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GENERAL GUIDE BOOK.

THE CRICKET GROUND.

In the Park, a little to the right of the Sydenham entrance,and between that and the Great Central Walk, is a spacious level ofgreen turf, which is specially laid out as a cricketing ground, andwhich is one of the best and largest in England. Every neces-sary arrangement is made, during the season, for the interestingmatches and practice of this essentially English game. Close by isa gallery for Rifle practice, and between the Crieket Ground andthe road are the butts erected for the practice of the London EifleBrigade.

Quitting the Cricket Ground, the visitor returns on the samepath by which he has approached, to the Great Fountain Basin,proceeding round the left-hand margin of which he will arrivewhere the broad Central Walk divides the two basins, from whichpoint he obtains an excellent view of the stone Arcades, overwhich the water from the Temples and Cascades rushes in aglittering span of many feet, and forms splendid falls into thebasins below. The pathway passes under the stone Arcades, and,when the water is pouring over, a curious and beautiful effect isnoticeable from the open balustrade, in front of which the waterpasses. Having inspected the Arcades, the visitor continues hiswalk, partly round the next fountain basin, till he reaches a flight ofsteps on the left hand, passing up which he gains the Grand Plateau,which is 47 feet above the level of the Lake , which lies below.

THE GEOLOGICAL ILLUSTRATIONS AND THE EXTINCTANIMALS.'

From our stand on the Grand Plateau, which is fifty feet inwidth, we obtain a general view of a tract of several acres ofground occupied by Geological illustrations, and including anumber of islands partly covered by strange figures, the restoredforms of various animals which for many ages have ceased to existas living tribes.

The wonders of geology are not confined to grand mountainchains piercing the clouds, burning mountains vomiting steamand hot ashes, and vast accumulations of animal and vegetableremains found imbedded everywhere around us. They extend

* See “Handbook to the Extinct Animals and Geological Illustrationsdescribed,” by Professor Owen.