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granite, of a very superior quality. The shaft is 

 fluted, and of the Grecian Doric order, having within 

 it a spiral staircase leading to a balcony on the 

 summit of the capital. This is surrounded by an 

 elegant iron railing, and commands as fine an ex- 

 panse of prospect as any in the country; — it is 

 bounded by Hengist down, on the north, and extends 

 to the British Channel on the south ; and comprises 

 every variety of landscape, lying between Dartmoor 

 on the east, and the far hills of Cornwall on the west. 

 A person is always in attendance at the Column : 

 visitors are allowed to ascend to the top, and avail 

 themselves of the beautiful view which it unfolds, on 

 payment of a shiUing. 



To the right of the Column is seen Mount Zion 

 Chapel. It is designed after the Hindoo style, with 

 the ornaments and accompaniments appropriate to 

 that fantastic manner ; but of massive and bold pro- 

 portions ; these are so judiciously arranged, that the 

 whole front presents a highly effective and pleasing 

 appearance; and the building, though placed in 

 juxta- position with the fine portico of the Town 

 Hall, maintains its rank, and seems to suffer nothing 

 from a contrast, which would be destructive to many 

 buildings, in which bold and picturesque effects 

 have been less the objects of the architect's attention. 



The building of this chapel was commenced in 

 November, 1823, and finished in July, 1824, at a 

 cost of about £2,000. 



To the "right of Mount Zion Chapel is the Devon- 

 port Library (an engraving of which has been pre- 

 pared for publication in a future number). The 

 building was originally used as the Devonport and 

 Stonehouse Classical and Mathematical Subscription 

 School. The business of that establishment is now 

 carried on in another building, in Fore Street, 

 Devonport. Subsequently to this removal, the 

 edifice was purchased for a Public Library, for 

 which purpose it is exceedingly well adapted. It is 

 supported by annual subscriptions, every subscriber 



