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No. 31, LOMBARD-S MEET, LONDON. TRUSTEES. Campbell Renton, Egg., M.P. I Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P. ebard Mains. Esq., Q.C. James Fuller Madox, Egg. William Wilberforce, Esq. DIRECTORS. litarn k dams, Esq. .Ohn Atkins, Esq John b angerft€l,l, Esq. Rob ert Henry Forman, Esq. melees e Cuming', Esq. Turner, Esq. John Hamilton, Esq. James Fuller Madox, Esq. John Matthews, Esq. Charles 0. Parnell, Esq. AUDITORS. Samuel Field, Esq. William Ghrimes Kell, Esq. MEDICAL ADVISSR, • Benjamin Phillips, Esq., F.R.S. BANKERS. Messrs. Spooner, Attwood, and Co. MANAGER. T Comp Alexander Robertson. Esq. th e LIMES are INDEFEASIBLE and INDISPUTABT.E, n being prohibited, by the , 4th clause of their Deed of Constitution, which Is duly registered in terms of the Act, from dis tatting a p °Hey upon any ground whatever , The Rates of Premiinn are calculatedupon Carlisle m , rtality, and are as IoW as a due regard to complete security will justify. DreurnjuALP PREIIIUM SYST Lily this plan only one-half of the nis. with interest of the retained halves, is required to be p dd for the first five years—the retai.led halves, being payable at the rn_v e nience of the assured, or allowed to continue, to form ;dedu ction from the c l a i m on t h e P o licy ; and as the As attr an ce May be relinquished at any time without payment • the retained premiums, this scheme enables a party to lure for the'flrst flee years at little more than half the usual rate, virtu discontinue a Policy at about one-half the usual sacrifice. tt a cR01...E WORLD POLICIES are granted, whereby the security usur_red!tor, holder of a Policy, continues unimpaired, although the eu life should go beyond the prescribed limits. ..fled are assured payable to the parties themselves on attaining a ... fl ed age, or at their death, whichever shall first occur. • ttRTNE/t r POLICIES are granted, whereby a joh,t assurance Vest by partners, at the charge of the firm, secures the capital in -I,T V. Oif the death' of either, the stir's , vor is benefited by refnin .X:., e whole capital,-and the representatives of the deceased obtaM „Lautlar share without having to watt until it can be recovered from ta nding debts. There is no extra charge for residence beyond 35 degrees of the If lnator. • • Ne Admission or Entrance Fees are required, nor is any charge "'Tr ai far the P o li cy beyond the amount of the Stamp. il l , nlB are Payable withi n t h ree mon th s a f ter proo f o f t h e d eat h o f assured life The usual • i e tthh o e i m tih ni !salon allowed to Solicitors, and also to persons, ~Pproved by oa e rd o , Ri w p h a o ny. extend the business of Life Assurance In PROMOTER LIFE ASSURANCE AND Chatham_ ANNUITY COMPANY, Place, ltlackfriars, London.—Established in 1826. Subscrited Capital, 240,0001. The R H , .„ . DIRECTOR& c.il li a f ri p es. . G. Hayter, Robert Palk, Esq. Esq. Prevost,j S o am hn ue L l o S u m is ith "On Tow Jo h ns ton, E sq • j gOod Kemble Esq. Le Marchant Thomas, Esq. Shaw Lefevre, Ei;q ,F.E.S. 4- “ & TRUSTEES. Deacen, Esq., John G. Sh iw Lefevre, Esq., F.R.S., and This • Charles Johnston, Esq. , ociety effects Assurances in every variety of form, and on ost advantageous terms, both on the bonus and non-bonus systems. The Premiums, without Profits, are lower than those of most other emcee, whilst those on the participation scale hold out the prospect ` 4 a handsome addition every Five Years. the may b! paid Annually, Half-yearly, or Quarterly, or on 'lie increasing or decreasing scales. ()facers in Active Service, Persons Afflicted, and those who are ;Ding out of Europe, are also Assured. No Entrance Money required, and claims speedily sAtled. Tables of Rates, and all further particulars, may be had at the Ofttee. . _ M. SAWARD, Secretary. HELL GWYNNE TAVEN,N and CHOP HOUSE, Bull Inn-court, Strand, for Luncheons, Dinners, and Suppers, Three Doors East of the Adeiphi Theatre, and opposite Adam- street. _Messrs. ARCHER and HOLT most respectfully invite their Mends and the public to patronise the Nell Gwynne Coffee room, I Z,hich has been fitted up in the style of the period in whi c h she li v ed. ,altors to the Theatres, Citizens, and Gentlemen connec t e d w ith nenaerset House, and the Banking Houses in the vicinity, will find re Table d'Hote, which takes place at Half-past Five p. eclsely, the Test comfortable and reasonable In the metrooolis.—Fish and °l te, 2er head. Hot Joints until Eight, and Suppers untL One "eek• Prvate Dining-rooms excellent Beds, superior Wines and aPirite --. fine Ales, and Barclay and Perkins's Stout. . _ N.B. An Entrance also from Maiden lane. ROSE- •• TO COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS. uand . CROWN INN, SUDBURY. 0 0 ,„ 0112.1 . HANSELL, having just taken and entered upon the earnestl „ lost - old..estthlished and highly respectable Inn, respe tfully and broth Y solicits the support and recommendation of his 7,,,,_ _oer travellers, and assures them th it their convenience and yawl)," Mablin ,ordt_ln every department will ever be his most anxious study. .. radY. g, first-rice loose Boxes, Post Horses, Flys, Gigs, &c., Sudbury, JAI Bus to the Station to meet every Train, y, 1849. O LDEST ome-v- de ,'ABLISIIED and WELL•FRE respectable a -- t r - "tED PUBLIC HOUSE, W es t- en d o f T own , d o i ng a _ The above Is held on Lease at a moderate Rent, and is mite free ,wlreelilil Brevver and Di stiller. The premises are in good repair, and 'Will b arran ged, with every business and domestic convenience. It easeund on inspection truly genuine and highly respectable. „and 'Valuation, about GNI., a portion of which may remain ,u lease, If required. APply to Mr. Crafter, 9, Arthur-street West, London-bridge. U.ALVANIZED METAL WORKS, DUKE'S Iro n and I DOCK, WAPPING, LIVERPOOL. .it tlst. ,, r ron,-work Galvanized at these Works, so as to . pr o eve n nt ell us ef .., _ °J . COrrugated and Plain Roofing, Ships' Sheathing, perfect acrid ornamental work it is now extensively applied with ad WI Tk u s ce "' e uteci witt E i nt to be done from any part of the kingdom will be exe afiPles dispatch, and on the most re Isonable terms. .._.. end references can be given at any time. or cenc____lun Particulars apply to Gladstone and Pilkington, the Li -4.9 5, delaide.p Es ~e!, at the Works, or to Henry Moss, at Thomas Hay, q.. lace, London-bridge, sole agent for London. . SMOKE NUISANCE. ° I3 A S i ° A , ~1 %1 - S SMOKE PREVENTING AP teicETT,S 7-,. us may be seen in OPERATIO NT EVERY DAY at atePtical ilia STEAM MILLS, BARBICAN, by which the mo i s d t of, The sa Ybe Satisfied that the nuisance can be perfectly got r 4‘aiestv. Dockyards aPparatus has also been succeisfully applied in her - " '" ° aYards at Woolwi,h and Portsmouth. socivry of PAINTEUS in WATER The Forty-fifthCOLOURS, le I' Y. 5 ;: Annual Exhibition is NOW OPEN, at their Jul y 2;,.' AU- Mall East, each day, f r o m Ni ne till Dusk. Will CLOst. Admittance, Is.