from the surrounding bubbles a pillar of water, that rapidly ascended to the height of more than ninety feet: this column, as it left its parent-bed, was white as the foam of the ocean; upwards, it became one connected and transparent pillar, and when, at its extreme altitude, it separated into falling particles, it formed a gracefully-descending line, through which the rays of the sun passed, converting every drop of water as it fell into a lucid gem. The motion, and the rapid play and change of light with which the descent was accompanied, produced an effect brilliant and sparkling beyond conception; and a graceful arch of vivid colouring, clear and beauteous as the rainbow in the sky, was thrown upon the banks of the lake and on the light foliage of the trees that adorned its margin. It was indeed a fairy scene of beauty and of brief delight, and like some lovely vision of enchantment, while we gazed upon it it faded and passed away.

END OF PART II.

PEAK SCENERY.

PART III.

SECTION I.

Excursion commenced. Banner Cross. Curious Effect of

Clouds. Enter Derbyshire.

Burbage Brook.

View from Millstone Edge. Winter of 1813. - Hathersage. — Little John's Grave. - Hathersage Church. - Camp Green.

THE day fixed for my THIRD EXCURSION into Derbyshire arrived; but, instead of being clad in smiles and loveliness, "the dawn was overcast, and heavily in clouds brought on" the important hour, when myself and my companion once more bade adieu to the sooty majesty of the town of Sheffield, and the thick atmosphere in which it was enveloped, for the purpose of participating the pleasure of another ramble amongst the heathy hills of Derbyshire, and inhaling the fresh breeze that plays upon their summits.

A walk of two miles brought us to Banner Cross, which was the first object that engaged our attention: the delightful mansion lately erected here, stands at the upper extremity of a valley, not within the boundary line of Derbyshire, but yet upon the very verge of the county. The new building at this place was commenced by the late Lieutenant-General Murray, who did not live to witness the completion of the work he had begun. It is the design of Jeffery Wyatt, Esq., and one of the best specimens of modern Gothic architecture that this part of the county contains. The towers, the turrets, and the embattled parapets, by which it is surmounted, rise gracefully from amongst the trees, and the upper apartments command a view of one of the richest and best-wooded landscapes in the vicinity of Sheffield. Smithy Wood, and some of the most beautiful scenery of Abbey Dale, are included in the prospect. From Banner Cross the road continues gradually to ascend until it reaches the highest part of East Moor, about two miles from Hathersage.