their guide. They had their blankets with them, and after one day's exploration, they fixed on Clev e la n d' s Cabinet f o r th e i r sleeping chamber. When they got up in the morning, and went for their basket, to breakfast before setting out on their travels, they found every particle of food gone, and they had a trudge of eight miles to the mouth of the cave for a breakfast. The rats are different from the usual species, they leap something like a rabbit, and are very seldom seen. Beyond Cleveland's Avenue, we came to the Rocky Mountains, an exceedingly difficult place to travel over, then get to the Dismal Hall, a gloomy-looking place, about 100 feet high, Sereno's Arbour, well worthy to be visited, and Medura's Spring, are at the furthest extent of the explored part of the cave, and here we are nine miles from the mouth. We now returned, and saw on our way the Snow-ball Chamber lighted up with a Bengal, which, i 1 possible, increased its beauty. We stopped to dine at a little spring, not far from the foot of the ladder by which we descended from Mary's Vine yard, and, after resting for a time, we entered once more the Pass of El Ghor, and continued our way, looking with regret for the last time upon the many wonders we bad already explored. As we approached the river we found the walking as bad as ever, but we got over safe. As Alfred was carrying me along the Styx on his back, he stepped upon a quicksand, and sank considerably, which I not liking, and being quite ignorant as to where he was likely to sink t0,,1 jumped from his back, in spite of Stephen's shouts to "hold on to him! hold on to him! " It afforded me a hearty laugh, for the water scarcely came to my knees, and the exertion of clambering over rocks, and walk ing along on the rough road, soon made all dry. Once on this side the river, we trudged on nimbly through th e Fat Man's Mis er y and the Valley of Humility, and get ting into the Main Cave from behind the Giant's Coffin again, we were not long in seeing the light of day. I nearly forgot to mention that as we were sailing up the Echo River on our way home, Alfred, the guide, caught two of the eyeless fish. They are small, about a finger's length, one of them like a minnow, and the other some thing like a shrimp. There is not the slightest appear ance of eyes about them. We heard also the sound of a voice at some distance, which Stephen knew to be that of one of the guid es , an d when we got up on the walk about c fifty feet above th e ri ve r, w e saw at a great dista nce three individuals standing beside the river,_ theirlamps beside them. The effect was awfully sepu l ch ral—they ey looked like beings of the ne ther we saw them, calle d joined us, and we left the cave together. They tors soon had only gone to the bank of the river. It will be long e I Infernal traversed R R e gions. o t n h s e . s p T ot h tb e we v h l ey s r i ee : etrheewpalacte'orget through ou r wh i ch v i visit it aw t e o the Mammoth Cave. Tee season not commencing tillabou r t eg ie " end ßy of June, we had it all to ourselves, and enjoyed it much ; but even when there is a crowd of people there, it must add to the amusement to meet parties as one rambles through the cave, though one would scarcely get into such a place for amusement. It fills the mind with thoughts something deeper than amusement. No accident of a serious nature has ever happened in the cave, for the guides are very careful, and every precaution is taken to prevent accidents. Very soon atter the river was discovered two young gentle men, accompanied by two young ladies, went to cross it. They were full of spirits and too full cf fun, for despite the guide's earning that the boat was very crazy, they, in getting into it, upset it. Their lamps were all extinguished, and their matches lost. Fortunately, the guide got them out of the water, and placed them on some rocks, where they were obliged to remain fur several hours, till the people in the hotel sent to see what de tained them so lung in the cave. They were in a ter rible fright, and no wonder. Another gentleman who had left his party, iu his ardour to examine some par ticular point, lost his way in attempting to rejoin them, and wandered about shouting till his lamp went out, when he sat down, and he was thirty hour s - rene be fore they found him. There is no dangerz but to par ties keep together and with 'the g uide, at eight much m this spring b el e !, asnpdariinf,r ofu ghetisinptoeaheihs fbr.osultonthee, which he w to il t i h t e e c il ave, and very reasonably will be smoother by and bye, very very wisely takes none of improveds Ic,• e and very rough, but whaoTaavvhetnnt The dhe e dier it m eols.hreeo p ahofs adt t ews iid,ttnawh t . r o e.peii ixsni lAme fi peat n sesihas oslhone t v! h , sgborr e eohyti fdhio w e uhrte a ehte y oasemovßer w o e en n Heol t e ltowh s sodh e t,inse l n f lenzdatrt e h hh r vea t i t erxte a ii wsni useless amehel strike ts drse obliginge the conve ying of all the y take you into the garden, naibga and e a r: haasbodi brandy ad i oa t o yr o st g gse n i alr fnna v :td e i aev r n l he l doo s np i ll n ideeey g rn: u htw l aah a lpilb r is , ltiMh i g f el ihr you 9l:a.he 81 are an Englishmen. In a u corner of the garden, under a quiet tree, you will see a you that there the old Although we had a day's rest yesterday, it being Sunday. my