—Catalogue, 6d. GEORGE FRIPP, Secretary, ,_ : 11 E ROYAL POLYTECHNIC, • INSTITITTION, REGENT-STREET. Ore_ tetur es On Chemistry, by Mr. J. M. A s hl e y, d a il y, at Ralf -past Nitiv,and on the Eveni ngs o f M on d ay, Wednesday, and Friday, at A, Pr oes el ock.— Lecture by D lit r. s.chhotiner on :luster's Patent tiark __of Freezing Dessert Ices, &c.—Lecture on Panting, by J. tare ':-;sq., Illustrated by examp'es from the Old Masters.—A L . ec e,,,.... Character, with Musical Illustrations, by J. Russell, Esq., V1.._ . " . Evening at Eight o'clock.—The Nlicroscope.—The Dissolving Al Scenes in Australia and Van Diemen's Land, from Ori zi.,!' urawings taken on the sn,t by J. Skinner Prout, Esq. ; also a tr", Series of Dioramic Effects, by Mr. Chil3e.—New Chroma -10,--Inver and Diving-bell. Ei L 'Yerl day ) fr daily Seven om from Eleven Ralf-p to Five ;Ten. and in the Evenings (includin g U r till ast A drnission, Is,—Schools, Half-price.—The New Catalogue, Is. ‘.."---------____=_ SPENCER'S CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DYE. b . t The thousands of Indi v id ua l s who for upwards of twenty "r ars have used this celebrated li qu id, pronounce it to he the only licle extant which effectually changes, in a few minutes, red or _trey hair, whiskers, moustaches, &c., to a dark b rown or black, without trouble (by simply combing it through the hair), and re duce. by one applicatio n a pl eas i ng and Permanent change. P 'While other dyes destroy the hair by their pernicious properties, this liquid promotes its growth, nourishing the roots to the latest Detlod of life. Pe sons who have been deceived by preparations Which have a horrible stmeh (ilanzerous to the head), troublesome in their application, and unsatisfactory ill their colour, will find °Dencer's Chinese Liquid Hair Dye a distinct article, agreeable in every respect, and that " none but itself can be Its parahel." Price 6d., 65.. and 10s. per bottle. • be had of Spencer and Co., 29, Nottingham-place, Fieldgate street Whiteehapel-road, London ; also of Mr. Johnstone, 68, Corn .," Butler, 4, Cheapside ; Prout, 229, Strand ; Sanger, 150, Oxford ;:r_eet ; Barclay, Farringden-street ; Atkinson, 24, Old Bond- Zfei; lloopor, 43, Km. William-street, London bridge ; Hannay, ai•' O xford -street ; ilso-street, Bath ; Elmore, Bull iar„e.e,t, Birmingham Rcbert‘', 23, Church-street, Liverpool ; and of Paid. Perfumers and Medicine _Vendors in town and country. to an • • Paid. -Y Part of the kingdom by receiving a remittance, peat fleas e to ask for' Spencer and Co.'s Chinese Liquid Hair Dye." "SPene 'and Co.'s address is on the wrapper. ItAMPTON'S PILL of HEALTH to 1,,:._' The manifold advantages to the Heads of Families b from the with of a medicine of know , ' efficacy, that may resortede sickness _%rifldence, and used with success in cases of temporary I 114 2 .! gin fatuities, more or less, ay , obvious to all, hl thelfl g estlon can be rased c f itsimportanceto e every householder ngdorn. From Amos; namerous testimonials, the following hl respectful), submitted : .‘t "To Mr. Thomas Pr at, 229, Strand, London. rtel'atil;tn.!:.s; David:street;ileg,rit•road, Manchester, kit of, 1 have much satistoctien in communicating to you the re• March 12,1842. Y experience after re ,, eatcd trials of Frampton's Pill of y,.,._, , and I feel it bie i swim to state, that In the course of many tt‘o.ii., trial;,,variou, Aperient Medicines, I have rek n e c e i lio salutary and efficient in the relief of the system from Hever found results for e walint r i ''C•• &c., with so little inconvenience ; I am th l e , re , - wanung ibtfnted in dezlaring that they supply to me a means ~n,„ eiltilY tiler bei ng Rile to recommend to families, schools, and espe ,,,,htbi_ rcantile meal, whether at the desk or on the road, a mast rto rn y 4 f eifouirce Lein occasional medicine. And I shall take credit urr.ntrztue,.::ll:l3:g this testimony, I am the means of making_ race i mpditorec T rno h nl e tnibeeir; 0 T4 , 6 generally known and appreciated. —I am, .. w 1 T.T.EAM SUITT; ' earnest ented sale of these Pills, arising from the dat' r forth i° ns as the many thousands who have derived benefit are not put '.%-e render any lenp;thened comment unnecessary. The i y s 'table, but known attend a cure for all dis, , ases to which mankind Bilious and Liver Complaints, with their many well bit" meals ,ndants, Bilious and sick Head-ache, Pain and Oppression d ~,,,,, 0 •iddiness, Dizziness, Singing Noise in the Head_an i,:_uror wainess, Heartburn, Less of % ppetite, Wind, Sprsms, acc: effec"tZ three doses will convince the afflicted of their salutary Sidonkti of t- e stomach will speedily regain its strength; healthy i nstead he Liver, Bowels arid Kidneys will rapidly strength a s d of ;listlessness, heat, pains, and jaundiced appeara age , tak a e pla n c e e e ; * ii , ,e etiv.ty, •ani renewed health, extending so good Id %,„`_.l? the result of taking this medicine, according to the directions e 'i."ll)?tiYing cub boX. 9d Iltii..__ ° y T. Proitt, 229, Strand London. Price Is. 1 il. and 2s. • >4 4 7: 4 , 1. ant by t be Vendors of Medicines generally throughout the batek2or FR AMPTON'i PILL OF HEALTH, and observe the 40,..._.nu address of " Th omas Prout, 229, S trand, London," on the ...zr ilin ent Stamp,- Pll ustrated by 26 Anatomiciacwougra Engravings on Steel. tee:. PriIfSICAL DISQUALICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCAPA IT_ ... CITY. &ND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. THEZ7 Edit 011, enlarged to 106 pages. Just published, price 2s. 6d., or ~ boat, direct from the Establishment 33 6d In postage stamps, SILENT FRIE a'Afeclical Work on Mai o the inflrmities and decay of the, ge system, from ex ,, IlldtflgenCe, infection, and the inordinate use of mercury, ...",. r° w on on Marriage, and the means of obviating certain die r.a..lifleations. Illustrated by 26 Coloured Engravings. By R. and ‘,' PERRY and co., Consulting Surgeons, , Berners-street, Ox 15rd-street London. Published by the Authors : sell by Strange, 21, Paternosterro : 'Janney, 63, and SangerlsGordon ; nUie,33, Titchborne-street, lia Ymarket ; and Gdn, 146. Leaden' 4Q-street. PA=T I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive or gans, and is illustrated by Six Coloured ngravings. - . ? aaT 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive indul- L e nce. and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental ~."4,1 bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative ncapacity. mlustrated by Throe Explanatory Engravings. thePaitT 111. treats of the diseaseastirdescul,tintaingZomempinufetecttkorne,cetlitohnesrfoinr pri m or secondary form, iii—their tTe atMerit. