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THE SEA. 



pilot for one of the most dangerous localities, the Sands of the Swin a study almost as 

 difficult as biquadratic equations. He assisted at various times in saving 109 lives, no less 

 than eighty of which were rescued in his own boat, appropriately named the Tkorpeness Stormy 

 Petrel. 



Farther north, and standing upon the most easterly point in all England, the important 

 seaport of Lowestoft is situated. The town is placed on a. lofty eminence, from which fine sea- 

 views are obtained, and the side of the cliff descends gradually in hanging gardens or terraces 



HARWICH. 



covered with trees and shrubs, below which is a long line of buildings appropriated to the 

 curing of fish. It has two harbours, with piers. The herring (more especially) and the 

 mackerel fisheries employ from 1,500 to 2,000 men and boys, while the industries connected with 

 the sea commence at twine and rope making and end in ship-building. There is a chapel for 

 British and foreign sailors, six almshouses for poor master fishermen, and two lifeboats. 



Yarmouth next demands our attention. It derives its name from its situation at the 

 mouth of the river Yare, and it is, as all know, both a flourishing fishing-town and a 

 watering-place. Its antiquity is great; there are records of it anterior to Roman times. 

 In the eleventh century, at the time of the Conquest, it was known as Moche Gcernemoutk, 

 or Great Yarmouth. In 1004, Sweyn, king of Denmark, arrived before it with a powerful 

 fleet, and plundered and burnt the town. It soon rose again. In 1132, artisans, implements, 



