magnificent pile of rocks, erected in the reign of Henry VIII. The square towers, on either side, are the ruins of the fortifications of Edward IV., and from them formerly, as at Portsmouth, a chain was stretched across the harbour, which, when raised, effectually closed its entrance.

Passing round Deadman's Point, we entered FALMOUTH HARBOUR, with ST. MAWES to the right, and PENDENNIS to the left. ST. MAWES is a straggling fishing village, with nothing but its Castle to interest the tourist. This, as well as PENDENNIS, was built by Henry VIII. to defend this Harbour of Refuge, for of the town of FALMOUTH nothing existed till nearly a century and a half later.

FALMOUTH, which in the reign of Elizabeth consisted only of a small public house, and which does not seem to have increased till 1613, is now the first commercial place in the county of Cornwall. The safety of the Harbour rendered it an important station for the Mail-packets, which were first placed there in 1688, and gradually the number increased, until it became the chief station for the Peninsular and West Indian Mails. THE TOWN is situated at the bottom of an eminence, which commands the Harbour, and consists chiefly of one principal street, about a mile long, in the centre of which is the Town Hall and Market House. The Church is dedicated to King Charles the Martyr. The Quay, upon which is the Custom House, is very commodious, and the prosperity of the town is evidenced by