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured -"ate b.4AT IV.. contains a Prescription for the Prevention of Disease j 4 simple application, by which the danger of infection is e b_ Mated 5i.....-- This important part of the Work should not escape the tender's notice. g !i l k* . T Y. is devoted to the consideration of marriag i e d , and its the '''' The causes of unproductive union are also CORS erect, a n d 14410Wbelrs subject critically and philosophically inquired into. 01DIAL BALM or STRIACIIM Is exclusively employed in treat bottnzrous and sexual debility, impotence, &c., 1 I s. and ti 335. per t d ,_ The Concentrated Detersive Essence, as anti-bptillyntiu. t,"..Q7, for purifying the blood in cases ofinfection, secondary Pi a . eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, ils. and 335. per .bottle. se'zirrstr urifying gpeeltie pills, Is. 9d., 4s. 6d., and p n e_ a b i c n , m , a. Ma n ill a etnedy for gonorrhoaa, glee% stricture, and chronic i Id _ of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, 11. 'retail ...., A minute 84 . .. '.. wae case is required : age, habits, and position in society. * lll .-ticket,. with advice, to be had at the Establishment only, by di k elt the foeol,, io saved, mmsra, Perry , Surgeons , are in atten -4 ' 14 4 at IS. Berners.street, Oxford-street, Louden, . rem it 1.,- e t , 11 , II"' " "" 40 11114 ; 9* Ba e 4 AYI from Eleven to One E ASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. CONTRACT FOR CLOT:IING. The Directors ale prepared Lv ireelre Tehdeie fur the Supply of Uniform Clothing for Guards. Police, and Porters. For Form of Tender and Samples of Clothing application must be made at this office. Tenders must be addressed to the Secretary, and marked on the cover, " Tender for Clothing," and none will be received atter Monday, the 30th instant. By order, C. P. RONEY, Secretary. Offices. Bishopsgate Station, July 18, 1849. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY COMPANY. All parties having CLAIMS against this Comnany are requested to send them in to the undersigned not later than FRIDAY, the 10th August next, in order that the same may be immediately examined and considered by the Directors. By order, Rishopsgate Station, July 18, 1849. C. F. RONEY, Secretary, KILLARNEY EXCURSION TICKETS. 1-4 ONDON AND NORTH - W ESTERN RAILWAY. 11 The public is requested to take notice that the period for which these : ickets are issued is extended to THREE WEEKS, and that Tickets now current trill receive the advantage of this extension. FIRST-CLASS EXCURSION TICKETS are ISSUED DAILY. By order, MARK lILTISH. General Manager's Office, Euston Station, July 18, 1849. EDINBURGH AND OSTEND STEAMERS FROM ST. K ATHERINE'S, THE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S splendid and powertlil first-class STEAM -MPS are appointed to leave— The Custcm-house or Tower, for— lIAMIHIRGII, carrying her Majesty'. %fails, every Tuesday and Friday Evening. Chief Cabin. 3/. ; Fore, 2/. • From Rlackwall Pier, for ROTTERDAM and the RH E IN, carrying her Majesty's Mails-- Every Wednesday and Saturday, at Halt-past Ten Morning. The, Ocean, Saturday. Chiet Cabin, 11. ss. ; Foie, 15s. ANTWERP and the RELINE—The Soho (newly decorated), every Thursday, at Ten, Morning. Saloon, 1/. 108. ; Fore Cabin, 1/ From St. Katharine's Steam Wharf, for— OSTEND—In Ten Hours, every Wednesday and Saturday Morn ing. July 21, at Two ; 25, at Five ; 28, at Seven. Chief Cabin, 1/ 4s. ; Fore, 18s. EDINBURGII—The Leith, July 21: the Clarence, 23; the Trident, August 1, at Ten, Evening. Chief Cabin, 21.; Fore, 11. 2s. 6d. n omnibus is provided, and will take passengers tJ St. Katherine's Wharf from 37, Reg- nt.circus, at Niue o'clock. HAVRE—Every Thursday and Sunday, at Eight, Morning. From Hore's Steam Whart; Wapping, for— NEWCASTLE—Every Wednesday and Saturday, at Eight, Night. Chief Ca:iin, 1/. ; Second, 12s. From London-bridge Wharf, for— BOULOGNE—The Albion and Harlequin, every Tuesday and Sunday Morning. July 22, at Two ; 24, at Three ; 29, at Eight ; 31, at Nine. Saloon. 12s. ; Fore Cabin, Bs. CALAIS—Every Thursday and Sunday Morning. July 19, at Twelve; 22, at Three ; 26, at Five. HULL—Every Tuesday and Friday, at Eight Morning. YARMOUTH—Every Wednesday, and Saturday, at Six Evening. RAMSGATE—The Little M estern, every Tuesday, 1 hursday, rind Saturday, at a Quarter past Tan Morning, calling at Blackwall at Eleven. Chief Cabin, ss. ; Fore, 4s. ; Children, 3s. MARGA fE—Daily, at Ten ; on Sundays an Excursion at Eight. To secure Berths, for Freight, and tor Bills, containing hours 01 ieparture, fares, &c., apply at the Offices, 71, Lombard-street ; 37. Regent-circus ; and 35, Leadenhall-street. THE EDINBURGH REVIEW, No. CLICXXI., is JUST PUBLISHED. CONTENTS:— I. Transportation as it now is. IT. ...811411 . 'ma r coxes u. 111. De Tocqueville's Louis XV. IV. Dennis's Etruria. V. Free Trade. VI. Corpus Ignatianum —The Syrian MSS. VII. Sir E. Bulwer Lytton's King Arthur. VIII. Tyndale's Sardinia—The House of Savoy. IX. Austria and Hungary. X. Macaulay's History of Fngland. London : Longman and Co. Edinburgh : A. and C. Black. 'lll-1E REGISTERED SYRIAN PALETOT. Of all the productions to which the title of PALETOT or LIGHT OVERCOAT is applied, the trade and public have acknow ledged chat none can compare for elegance of style, excellence of make, or lightness of material with the REGISTERED SYRIAN I'ALETOT, by Messrs. SWAIN and CO., Court Tailors, 379, Cth•faced, 21. ilk, extra. By the same accomplished Oxford artistes, the SYRIAN LOUNGING JACKET, price 303., celebrated from its neglige character as the masterpiece of its genre. 