The constitutional union., 1860-11-30

George Wilkes writes this week from Mag ara to his Spirit:
 I said had something to do with the fal- lingofTable Rock that broacbshell on the Can ada side, which in 1850 jutted over the very cauldrOn of the seething waters, but which tumbled into 1t on certain day in the month of June, of that, to me- well remembered year. About noon on that day, l accompani- ed lady from the Clifton House to the Falls. Arriving at Table Rock, we left our carriage, and as We approached the projecting platform 1 pointed out to my companion a vast crack or Assure which trayersed the entire base of | the rock, remarking that it looked wider than 1t had ever before appeared to me- The lady almost shudderedass she looked atit, and shrink ing back declared she did not care about go- ing to the edge. '.Ah," said l taking her hand, '.you might as well come on, now that you are here. l hardly think the rock will take notion to fall merely because we are on it."
 The platform jutted from the mainland some sixty feet but to give the visitor still more fearful projection over the raging waters, a wooden bridge or staging, had been thrust beyond the extreme edge some ten feet. This terminated in a small box for visitors to stand in and was kept in its position and enabled to bear weight by a ponderous load of stones heapcd upon its inner end. The day was very bright and hot, and it being almost lunch time at the hotels, but few visitors were out, so we occupied the dzzy perch alone. We %azed foarulIy out upon the awful waters, we stretched our heads timidly over the frghtful depth below, and we felt our natures que He'd in every fibre by the deaicning roar that seem- cd to saturato us, IS 1t were, with an indc1i- nabIe dread.
 "This terrible place" said I. 'Look under there, and see oil what a mere shell we stand, For years and years the teeth of the torrent, in that jetting, angry stream, have been enawing out that hollow. and some day this plane must taII.' Ny companion shud- dcred, and drew herself together in alarm Our eyes swept the roaring circle of the waters once again. We cazed about in fearful fascination when suddenly, turning our looks upon each other, each recognized corresponding fear Ii do not like this place. exclaimed l quick ly. 'Ihe whole base of this rock is probably di-integratel, and perhaps sits poised in a succession of steps or nOtches. ready to fall out and topple down at any unusual perturba- ten. The tsSure there seems to me to he more than usually wide to-day. I think we had better leave, for do not fancy such a finish; and besides, my paper must be pub- liShcd next week."
 With these very words-the latter uttered half joco~ely though not without alarm-I seized my companions hand, and, in absolute panic we fled us fast as our feet could carry Us toward what might be called the shore We burst into q laugh when we regained the land and jumping into our carriage felt actu- ally as if we had made fortunate escape We rolled back toward the Clifton, but before we had proceeded two minutes on our way, a laundering report, like the explosion of all earthquake, burst upon us. and, with a long roar, the ground tremblo3 beneath cur wheels l We turned to find that Table Rock had fallen. We were the last upon it. and it was doubt less, the unusual perturbation caused by our | flying footsteps, that disturbed the cxactitude of its equilibrium, and thrilled it from its final poi~e.
 In a minute more the road was full of hur- rying people, and during the following hall hour we were told hundred times in advance of the next morning journals, that lady and gentleman who were On the Table Rock, had gone down the falls We are told that the trot of a dog would shake old London bridge from end to end, when it would not be dis trrbed by the rolling of heavily loaded wains Table Rock had probably not been run upon 
 in the way l have described for years--per haps never; and, therefore, whenever I heal itspokcn of, | always shudder and feel as if had something to do with its fall.