LOBSTER-POTS. 
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SUN CORNER, FROM NEAR THE NEEDLES. 
CHAPTER V. 
On the Alum-Bay side of the Needles there was no 
swell to be felt ; but the meetmg of opposing tides and 
currents, the influence of the winds, and the rough rocky 
bottom keep the water in a sort of perpetual boil. As we 
approached the shore, we had to pass over a good many 
lobster-pots, which we took the liberty of examining, and 
found, among other contents, a great many soldier crabs, 
which had established themselves in the shells of the com- 
mon whelks : we did not rob the poor people of their lob- 
sters, but carried off the soldiers and a few species of crabs 
which could only be useful to a naturalist. The Geology 
of Alum Bay must be very interesting ; the clifl" above it 