4 1 One fi l et the ti. worta are desola l tely and l4 the other opposing them married, questionably contented! billidence or a _rise of right determine the former, and miscalculate hopes em hdiircaehsyehtlfsicauhridierregtrheet !l e a . ,:tter the latter. The solitary one may a t ti e eld ta hialinnelidrdaenecpensr.to domestic nnap happiness .4 caution and worldly prudence, acity, o r T h r r o e s t i e n h htf ee rr t y h ; , but the the ee great t h :nd social content. The dowry should not be the only marriage tement. Honour and justice demand that health should form annif:mt 'n the compact; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted bo , se . P Or 4eglect wound more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Reader, if "hese surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULVERWELL'S little ..iEMOIRS "On Single and Married Life, " pub. in 2 vols., Is. ach (by post, in stamps, Is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively dined, or prudish feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hindered misinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining them. They are not intended certainly for mere idle cariosity, hut fsr the closet perusal of those mere deefly interested, to whom ney are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put forth on the above subjects, by unqualified authors, which alone or ogether, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other „Ile publications claim your attention (same price Is, each, by post Is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and "'old," and " How to be Happy." They are not merely pamphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the mere ephemeral scribbling,' of the hour, but the study of the author's life who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob servano! of the maxims he would inculcate—to do unto others as he wnnl.l `",e done unto--to live after nature's laws—and to keei, always on the sunny side of the way." The above work s may b e h a d of h erw° ' 4, 2 3, Paternoster-row Carvalho, 147, Fleet-street • Mann, ;,Nalson, 457, West Strand ; or direct (by post or other er tress the anther (who may be conferred with personally, b " r "ings and svenincs), In. Argvil-alas" Iterent-street; and noose,' 1.., longin g VILE ---- ...,=,••••••••••••••V -ANOUS OUTRAGE.—The tails of ten cows, be to four respectable farmers residing near Stra bane were recently cut off by some miscreants who have not yet been discovered. This atrocious practice Prevails l argely in the south at the present time. Every southern Payer brings us details of these barbarities. — Banner V Ulster. z----- , ' -- - ,-- ...: ... 4 ... , . ..-- _--- . . . .---- . . . . . . ' ':441!4-:*'. 7 - 7. .. N .: ,. - : ,,. : . t -- 4 --; :z '' 7„.. „, ;,..______. s in atrhilheasPqi:il2-:- - . . , v ' ,- -. -1 •,- ~........: - --..,-- ...; , 4tt l•-- - •,,, . I. - ~.. - 1 , 2 r 4. '-r , -,a1 , 7,.. , • .--. . ; Fit 4 „ ers ,a , . , 41 d i 4 / 4 conducting ..._-- „,, F 43 -- i I t c \,',;'';,;', ,10,---...-s, (1.1.,--11:4`feyi7 a , , k - --, ,,t,..,. / -- ,ii - ,, .. ...,,; ' :::: .1 . , - ..,-- „-- Of that son / 1 ; M4 f . 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This description of the Mammoth Cava, 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 having discovered finely rounded periods, or any attempt at high-flown language; be cont,-nted 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 disappointeo, I promise you, however imperfect may be my deseriptior. ' IVEY:HO - CITA ',AND PORTLAND BREAKWATER. Ills Royal Highness Prince Alb:-rt has graciously ac ceded to the wish of tho inhabitants, cot•'veyed to him through the Secretary of State. and signified his'inten tiou of visiting Portland-on'. the 25th instunt, for the pur pose of lajing the first stone of the breakwater. It may therefore be interest:i g to our readers to rewind them of the origin and progress of this great rational work. Mr. Buckingham, in his r•umuier trip to Weymouth, Dorchester, and Poriland, 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 south-east, as it is already protected from 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 alive by his son, the worthy successor of his father in 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 or a❑ Asylum Harbour for Portland Roads, by the late Mr. John Harvey. The interest taken by his Royal Highness in all the great questions of the day, will doubtless lead him to visit the extensive establishment which has been erected for 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:- Ist. That all convicts under sentence of transporta tion shall be subjected to these rules of discipline or pro bation. The first period of about twelve months will be passed in separate confinement at Pentonville or Wakefield. The 2d, on " Public Works," such as Portland, for s period proportioned to the term of the sentence. The 3d, with a ticket of leave in one of the colonies. During the first period the prisoners will be kept entirely separate from each other, but will be taught a trade, and be instructed in moral and religious duties, thus combining► the severe punishment of solitary con fin, ment 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 to 20, ac cording to the nature of the work. They will, as tar as possible, be tasked, and receive some little advantage for extra work. During this probationary period, opportunity will be afforded tor ascertaining whether they have profited by the instruction they will have received when undergoing ,olitary imprisonment, and of testing the strength of any good resolutions they may have formed. The period of his oetention 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 for wages, and enjoy many of the advantages of freedom; but the governor of the colony will have the power of sending 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 it 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 half the period of their original sentence; as an additional encouragement, however, those of whose character and industry the most favourable opinion is formed, may be recommended at an earlier period, and may be landed with a ticket of leave at the expiration of about one third of the period of their respective sentences. Daily 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 lations. There ore at present upwards of 500 men on the spot, and it is said there will be an additional 300, making in all 800 m e n b e f ore the end of the present month. iVe see large parties employed in quarrying, ohers in squar ing and preparing stone, others making new roads and levelling the quarries for 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, vthich are so placed as to be under inspection from a central corridor, where the officers are stationed. • All the necessary offices are placed in an adjoining building, where 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 stones, and levelling the yard where the sick will take exercise, the rocks bare been left, and a party of convicts, under the direction of the governor, have made walks among them. There lighted and n s d a the gasome ter supplyfroofm waterwhich alls pumped t o up bui ldi ngs reservoir, about 350 feet below the top of the rock BREAKWATER K C7OD TE E, E: , q. , R DEPA RTMENT. E u gli J e r , THOMAS COODE, Esq., ditto, R. A. TOPPLETON, Esq., Office, G. CRICKMAY, Esq., Clerk of Works, P. S. ARTHUR, E , q., Surveyor of Works, J. RADFORD. Esq., Foreman of Works. DESPERATE LEAP FROM BLACEFRIARS-NRIDGE.