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IV. The Prince was so much pleased with the situation, that he resolved to build for himself a marine residence there. This was called the Pavilion, and was furnished and decorated in the Chinese style; but its splendid and luxurious fittings have been long since removed or altered, and the structure itself greatly modified. now the property of the town. Ever since George IV. afforded his patronage to Brighton, it has grown in size, until it has now a population of eighty thousand inhabitants, independently of the great number of people who occasionally pay visits to it. Few places in the United Kingdom have increased so rapidly during the past century.

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Objects of interest in Brighton are the Steyne, a lawn surrounded with elegant buildings, but formerly an open space on which fishermen were accustomed to dry their nets; the Pavilion already mentioned the chain pier, one thousand one hundred and thirty feet long, supported on four clusters of strong piles; the county hospital, and the town-hall. The modern town consists almost wholly of new and handsome streets, squares, and terraces.

And there is, of course, above all, the ever-inviting sea. "O! wonderful thou art, great ele

ment;

And fearful in thy spleeny humours bent,

And lovely in repose: thy summer form

Is beautiful, and when thy silver

waves

Make music in earth's dark and winding caves,

I love to wander on thy pebbled beach,

Marking the sunlight at the evening hour,

And hearken to the thoughts thy waters teach

'Eternity, Eternity, and Power.'"

As а sea - bathing place, Brighton possesses many natural advantages, the water being very salt, and the beach composed of a fine clean gravel and sand. There is a public garden also, and the vicinity abounds in pleasant rides, especially the South Downs, which afford fine land and sea views. Within half-a-mile of St. Peter's church is a chalybeate spring, over which a neat building has been erected by the proprietor, and where constant attendance is given during the season. late years a new attraction has been added, in the form of an extensive aquarium, so arranged that the motions and habits of fishes, and other marine crea

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tures, can be observed by visitors with entire ease, in all states of the weather. The Cut gives a view of a portion of this interesting structure.

The general appearance of Sussex, the county in which Brighton is situated, is rich and fertile. Formerly the northern portion of it was one continued forest, containing an abundance of fine oaks, which were in great demand for the use of the royal navy. The soil in most places consists of a stiff, deep clay, with sand, loam, gravel, and chalk.

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the latter substance there is a whole range of hills, called the South Downs, which run in a line parallel with the coast, and on which immense flocks of sheep are pastured. By these Downs Brighton is defended from the north winds, and is so placed with respect to them, that the east part presents a high cliff to the sea, and the west, a sloping, low beach. Its advantageous position thus makes it, like several other places on the Sussex coast, a place of winter as well as summer resort.

circumference, of an oval form, which is supposed, from the finding of an urn filled with coins of the later Roman emperors, to have been a Roman encampment. It is separated from one part of the Downs by a natural chasm, which appears to have been made deeper in order to form a high rampart, called Poor Man's Wall. From this height there is a fine view of the Weald of Sussex, and some of the adjoining parts of Hampshire, Surrey, and Kent.

It was from Brighton that Charles II. effected his escape to France after the battle of Worcester, being conveyed across the Channel by the captain of a coal-brig, who afterwards enjoyed a pension for his services.

Love's redeeming story.

Our Redeemer to proclaim: Still your song is just the same; "Glory, glory, glory!"

mother.

"Now, may I go out to play?" she asked in such an altered tone that you could hardly know it was Janet's.

"Should I not send first for a doctor?" said her mother.

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The doctor for me, mother?" cried the little girl, much surprised.

"Certainly," said her mother; "a little girl so full of pains and aches must be unwell, and the sooner we have the doctor the better."

"O, mother," said Janet, laughing, "they were sewingaches! I am well enough now." I have heard of other little girls besides this one who had sewing-aches and pains whenever their parents had work for them to do. These aches and pains do show ailment. They are symptoms of a bad diseasea disease which eats some people up. It is called "selfishness." It causes children to be cross, and fretful, and disobliging, and troublesome, and unhappy; and I am sure it makes those unhappy and sad who have the charge of them.

We hope none of our little readers ever have 66 sewingaches."

GREAT AND GOOD.

ARCHBISHOP LEIGHTON.

S this excellent bishop was once travelling with a friend near Stirling, he suddenly heard a cry of distress. On looking toward the quarter from which it came, he saw at some little distance a man who implored his assistance, and pointed to another man who was stretched on the ground, apparently in the agonies of death. The good Leighton instantly quitted his carriage, and went to the spot, when the wretch, who was only feigning, started up from the ground, and joined in robbing the compassionate bishop. Having accomplished their wicked prôject, they allowed the friends to return to their carriage. But hardly had the bishop set off again, when the man he had first encountered came running after him, and begged him, with the air and voice of one in deep distress, to return to his assistance, as his comrade was indeed dying. The travellers were naturally suspicious of some villany, but, seeing the genuine terror imprinted on the features of the man, they complied with his request, and found the other

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