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sand-dunes, scantily clothed with brushes, were partially supported by 

 a long line of white cliffs of calcareous sandstone, which also abutted 

 on the granite-formed land at the northern end of the Bay, but had 

 there changed in colour to red and yellow. 



At the more sheltered southern corner of this long beach is the sandy- 

 barred mouth of another inlet from the sea, which I had on a former 

 occasion ascended in a whale-boat, to the distance of ten or twelve 

 miles, and was now desirous of further examining by land. Crossing 

 its dry bar therefore, and considering in passing that the waters of the 

 estuary were at least five feet above the level of the sea outside, we en- 

 camped after dark at a good spring-well of excellent water, a mile fur- 

 ther up, in the midst of a small patch of rich luxuriant feed for our 

 tired horses. The soil is good, and much mixed with marine shells. 

 Red cliffs were visible on the northern shore between one and two 

 miles higher up, but the indications for coal since leaving the previous 

 camp had been but few and remote, granite appearing to form the basis 

 of the country along this portion of the coast, and the red sandstones 

 to retire further inland. 



Here were exchanged our limited congratulations on the succession 

 of a new year. The 31st had been very cloudy and threatening, 

 with light showers from the S.W. These increased after we had en- 

 camped, and the old year, 1848, went out with us exceedingly wet 

 and boisterous. 



{To be continued^ 



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James Edward Winteebottom, Esq. 



We 



relative of the late Mr. J. B. Winterbottom, whose death was mentioned 



in our last month's number, 



" He was born on the 7th of April, 1803, and was educated at private 

 schools, partly at Twyford, near Winchester, under Mr, Clarke and Mr. 

 Bedford, successively; but principally at the Rev. Dr. Mcyrick's, at 

 Eamsbury, in Wiltshire, He was entered, as a Commoner, at St. John's 



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