-- Last evening, about six o'clock, a man, apparently about 40 years of age, but who was unknown, mounted tho 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 Blackfriars-pier, instantly put off in a boat, and rowed towards the deceased, and having overtaken him he put forth his hand intending to lay hold of the hair of his head, and pull him into his boat. The tide, ;how ever, was running down very rapidly, and the hair the man's head being too short for Bull to hdl boat was carried o ver the man, and he imm edia t e ly afterwards cal led after wards disappeared. The drags were into requisition, but although the river a s k tr lastsom some distance, ance, the body was not found a tseven NEW POTATOES.-1t e co ntinue to observe in some .- the receipt of some , o course, receive a d ue weed r to the cultivator. We know o f our provincial c ontemporaries thorfthree I . l o c n p o e. w r l h e a d p g s m e h n i t i s f.a o . f o d i o dozen praise,n ew what i m pression we may make—we know only the not gratification p otat oes , w wi th e a s P e w ; feel with regardbeyond t c o the ntr a di- an nouncement —when we state as a f act tion, that from Wednesday to Saturday last there were no fewer than 301 leads of new potatoes brought to and sold in our mark e t. T hey were sold at from 4d to 9d. per stone ac cor di ng to quality; and when y say we mean simply size, for they were all good, and , so far as we hav e h eard, 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 by 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 a romp, than have a narrow cheat and flushed cheek.- .. Eliea Cook's Journ a l. 1 Pr.inc for CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD I,76OI. the week ending July 15,1849: — Os. I Id.; parcels, 601. 14s. Bd.; goo- s l , - utal, 2,1541. le. 7s. 10d.; steam.boats, 1821. 18s. Od.— traffic, 1501. dCI t C tea er om -5d exclusive of toll from Shrewsbury and 0 of mails. pany, and payment for convey,'" Coachin g __The late , Airs. Warner, a h n e tssi,d bequeathed MUNIFICENT BEQUEST. hand some legacies to her fa m a n y th invested . in trustees for the of Gay-street, who die . d en te l l i y n , d h se a r s v , in Bath. Each recipient of benefitinteres t o fof:3o4o,:OirwL,fi living the bounty wi ll receive, it is ozpoeted, about 40/. a yea r. —Ruth Journal. N°.17,727.] LONDON, 1 1 111) RSDAY E y JULY 19 1849, NIANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, and LIN COLNSHIRE RAILWAY. OPENING of the LINE to LINCOLN, GAINSBOROUGII, MARKET RASE N, HULL, GREAT GRIMSBY, &c. The public are respectfully informed that the portion of the Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Line between Sheffield and Gains borough will be OPENED for pass: tiger and merchandise traffic en the lith 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 Grims!:y. 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Express .... .. 20s. Bd. ..... 16s. Od. Ordinary........ 18s. 6d. I Is. 6d. ...... 9s. 3d. * The classes above specified refer to the trail of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway only. For further particulars, see the Company's Time Bills. By order, C. W. EBORALL. Traffic Manager's Office, Manchester, July 11, 1849. 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 fur the night, which occupied nineteen -hours. The stages in this part of the country lose a great deal of time needlessly by stoyiaag for meals a great deal oftsner than pa .iple ra quire them. During our ride we had breakfast at twenty-one miles from Nashville, at a pl ace called Tyree Springs, and that was acceptable enough ; but before it was well digested we bad to step for dinner, and then again for stepper, in three hours more ; and as the people in this last hotel. which was at a pretty iittle town called Bawling-green, did not wish to ba at the trouble of making one supper for their own boarders and another for the coach travellers, we were campelled to " bide their dine," though not any of us wanted supper at all, anal 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 field..-. We reached Bell's,* where we wore to stay for the night at halt-past eleven, where we might have had another Meal, but we did nut 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 get the disagreeable flavour of the peach brandy out of my mouth the whole of the next day. Afaer a capital breakfast, 801 l sent us in a feur-horse stage to the Marnmouth 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 first 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 tance 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, ' , awed Mosher. There is no otner visitor here at pre sent but ourselves. Having given you so much pre liminary, I shall endeavour to give you an inkling of what what we saw during our FIRST DAY'S VISIT TO THE M MSIOTH CAVE. The necessary alterations having been made in the costume of tray two daughters, namely, the petticoat being shortened, and trousers being domed—pants I , aught to have said, for trousers are never named here, and breeches are never made—and caps being placed upon their craniums, a gentleman, who accompanied us from Nashville, and myself, having been provided with costs that had ba 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 him near the entrance, with his lamps ready to light, his flak of oil on his hawk, 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 cone to a wall that hail been built by the miners, and in which there is a doorway, instate 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, tae air rushes out at this doorway, so as to blow out the lamps if the com mand of the guide is not obeyed to keep your lamps before you. At first one cannot see very well --the eyes are not yet accustomed to penetrate the darkness— the lamas only tended to make the darkness more visible. 13y and by we get more used to it. THE Cituricu, 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 rack 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 steak will wonder and awe at the splendour anal the va-tness of this rocky apart- men , . For size, Exeter Hall would be nothing to it. Dm leg the season service is perform. d in it by some of the clergymen suitors, and the effect must be very sub- a lime, to see each worshipper sitting with his lamp, listen ing to the Word, joining itt prayer to the Lord of all, , ,nd singing his praises. Each person enters with his a lamp, of course, but on canning to the church the lamps are all placed together, so as to make one general grand l'he church is in the Main Cave, whieh is five miles in extent, and as we move along w e see th e m ar k s of the action of the wet- r upon the rt cks 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 A VENUE, where the fiat apartment we come to is called the flaunted Cham ber, from two mummies having been found there by the miners in 1809. They were in a eating position, and clothed with deer-skins. One of them is now in a mu seum in New York; the other was burned by the mu• seam in Cincinnati taking 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. ge along farther, and soon find our sbeelovoetst o n i the h t ß te eg e is e t t e i r i o ß g oo h ni o , t, w i h t i c i h s h n a o s w , e o , r to r s a t t d h e e ra r h h l a y d d , e a . 