10 AN EXCURSION TO THE 8UBMARINE FORE9T, CHESHIRE. 



secluded situations, but on fine mild evenings they may be seen occasionally, and 

 generally before rain commences. 



I remain, dear Sir, 



Yours very respectfully, 

 fVoodside, near Liverpool, T. B. Hall. 



November 14, 1837. 



SOME ACCOUNT OP AN EXCURSION TO THE SUB-MARINE 

 FOREST, LEASOWES, CHESHIRE. 



By a Member of the British Association. 



On Friday evening an announcement was made by the general secretary, that 

 on the next morning steam-boats would be waiting to carry the members of 

 the British Association to some iron-works down the river, or to Leasowes 

 Castle, near the submarine forest. Saturday morning came, and with it torrents 

 of rain. I walked into the town, and must confess, from the miserable and dirty 

 appearance of the whole place, that I wished myself any where but in Liverpool. 

 As I was walking along, half inclined to leave for Manchester, a transitory break 

 appeared in the clouds ; it became lighter, I looked at my watch, found it wanted 

 but five minutes to one, the time the steamer was to start for the forest. I 

 called a cab, and arrived at the docks before the packet had started. The rain 

 again poured down, but I determined to keep on board and undergo the hard- 

 ship which the miserable weather promised. The packet did not start at the 

 time stated, on account of the smallness of the party, who at length one by one 

 arrived, and when we set off numbered altogether twenty-four. 



Who our company was I knew not, and I must confess, when we started we 

 looked a" unlikely r party to enjoy ourselves as ever I saw. The weather 

 appeared to affect us all, and not one seemed inclined to say to another, how do 

 you do ? After dashing through the waves five or six miles, the steamer sud- 

 denly stopped, and we were informed that we must be put on shore by the boat. 

 The wind blew, and the rain came down quickly, so as to deter several of the 

 party from venturing across a mile or two of sea to the shore, lest they should 

 be made permanent inhabitants of the submarine forest we were about to visit. 

 However, with skilful sailors, who not only l'owed us over a part of the sea, but 

 carried U9 one by one on their broad shoulders, over several hundred feet, we 

 were at length securely placed upon the beach. 



And here we found ourselves safely arrived at the object of our expedition, 



