ally
acknowledged to be one of the most elegant buildings of the kind
existing in England. Its form is octangular, having a strong butment
at each angle, surmounted with pinnacles. On each of its faces is an
entrance through a pointed arch, ornamented with crockets and a
finial. Above this, on four of its sides, is a tablet, to commemorate
its reparation in the reign of Charles II. Above each tablet is a
dial, exhibiting the hour to each of the three principal streets; the
fourth being excluded from this advantage by standing at an angle. In
the centre is a large circular column, the basement of which forms a
seat: into this column is inserted a number of groinings, which,
spreading from the centre, form the roof beautifully moulded. The
central column appears to continue through the roof, and is supported
without by eight flying buttresses, which rest on the several corners
of the building. Till a few years since this Cross was used as a
market-place; but the increased population of the city requiring a
more extensive area for that purpose, a large and convenient
market-house was, about the year 1807, erected in the North-street; on
the completion of which, it was proposed to take down this Cross, then
considered as a nuisance. Fortunately, however, the city was exempted
from the reproach of such a proceeding by the public spirit of some of
the members of the corporation, who purchased several houses on the
north side of the Cross, in order to widen that part of the street, by
their demolition.

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THE TOPOGRAPHER

COUNTY COLLECTIONS.

(_For the Mirror._)

Kent.

He that will not live long,
Let him dwell at Murston, Tenham, or Tong.

_Queen Elizabeth's Gun at Dover._

"O'er hill and dale I throw my ball,
Breaker my name of mound and wall."

Deal famed much vaunts of new turrets high,
A place well known by Caesar's victory.

Leland.

Dover, Sandwich, and Winchelsea,
Rumney and Rye the Five Ports be.

Hampshire--Sir Bevis of Southampton.

Bevis conquered Ascupart
And after slew the Boar,
And then he crossed beyond the seas
To combat with the Moor.

Westmoreland.

I came to Lonsdale where I staid
At hall, into a tavern made,
Neat gates, white walls, nought was sparing,
Pots brimful, no thought of caring.
They eat, drink, laugh, are still mirth making--
Nought they see, that