7 f , a tt,. c lv e e ri s bey- mwarn.tytnigrerthsceinirenwaintisnogn the to roof with w or a t h ali t s h e e a candle. They must have had the candle atta inh ;h 7k ed e- EnE to e, a m, p t r . et( T y h i c o .r n e g e ihs , : fo na r a mtlhielr;ojolofh suppose phpiog Smith—ithe. h . n ß d .013e4ubstaRo not st England one i o s p f o u l t .tats where his locale is. but it is not unlitel was Mr. Smith of the United States. After pass i ng t" itg Vulcan's Forge, so calved from the stone resembling very much the refuse of a forge, we come to the Gt,thicg Chapel. Before entering it, however, 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 advance 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 of 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 1 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 limestoee, 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 tor, and lead". over into a d,c e ravint-. Now we come to his Satanic Mrksty's Arnichai , , 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, anti 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 des perate 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 high, and leads to the lower branch of the Gothic Avenue. The stone of the passage bears evidence of 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 :hey 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 frim the Apartment below. The guide, fancying it was some one of his companions whose l am p h a d gone out, ca ll e d out to hi m to s t a y where h e was an d he would come to him imme di ate l y; as het was d escending by the Devil's Elbow, the voice came from anot h er part i n front of them. He returne d , and w as ascending again to the Lover's Leap, when the voice once more caine through the Elbow, at which he became consideraf.ly alarmed, and it was with great dif ficulty the gentleman could prevent him from running fairly off out of the Cave, and leaving him in the lurch, which perhaps he deserved. On their return to the hotel, the guide told the landlord a woeful story, in the midst of which, however, he was stopped by some one coming in to say there was a maniac about the grounds, when they went out and heard a voice calling out for some tea and bread and butter. " That's it 1" he said, " that's the same voice that was in the cave." The ventriloquist made the landlord aware of the trick, and the mysterious affair ended with a hearty laugh at the poor alarmed guide's expense. As we enter this part of the Gothic Av,nue we ewe to a basin of beautiful clear wat er , called the ' Cooling 7'ub. It is about six feet wide, and a stream of the purest water is falling * Bell's house, when Nvo leave the road, is midway between Nashville and LOttisville, and 90 miles from Imola city. constantly into it from the ceiling, which is he re about thirty feet high. In various parts of the cave there are streams of this description, and the sound of this falling water is the only thing that breaks the awful, stillness that constantly reigns. After passing Aapoleon's Dome, which is about sixty feet in height, we come to another iitt!e pool, called Lake Purity, the water in 'which is de licious to drink, sti pure, that no dis•ui hence can thicken it. Now we retrace our steps to the Main Cave, where at almost every step we take;soine new won( ler is opened tin to We are in an apartment called the Ball Rooth, for it is frequently used as such by the visitors during the season. The floor is smooth anti level, and continues so for several hundred feet, so t'aat there is plenty of room for a large party. There are spacious galleries above, toe, formed by the !edging rocks; and there is an orchestra, capable of holding twice the number of the Philtiarmouic Band. As we go along gazing in wonder at everything, the eye suddenly rests un a nice little niche in the wall, just like the niche that is at the door of a !,toman Catholic Cathedral fer 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 vouch for its purity and refresh ing qualities. The Standing Rocks that we by and bye approach, are immense blocks of stone that have evidently fallen from the - roof, 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 stone 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 evidently fallen away from the side, and which perfectly resembles a coffin, 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 hetetd 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 left inclined to do se. At some distance beyond this, perhaps 150 y ar d s , t h e cave t a k es 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 aide 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 an 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, which shows the starry firmament to greater advantage. The stars are formed by the sparkling gypsum in the dark limestone, and a more complete optical illusion Dame Nature never called into existence. We felt as if 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; bin not a particle of anything could we see. There was, of course, not the smallest ray of light—there could not be, for we a ere two miles from the mouth of the cave, and 170 feet below the surface 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 be in a line fix. I spoke to him of this afterwards, when he said he 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 be could have forced his way to the mouth. This star-Chamber is one of the most pleasing sights in the me. Not far from from it are the remains of some small houses that were built some years ago for con sumptive patients. The sir is so pure and the tempe rature so equal, 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 m.king the cave an hospital for consump tion ha been abandoned. I forgot to say that while we were admirirg the wonders of the Starry Chamber we sang a sacred trio, the effect of which was beautiful, for every thing was so still—no interruption by whisperers, or thwe persons who are 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 cur utility friend from the things of this earth, for while we were gazing in astonishment on the scene around us, he asked me whether, as I came from Loudon, I h a d ever seen u work on the art of brewing. by fermentation, anti without yeast ! The Star-Chamber was the extent of our walk in -the Main Cave -to day. We re turned as fur the Giant's Coffin, behind which we entered an