accessories—the lodges and entrances to the park, with its walls and massive gateways—are on the same noble and extensive plan, comprising a circuit of not less than seven miles. An elegant chapel, hot and cold baths upon the beach, out-buildings, &c. altogether serve to convey an idea of some royal establishment, rather than the quiet abode of a wealthy commoner of Great Britain.*

In point of situation Penrhyn Castle certainly stands unrivalled, commanding views of the bay and town of Beaumaris, Bangor, the Fryars, Baron-hill, and the greater part of Anglesey, with Priestholme Island, Ormeshead, Penmaen Mawr, and the Caernarvonshire hills.

Bangor, consisting chiefly of one long street, is not so much distinguished for the beauty of its external appearance, as for its numerous local advantages and attractions, affording a continual variety of country and sea excursions. The prospect from Garth Point presents a rich combination of every variety of coast and mountain scenery,-noble sea views, and landscapes picturesquely intermingled with towns and villas-castle towers and spires far and near, giving an agreeable relief to the general open character and sublimity of the prospect. On the left, the Anglesey coast, with plantations and pretty cottages-the church and castle of Beaumaris, the noble bay covered with vessels, the elegant seat of

Among the other heir-looms of Penrhyn is to be seen a Hirlas, or drinking horn, of the hero Piers Gruffydd, in the shape of an ox's horn, ornamented and suspended by a silver chain-curious as a memorial of ancient manners. The initials of the chief's name

and family are engraved at the end.

+ In addition to the many interesting objects which before engaged the attention of visitors, a number of new roads and pathways have more recently been opened for the greater accommodation of the public. As regards commercial business, at the egress of the river Cegid into the Menai lies Port Penrhyn, now capable of admitting vessels of many tons burthen. The quay is upwards of three hundred yards long, and an immense tonnage of slates is shipped from it to all parts of the world.

The Penrhyn Arms, at Bangor, is a princely establishment, and with the other excellent accommodations for the public, leave nothing to be desired by the most fastidious traveller. What a contrast to the place described by Dr. Johnson!

Sir R. Bulkeley; and far to the north-east, Priestholme island, and the variegated green sea,-to the right, the Great Orme's Head stands prominent, extending its rugged bulwark into the sea at the entrance of the Menai straits and the Penmaen mountain; while to the south-east tower the hills of Snowdon,-altogether offering a coup d'oeil singularly grand.

The cathedral of Bangor has been too often and fully described to call for much comment, being already well known to most English tourists and the readers of tours. It has nothing elegant or picturesque in its appearance. Heavy and low, it has undergone repeated rebuildings and repairs, having been subject to all the vicissitudes of war and fierce passions. The see chiefly owed its wealth and immunities to Anian, a bishop who lived in the reign of Edward I., and who appears to have been a court favourite, for he had the honour of christening the first English Prince of Wales. The loss of its temporalities, confiscated during the wars, was subsequently more than retrieved by the enormous grants of land, manors, and ferries lavishly bestowed by the Conqueror, at the expense of the vanquished chiefs and people.

From no spot can the traveller take so many varied and pleasant excursions, both by land and water, as from this antique city; and I availed myself of its admirable situation to the utmost, for exploring the beauties of the surrounding country. Within a moderate distance lie Conway, Beaumaris, Aber, Amlwch, Plas Newydd, affording the happiest interchange of scenery, the port, Newydd,―affording the castle, and the island,—the great quarries, and Snowdon itself, -each offering objects of interest to keep the mind agreeably employed. On foot, on horseback, or in my favourite sails about the coast, I found inexhaustible sources of pleasure, and could have given months instead of days, had they been mine,-to Bangor and its vicinity.

The Menai straits generally present numerous objects to interest the visitor. They are not twenty miles long, yet the public are accommodated by six ferries, the widest of which is that