is upwards of six feet high between all her decks. The figure of an Highlander graces her head; a proper compliment to a nation,

"Inflexible in faith, invincible in arms;"

which forms, in my opinion, the most brilliant gem of our imperial diadem; a nation which blends in its character what we have yet to learn, the sincere religious principle, and an exemplary morality, with the most ardent courage, and the most determined resolution.

It had been particularly enjoined us to visit the market of Plymouth-Dock; an object which we found to be well worth our attention. Nothing can be more judicious than the plan on which it is constructed; consisting of two stories, both of which are defended from the weather by being covered over head. The quantities of provision of all descriptions exposed here for sale every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, are really astonishing; and it is a pleasant circumstance that this profusion is accompanied by very moderate prices, which is not generally the case with the best furnished markets in the kingdom. When we heard of sixpence-halfpenny per pound for meat, two shillings for a couple of ducks, and other poultry in proportion, it is not wonderful that with our heads full of Bath prices,

we should for a moment imagine ourselves transported into Canaan," the glory of all lands;" where abundance was the character of the country, and plenty was proverbial. The excellence of the fish of Plymouth cannot be doubted, when it is recollected that the product of its market had sufficient attractions to overcome the vis inertia of Quin, and draw him from the metropolis, to the western extremity of Devonshire, that he might eat John Dories and Red Mullet in perfection. Indeed, there cannot be imagined a finer picture for the watery eye of a piscine epicure, than the department of the fishmongers in Plymouth-Dock market, whilst this article of food is in season.

One word more on the subject of this place, and I release you. Acquainted as W- and myself were with the customary licentious habits of the lower orders and working class of people in most of our large sea-ports, it afforded us no small gratification to hear, and to observe, that the morals of the population of the Dock-yard were of an higher order than is usually the case in places of this description; an effect, attributed by our conductor, and I believe with truth, to the strenuous professional exertions of a particular class of the clergy in the neighbourhood. Without pretending to determine what may be the best mode of instructing the

multitude in their religious and moral duties, I think we may venture to assert, that where any one has been crowned by such compleat success as in the instance before us, we ought at least to consider the system with respect, and regard its instruments as sincere. Thus much Christian charity should compel us to allow, however our own speculative opinions may differ from those of the persons so laudably and usefully employed.

I am, dear Sir,

Your's sincerely,

R. W.

YOU

Cornwall; but, however your curiosity may be excited by the mention of the Cornubian metropolis, or however impatient you may feel for a description of a place which concentrates in itself all the elegance of this distant county, you must be

content to wait till a subsequent letter for complete satisfaction on these points, and attend me in a long and weary journey through rough roads, and over barren hills, before you repose yourself amongst the comforts of this respectable town.

In making the customary excursion from Plymouth-Dock to Mount Edgcombe, it is usual to cross the water from Mutton Cove to Cremill, a passage rather more than a quarter of a mile; we however preferred a more circuitous course, that we might include Trematon Castle in our route, and were ferried over the Tamar from Morrice Town to Tor-Point, a distance of nearly half a mile. As the tolls of passengers are settled by A& of Parliament, there is no opportunity, if there were inclination, for imposition; though we confessed that the terms of one-penny for a foot passenger, and two-pence for our horse, seemed to be inadequate to the time and labour required in a conveyance of such a nature, and for such a distance. The proportion, however, between the pay and the service may perhaps be pretty equal, when we consider the multitude of passengers perpetually crossing here, who keep the boat fully employed for upwards of twelve hours out of the twenty-four. On our arrival at Little Anthony, we found it necessary to cross another short passage, in order to