avenue, and cescended some 12 or 14-step., then through a very low aed narrow passage into the Deserted Chambers, which we got to by crawling some part of the way on our bands and knees. The first ut the Deserted Chambers is called the Wooden Bowl. from the fact of a wooden bowl having bt en found in it by the miners some years ago. At a short distance from this bowl we stepped to dine, sitting on the edge of a large Hat rock, which we used as a dining-table. Close by there was a apt bag 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 after dinner, then resumed our walk. Our attention was first directed to the Sidesaddle Pit, vzhich 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, un 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, &c., in innumerable variety; there is indeed here a mixture of the sublime and beautifuL We come to the Wild Hall, well named from its appearance, go through the Arch. which is one of the most-beautifully formed natural arches that can be seen, return through what is called the Labyrin:h, and go to Gorin's Dome. Much as we had seen to astonish us, we were not prepared for the magnificence of the scene we were now to witness. Stephen placed us at an aperture about the ordinary 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. It is nearly 300 feet in height, and we were standing about half way up. The sides of the dome are fluted, and have 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 obli4ed to leave, which we did, express ing our determination to visit the dome again in our next ramble. We had now been five hours in the cave, and RS we had more than two miles to walk to the mouth, we set off on our homeward rouse. and passed again some of our old acquaintances, the Giant'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 Ih© 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 preisively warm did the atmosphere feel. Aud so fini:hed our firkt 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 t o bed pretty ear ly, t o prepare ouraelves ur 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 (;sotto. 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 Audribon's Avenue on our left, came to the Church again, which we could not help taking another look at, went on through th e M ain 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 sixty feet high, looks something 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 cjnsiderable way on our hands and knees, and are not at all displeased when we reach the Banquet Hail, for here there is plenty o f room t o s tand up, the ceiling being 40 feet high and the width of the apartment about 700 feet. We were very glad to sit down too, and Stephen went to a distance and lighted one of his Bengal lights, which showed us the glories of this immense apartment. While we were resting here Stephen sang SOW sego mg; 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, and vvho'hail no wool on de top ob his head, de place wheie de wool ought to grow." I sang my poor friend Rooke's song of "My Boyhood'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 diasult, indeed, and exceedingly toilsome, notwitli standing the fact that one can uedergo a great deal more fatigue in the cave than it is possible to do in the opee 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 b‘ing of smooth solid rock; it is 300 fee 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 quire out of place. Moore's " Oft in the Stilly Night," I sang very softly, but it sounded im mensely in the silence, and it 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 nigger songs till we were fairly out of the Temple. We turned our stofs now towards the Faiey Grotto, the way to which is also very difficult; a great deal of crawling 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 ether 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 pit - lan, 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 .\lain 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 V ally 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 Man's Misery, a most extra ordinary freak of nature. It 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 finds 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 she had ever in her life rapt rienced. Its the avenue of Great Relief we saw the point to which the river rose in January lain which is fifty six feet above i's 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 fornsation in this chamber. In a part of the ceiling there is the appearance of a 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 serpen t. Our next place to gaze at is the Bandit's Hall, a wonderfully wild.looking apartment of great magnitude, the floor being covered with rocks of varieus s'zss, 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 Moanmoth Dome. We sineerely 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 bands 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 sway. 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. When this dome was discovered in 1842 a lamp was found at the bottom of it, which puzzled the finders not a little as to how it could hare got there. Inquiry was made of an old man who Jives 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 I 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 of our party wore heartily tired. THIRD DAY'S RAMBLE IN THE MAMMOTH CAVE. Although we had a day's rest yesterday, it being Sunday, my eldest daughter was not 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, t r, like all the rivers for 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 ut 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 hare 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 suspects we shall have to do. W e take an additional guide with us, named Alfred, in case 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 winled, 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 of :be Dea4 Sea. We journey on through avenues till we reach the river Styx, which we cross in a boat, then walk a little farther till we get to Leth e. We sail al o ng it in our frail barque till the water becomes so sha ll ow that we can go no farther. Echo River is the great one we have to cross, and as the guides are uncertain . about the state of it, they leave us till th ey ascertain by what other side. It was no vet.) d m e e l a ig n h s t w fu e l sairteuatotiognelftoor.tshoelitary, helpless ind ividuals . be left alone in a bast in the middle . of a river,. so far under the face of the earth, .and with no sound of any. thing hear us save the trickling of invisible 111044115, end nothing with any sign of life but gnats that flut tered about our lamps, and now and then a large cricket with immerse 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 