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which has been called a fault , by which strata of an unknowndepth have sunk en masse.

At Ventnor cove, the cliffs of sandstone and chert present asingularly picturesque appearance. The strata, of which theyconsist, dip inland about 45°, but do not appear to have sufferedany other derangement. A projecting portion of the rock hasbeen worn quite through by the sea, and forms a very romanticnatural arch. The stream of the well known mill of Ventnorflows into the sea at this cove; and some of the banks, consistingof marl, being penetrated by the water which oozes through, areformed into vast collections of stalactites. The water, also, hav-ing in solution a large portion of calcareous earth, has cementedtogether, by its tufaceous deposit, the flints and gravel on thebeach.

I am, &c.

THOMAS WEBSTER.

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