ment to the memory of Bishop Watson, who was buried here, inscribed "Ricardi Watson, Episcopi Landavensis; cineribus sacrum, obiit Julii 1, a.d. 1816, Etatis 79." Overlooking the village is a school, built by the late Colonel Bolton, of Storrs Hall, from whence the upper portion of the lake is seen to advantage. There is a museum in the village kept by Mr. D. Armstrong.

A variety of excursions may be made from Bowness, some of which, in addition to the charming landscapes they unfold, to the lover of literature produce other delights, from being associated with names of high standing in the literary world. A pleasing walk of two miles to the south, passing Burnside (G. A. Aufrère, Esq.), Ferney Green (Mrs. Greaves), and Belfield (James Bryans, Esq.), brings you to Storrs Hall, the residence of the Rev. Thomas Staniforth, situated on the margin of the lake, amid fine pleasure grounds. Here, during the life time of the late Colonel Bolton, Mr. Canning was in the habit of paying frequent visits, to gain a little respite from public cares, and was occasionally honoured by the company of some of the most illustrious characters of the age, amongst whom are numbered Sir Walter Scott, Wordsworth, Southey, Professor Wilson, and others. Another walk for the pedestrian, in the same direction, and perhaps the most frequented, is from Bowness Bay to the Nab (passing the time-honoured Parsonage, with its ivy mantled front, and famed oak tree), the point facing the Ferry Hotel, from whence passengers are ferried over the lake. By taking the opposite direction along the road to Ambleside, Rayrigg (Col. Jacob), Elleray (Wm. Eastted, Esq.), and late the property and for many years the residence of Professor Wilson, the Wood (Miss Yates), Ibbotsholme (Samuel Taylor, Esq.), and other seats are passed,

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and at different points fine views open to the sight, some extending almost to both extremities of the lake. Near to the lake is seen Calgarth Park (Edward Swinburne, Esq.), where resided the late Bishop Watson, who here composed his well-known Apology for the Bible." At the distance of little more than a mile the road joins that from Kendal, by crossing which this excursion may be extended into the vale of Troutbeck. Still more extensive views are gained by climbing those hills overlooking the village, either by Bowness Bank to Orrest Head, or pursuing a road past the Crown Hotel to Brantfell. Those who can mount these elevated grounds early in the morning will occasionally find the lake entirely enveloped in a thick cloud of mist, nothing being visible but the summits of the opposite mountains. Gradually the vapour ascends the sides of the hills, the birds warble forth a joyous melody, and the lake, with its accompanying beauties, is discovered lying in undisturbed serenity.

From Bowness a boat may be procured to Belle Isle, or as it is locally termed The Island, from being the largest on the lake. Its surface measuring about thirty acres, is covered with trees, and intersected with gravel walks. There is also a marginal one, running entirely round the island, in perambulating which the eye rests at various points on scenes of dignified and softened beauty. In the words of a native author, "there is not perhaps a spot about the lake can equal a walk round this island in a summer evening, when the long level shadows of the west are seen in the boldest contrast with the glowing gold of the hills to the northeast." Partly on the eastern side is the mansion of* Mr. Curwen, to whom the island belongs. "The building is a perfect circle, fifty-four feet in diameter, and its roof is a dome, covered with fine