eldest (laughter was nut sufficiently reco vered from the fatigues of Saturday to encounter another day's journeying in the cave, which might perhaps be more fatiguing than any we had yet undergone, and so my youngest and myself sallied forth, both of us being very anxious to see the ferlies across the river. It has been doubtful for some days whether we should be able to cross the river, ft,r, like all the rivers fur a consider able time past, it has been so high that there has not been sufficient room for a boat to pass between the river and the rocky ceiling above. However, Green River, which flows at about half-a-mile's distance from the mouth of the cave has fallen considerably since last night, which affords some hope that the river in the cave may also hale fallen, and Stephen assures us that he will get us to the other side some way or other, if we should go through purgatory, which he sweets we shall have to do. We take an additional guide with us, named Alfred, in MO his services may be required. We trudge along the Main (and at a pretty smart pace), till we reach the Giant's Coffin, behind which we again descend, and go through the Deserted Chambers, pass the Bot tomless Pit and again get into the Winding Way, through which having winded, we leave the Bacon Chamber on the right, and take the passage to the left, which leads to the Dead Sea, which may be seen by looking over a precipice, and sending a blazing piece of paper to the regions below. At eighty feet distance it reaches the still water o f he Dead Sea. We journey on through avenues t i ll we we reach the river Styx, which we c ross in a boat, then walk a little farther till we get to Lethe. We sail along it in our frail barque till the water becomes so - shallow that we can go no farther. Echo River is the great one .s,o have to cross. and us the guides are uncertain abow the state of it, they leave us till they sitcertain by what means we are to get to the other side. It was la) veri deli4huul situation for solitary, helpless individuals i( be lett alone in a boat in the middle of a river, so fat under the face of the earth, and with no sound' of any thing near us save the trickling of inyibible waterfalls, During the first period the prisoners will be kept entirely separate from each other, but will be taught a trade, and be instru c t e d i n moral and religious duties, thus combining the severe punishment of solitary con fimment with the means of reformation. The expe rience gained of the effect of this discipline on the cha racter of the men is represented to have been favourable. During the second period the men will be brought into partial association, under the superintendence of an officer, and will be employed in parties of from 10 to2o, ac cording to the nature of the work. They will, as far as possible, be tasked, and receive some little advantage for extra work. During this probationary period, opportunity will be afforded tor ascertainin g whether they have profited by the instruction they will have received when undergoing solitary imprisonment, and of testing the strength of any good resolutions they may have formed. The period of his detention under this discipline, will in a great measure be influenced by his charac ter, and the opinion formed of his probable usefulness in the colony to which he may eventually be sent. Indeed, the main objects of these probationary periods appear to be—to give an effective punish ment, and at the same time to fit the prisoner for the more extended liberty of the ticket of leave, which will be given to well-conducted men, after they have passed through them. The ticket of leave will entitle a prisoner to work far wages, and eijoy many of the advantages of freedom; but the governor of the colony will have the power of ailiding him to some remote situation, where labour is much required, and in case of idleness or misconduct, may withdraw the ticket, and then the holder of ii would be again in the condition of a convict. The rules respecting removals are stated to be as follows: Prisoners who behave in a satisfactory manner may entitle themselves to tickets of leave at the expiration of h.lf the period elmit original sentence; as an additional encouragement, however, those of whose character and imiustry the most favourable opinion is formed, may be recommended at an earlier period, and may be 19,aded with a ticket of leave at the expiration of about one third of the period of their respective sentences. Dntly records are kept of the conduct and industry of each individual, from which periodical extracts are made by the Governor and other authorities of the prison, in order to determine the classification. We have been given to understand that the general conduct of the men has been so uniformly good, that with very few exceptious they have entitled themselves to removal in the minimum period allowed by the regu lation. There are at present upwards of 500 men on the spot, and it is said there will be an additional 300, making in alt 800 men before the end of the present month. We see large parties empliiycd in quarrying, ohers in squar ing and preparing stone, others making new roads and levelling the quarries tor laying down the rails, prepara tory to the removal of the stone to the breakwater. The establishment itself can only be seen by order from the Secretary of State, but the