havitig the least resemblance of a place for an eye, for, e course, they have no need of eyes. The solitariness !such a scene can scarcely be conceived. However, we oust not think of it; see sang and chatted. The echo eas magnificent, and sounding chords afforded us some ituusetneet; 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 situtieion for so hour, we were cheered by hearing the voices of the guides, singing at a long distance from us. As they came nearer we discovered that it was "Auld :erg sy nc " they were singing, and I am sure I never ?card that favourite air with greater pleasure or satis eiction. At length the glimmer of the lamps is seen in the distant darkness, and the guides approach us, swakening the echoes with " Oh. Susanna," e Old Uncle Ned," and other negro ditties. We learn that we cannot mbark at the usual place, but must go round by Par 4atory Avenue. They have to carry us through the eater about fifty yards, 0,1 we come to walking ground, then we reach a ferry which we cross in a boat, rod Alfred takes the boat through the archway at the usual place for embarking, to meet us at the end of the .venue ; for we hear the water splashing against the ceiling, and we cannot go that way. He must lie down dit in the boat, and get through as he best can. We reach the point of the river where he had come to, and there is no sign of him. We wait patiently for a time, Arid at length the awful silence is broken by thu sounds of his voice, singing to let us know he has got through in safety. The eff ect o f 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 et out, and walk again for some distance, then cross the river again on Stephen's hack, and at l ast we are fairly on the other side. The river was discovered in 1839, and first crossed in 1841. As we go along, although we are fir ty er sixty feet above the river, marks of its recent rise are visible, for the sand is very wet, and our road very slippery. The avenue in which we now are must have oeen filled with water to the very ceiling, and our path is an awailly wild. one, strewed with immense rocks that lave fallen from above, and the ceiling is like a dark midnight sky. The walls are beautifully ornamented with rosettes, &c., of stalactite in great profusion. We are now in Lil/ynian's Avenue, and have come to a bend, something like the Great Bend on the other side of the river. This bend resembles exactly the stern of a large ship, and we see it as if we were in the water looking ap at it. It is called the Great Western. The avenue, which is two miles long, is terminated by an apartment :idled Ole Buli'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-lookin g place in it called The Hanging Rocks, which are immense blocks 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 abut fifteen feet into a place called Viwyard, one of the most extraordinary freaks in the whole cave. It looks as if all the dark-coloured grapes had been collected from halt' the vineyards on the Rhine and deposited here. The clusters are perfect, and the formations are still going 00. 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 beaurful ornaments, and by and bye we reach the Snow-ball Rom, 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 with stalactite beauties, various ports 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 walrosettes,e ls of th whole for several miles being covered with Prince of Wales' feathers, 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 heavy, which makes it difficult to procure many. It is said there are rats in this part of the cave, though it is difficult to imagine what the y can support themselves and the it fa milies upon, for 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 riot 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 bad their blankets with them, and after ono day's exploration, they fixed on Cl eve l an d' s Cabinet for their 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 Medora's Spring, are at the furthest extent of the explored part of the cave, and hire 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, if possible, increased its beauty. We stopped to dine at a little spring, not tar 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 fur the lust time upon the many wonders we had 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 to, I jumped from his hack, 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 the Fat Mau's Misery arid 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 , arid when we gut up on the abou t fifty feet abov e th e r i ver , we s a w at a gre at d is tance . a three individ ua l s s t an di ng b es ide th e i their sepulchral—they beside them. The effect was aw f y regions. o By the bye, the place through which we looked like beings of thenether traversed to the spot where we saw them, is called the Infernal Regions. The visi tors soon joined us, and we left the cave together. They had only gone to the bank of the river. It will be long ere we forget our visit to the Mammoth Cave. The season not commencing till about the end 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 warning 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 for several hours, till the people in the hotel sent to see what de tained them so long in the cave. They were in a ter rible fright, and no wonder. Another gentleman who had left his party, in 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 hours alone be fore they found him. There is no danger if th b e ut pa C r o ties keep together and with the attempt to find the way oneself were g l u n u id s h n e es t s ,ve t n as in k g .: We left the Mammoth Cave Hotel at . six g and bad a pleasant ride to Bell's, rough, but at eigh t il:emryiles distance. The road is through the wood an d bye, when there is more traffic will be smoother by very much this spring b:e ' it " on it. Mr. Bell has im proved fur he has the conveying proved of all the at his own expense, visitors from the house to the cave, and very reason a bl y he does it.As I before mentioned , he is an obli g i ng and attentive old man, Mr • Bell, and if you get into his good graces, he will not be sparing of his peach brandy and honey, though he very witely takes none of it himself; and perhaps he may take you into the garden, where he will show you something that will strike you it being very singular, if you are an Englishmen. In a corner of the garden, undvr a uiet tr neat tomb-stone, wh wi tell ich •11 1 ee, 3ou will see a you that there the old - - _ * In St. Louis I saw part of a panorama of the Upper Mis sissippi, which a French artist named Pomerade has been en gaged on for some years, and which he has nearly finished. 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