by degrees restoring the surface of the ground to its originaland natural shape. 6

As connected with the subject of moving ground, I shallextract from my Red Book of Wentworth the following ob-servations concerning the great work at that place which hadso long been carrying on under the direction of the late Marquisof Rockingham.

Of the view from the portico at Wentworth House, myopinion is so contrary to that of many others who have adviseda farther removal of the hill, thfft I hope it will not be improperto state very fully the reasons on which I ground this opinion,viz. that so far from such an operation being equivalent to thetrouble by which it must be executed, I would not advise itsremoval, if it could be much more easily effected, because

1. The outline of the horizon beyond this hill is almost astraight line, and would be very offensive when shewn over ano-ther straight line parallel to it.

2. The view of the valley beyond, however rich in itself, istoo motley to form a part of the proper landscape from such apalace as Wentworth House, although from many situations inthe park it is a very interesting feature.

3. The vast plain, which has with so much difficulty beenobtained in front of the house, is exactly proportionate to theextent of the edifice, and tends to impress the ideas of inagni-

E In this great work are occasionally employed among the more efficient labourers,an hundred children from ten to fifteen years old, who are thus early trained to habitsof wholesome industry, far different from the foul air and confinement of spinning ina cotton mill; to the benevolent observer no object can be more delightful than parkscenery thus animated.