following brief account of it may convey a general idea. The buildings occupied by the convicts are constructed chiefly of wood and iron, so that they may be taken down and removed to any other place on the completion of the breakwater. Each man has a small separate sleeping cell, about 7 feet long by 4 feet wide, and 7 feet high. These small cells are ranged four stories high, and open into four spacious halls , which are so placed as to be under inspection from a central corridor, where the officers are stationed. All the necessary offices are placed la an adjoining building, when, there is a large cook-house, wash-house, and drying shed, baths, &c. A large chapel and other buildings are now in progress. The building is enclosed by a lofty wall and the edge of the quarry, which was in a very rugged state, has been made into a finished parapet. On the outside the boundary wall there are houses for the governor, chaplain, and superior officers of the establishment, and extensive ranges of cottages for the warders and others. There is also a large infirmary, protected from the prevailing winds by having been built in a large quarry. Instead of going to the expense of breaking up the large atones, and levelling the yard where the sick will take exercise, the rocks have been left, and a party of convicts, under the direction of the governor, have made walks among them. There is a gasometer from which all the buildings are r li e g s h er te r d oi , r, an a d bo t u h t s upply 35e o feet belowof wa water top r is pumped ofber n oc p k. from a BREAKWATER DEPARTMENT. JOHN CooDE, Esq., Engineer, THoMAS CooDE, Esq., ditto, R. A. TOPPLETON, Esq., Office, G. CRICKMAY, Esq., Clerk of Works, P. S. ARTHUR, E , q., Surveyor of Works, J. RADroun E,q , F. reman of Works. DESPERATE LEAP FROM BLACHFRIARS-BRIDGE.-- Last evening, about six o'clock, a man, apparently about 40 years of age, but who was unknown, mounted the bridge, and plunged headforemost into the river. The unfortunate man was noticed standing on one of the seats on the upper side of the bridge, when, before any one knew his object in being there, he succeeded in making the fatal leap. Bull, one of the officers on the Blackfriarsi ier, instantly put off in a boat, and rowed towards the deceased, and having overtaken him he put_ forth his hand int en din g t o l a y h o ld o f th e hair of his head, and pull him into his boat. The tide, a b ir o o w n . ever, was running down very rapidly, the man's head being too short for Bu ed d the onto requisition, but although the river ! w n rd s was disappeared.carried over Thetpe m d a r n a , g a s n and heimmedia t ely a ll p dtothheol h d. the boata a afterwards s called onto c r eb e a d f t f e: some distance, the body last evening. We continue to observe in some w a s not found at seven o'clock NEW roTATOES.— • of our provincial three, or perhaps hall-a. two to the th e cu ' ltivatl r. We know which, of course, receive a due Meed c ontemporaries acknowledgments of w lv t es ina l e y e l ill al' with e--- '4 e regard k i° w t o only the e the i ti itohroezperrn: receipt of pall'p o i o t f h ta s a t o o e . ~ ' ''rroalliwfihe m :tt e ili ti 7 t l - Iw)re w e ' u h 'si e l: u rn.e we state as a fact beyond contradic• i n i a on ur , le that from Wednesday to Saturday last there were no fewer than 301 loads ut new potatoes brought to and sold in our market. They were sold at from 4d. to 9d. per stone according to quality ; and when we say quality, we mean simply size, for the ) were all good, and, so far as we have heard, without the slightest taint of disease. This is decidedly lower than the price at 15th July in the years preceding the potato disease. A fact of such a nature would be weakened be comment. On the pre vious Friday there were 70 loads of new potatoes at market, averaging about 8 cwt. each.—Banner of Ulster. ROMPING.— Never find fault with girls if they are decided romps; but be thoughtful that they have the health and spirits necessary for romping. Better be * romp, than have a n arrow c h est an d fl us h e d cheek . Lliza Cook's Journal. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD R AIL WAY. the week ending Jul 15, 1849 :—Coachth e, 1501. g and catt l e, 1501. Os. 11d.; parcels, 60 1. 14s. Bd.; go ods Total, 2,1541. la. 7s. 10d.; steamboats, 1821. 18s. —Traffic for b y and Chester Coin s ur *ln St. Louis I saw part of a panorama of the Upper Mis- 5d., exclusive of toll fro , ra mv S e h y row Arco of mails. sissippi, which a French artist named Pomerade has been en- P a nY , and —The late Mrs. Warner, c ,EsT. gaged on for some years, and which he has nearly finished. payment for _MUNIFICENT BEQU EST. --The lately, • has, besides many it is beautifully painted, and must prove very iateresting, for of Gay -street, who d i e d trustees for theth e hand he bas.i n t ro d oeud Indi an scenes, customs. &c., an d has also some legacies to her f t r o ien b d e S i a n t v id es s t e e r d valts machinery which sets the steam-boats a•going, &c. He in- interest of living in Bath. Each recipient of tends to have Mur views from the Mammoth Cave as drop- benefit of 30 widow. scenes; if ho succeeds in giving anything like a fait htul the bounty will receive, it is expected, about 404 a ye4r • representation of them, it will add 11113C11 to the eclat of his __R u th Journal. 40,0 . 0 pigtail.