a course of four miles, it winds between lofty side screens to the river Crake on Leven sands. The Leven is a good river for fly fishing.

Above Newby Bridge, the water gradually from a river widens, and, in sportive curves, is formed into many charming little bays, which margin the lake all the way from the Landing on one side, and Fell Foot on the other, up to the great island. It then spreads out in more expanded curves: here the bays are larger, and more appropriately suited to the majesty of the northern scenery.

The artist, on the 8th of October, 1813, on his return from Furness Abbey, began a drawing of Newby Bridge, having the before-mentioned hill as a back-ground, but rain, as it had often done before, closed his port-folio, when it was about one-third done. After dinner he and his little party began their voyage, and had a fine afternoon up the lake of Windermere, the lower end of which displays an exquisite variety of the modest and gentle, the easy and elegantly undulating, enriched with seats, farms, and fishermens' cottages, around which, fine trees are embowered and sprinkled in every possible variety.

On the Cartmel side of Newby Bridge stands Mrs. Machell's retired retreat, beautifully embosomed in wood, and there is a picturesque view from it of the meandering river Leven.

About a mile from Newby Bridge the road up

Windermere leaves Fell Foot on the left, lately purchased by F. D. Astley, Esq., from Jeremiah Dixon, Esq. Here the direct road to Kendal passes over Gummers How, and one to the right either over the sands by Cartmel, or through Millthorpe and Burton to Lancaster. Leaving the public road, the way to Fell Foot (encompassed by majestic woods, native and exotic) is through an ancient grove of evergreens. From the house, a lawn extends to the lake; here the scenes are beautiful and diversified, and from all the knolls upon the mountain's side above it. This place is greatly indebted for its elegancies to the fine taste of Mr. and Mrs. Dixon it has been only a short time in the possession of Mr. Astley.

About half a mile from Fell Foot stands Town Head, the seat of William Townley, Esq., having a pleasant prospect over the foot of the lake -it is a modern erection; the grounds above it command excellent views of the northern mountains. The road, in occasional steeps, skirts under Gummers How, at an agreeable distance from the water's edge, presenting both ways many delicious scenes: after passing Tower Wood it reaches Beech Hill, above which there is a scene of the lake from a good fore-ground of rocks here Curwen's Island appears as if united with the side lands, and seems to cut the lake in two. On a far stretching promontory stands Storrs, the seat of John Bolton, Esq., between which promontory and the island are those pretty projecting wooded lands, the ferry points, and south of those ferry points Berkshire

Island. Beyond the island house on the banks of the lake is seen Calgarth, reposed amongst its woods. The distant mountains are Fairfield, Scandale, Colddale, and Hill Bell-This view is No. 49, of the five guinea etchings.

At Gill Head is a neat cottage, belonging to Mr. John Poole, near which is Poole's Dam, a noted resort for fly-fishers. Mr. Poole's civility and generosity to his neighbours, in allowing them to fish in this dam, is quite praise-worthy.

Something nearer to Bowness than the south gate to Storrs, is the junction of the new and old roads to Bowness; the latter is done away, but with infinite advantage to the traveller, for the new road commands some of the finest views on Windermere. The old road passed Storrs at no great distance on the left, and under the pleasure-grounds at Belle Field and Furney Green on the right: the new road leaves Belman Ground on the right, and the Bank on the left; it then proceeds by Belle Field and Furney Green, meeting the old road at Bowness townend, after a separation of nearly two miles.

At Belman Ground the scenery is beautiful, beyond that from any other place south of the island; here may be observed Storrs Hall, the Rectory House, the Ferry House, great and little Islands, and Bowness, and all the elegant winding shores up the lake to Ambleside, with the Rydal and Ambleside mountains for the extreme distance. No. 8 of the small etchings is from the neighbourhood of Belman Ground; on

the same heights, there is likewise an excellent Claude-like landscape towards the foot of the lake.

Storrs Hall stands something out from the side shores, upon a promontory on a gentle elevation above the lake: it was built by the late Sir John Legard, Bart., who sold it to. Watts, Esq.; from this gentleman it was purchased by John Bolton, Esq., the present proprietor. The house built by the worthy Baronet, is an excellent family residence; but Mr. Bolton has added to it a superb mansion, from designs by Mr. Gandy, which are at once fanciful and elegant. Mr. Webb has likewise been here, and has driven in one grand straight line a road through the lower grounds, in contempt of those little Brunonian riggleings bordering the old dwelling. The whole, in process of time, if managed with an eye comprehending the value of the surrounding scenes, may be one of the finest things of its kind in the island.

At Storrs north gate the new road to Kendal, on a fine elevation, leaves the road to Kendal by Bowness, and joins the Hawkshead road to Kendal by the ferry, and the Bowness road to Kendal near Windy Hall, a mile and a quarter from Bowness.

Belle Field, the seat of Mrs. Taylor, is on the left of the new road from Belman Ground to Bowness, and is situate on a commanding ground. The place is at present choaked with wood: it might be rendered a very desirable spot.

Still nearer Bowness, is Furney Green, the seat of the late Joseph Pringle, Esq.; it is built upon a charming surface, swelling boldly from the valley. Furney Green commands a fine view of Windermere, with the northern mountains, and is a place highly and deservedly admired.

The new roads from Belman Ground towards Kendal, and from Belman Ground to Bowness, are shorter and easier than the old roads, and what is still more valuable to strangers, exhibit the lake landscapes much more advantageously than the old roads. These roads have been made exclusively at the expence of Mr. Bolton, of Storrs, whose great improvements on the common, likewise, add greatly to the agricul tural interest of this district.

From the terrace at the back of the inn, the church, though near to the eye, is a good object, and there is a pleasant view of the lake over a part of the village towards the great island,

Old England (long called so) has been altered, and very greatly improved, by Joseph Greaves, Esq., who has recently made another splendid addition to it: near at hand is the church and the lake, and the family in many pretty rounds can see all the charms of the neighbourhood; the boats being moored in the pleasure grounds, almost close to the house.

Rayrigg, the seat of the Rev. John Fleming, is an ancient family house, standing at an agree