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afford such extensive or varied scenery as the ascent of Slieve 

 Donard, from the summit of which the members of the Naturalists' 

 Field Club had a view of the whole County Down, spread out like 

 a garden before them. The distant hills of the surrounding coun- 

 ties marked the boundary ; roads, towns, and villages could be 

 traced as on a map. Rathfriland, Castlewellan, Downpatrick, 

 Newtownards, and Ardglass, and even Carrickfergus, were distin- 

 guished. The sea looked like a great lake, showing every bay from 

 the Skerries to Larne, the harbour of Belfast, Strangford Lough, 

 and Dundrum Bay. The Isle of Man stood out as a central feature, 

 backed by the hills of Scotland, which melted away with the airy 

 distance. Southward, the mountains of Carlingford and the coun- 

 try beyond seemed within call, and the many cones of the Mourne 

 range were heaped around as the consolidated memorials of prime- 

 val chaos — the pointed summit of Slieve Bingian and Bencrom, the 

 Eagle Mountain, and the Pigeon Rock, all weather-worn and 

 rugged, and sprinkled over with massive rocks, as pebbles cover the 

 beach. After a survey and rest of half-an-hour, the party descended 

 the mountain above the Eagle's Rock, and came down the glen or 

 mountain pass, which, for its extent, would favourably compare 

 with the celebrated Gap of Dunloe. Here and there are deep 

 ravines, with bounding streamlets, and the murmur of falling 

 waters hurrying from the mountains to form rivers in the plain, and 

 all around steep cliffs, and wild massive mountain scenery. A 

 rapid walk down the glen and through Lady Annesley's grounds 

 brought the party again to the foot of the mountain, and thence 

 to the hotel, where dinner was provided at six o'clock, in a style 

 that fully sustained the high and acknowledged reputation of 

 the Annesley Arms Hotel. After dinner, a meeting was held in 

 the drawing-room, to which the party had adjourned for the even- 

 ing, and arrangements for the next day were planned. According to 

 which an early breakfast was had next morning, and the party set off 

 for the day to visit the wild coast scenery by the " Bloody Bridge" 

 and " Maggy's Leap," and gather ferns among the rocks. After 

 spending a very pleasant day, and exploring the several caves 

 along the coast, the whole party returned to the hotel for dinner, 



