BRIXHAM CAVE. II7 



two hundred years ago William of Orange 

 landed, there is a steep limestone hill, at 

 the foot and on the face of which the houses 

 of the town are built. Close to the summit 

 a few years ago a cavernous hollow was 

 discovered. It extends a considerable distance 

 through the limestone rocks, and no one who 

 goes through it can fail to see that it has 

 once been the bed of a stream. The smooth 

 surfaces worn by the long action of running 

 water are perfectly preserved, and the rounded 

 pebbles which were found in the bed of this 

 ancient stream are additional evidences of 

 the fact. Now let any one stand at the 

 entrance, or at the exit of this cavern and 

 cast his eye on the surrounding landscape. 

 Whence can this stream have flowed, and 



