Ascension Day, for cattle and lambs, and used to be accounted one of the greatest lamb fairs in England; but is very much reduced, on account of the dealers round Horsham engrossing great numbers and sending them to Smithfield market. The fair still continues for toys, &c. DORKING is seated on the river Mole; an incredible quantity of poultry is sold here, which are large and fine, and remarkable for having five claws. Frequently, about Christmas, capons are so large, as to weigh between seven and eight pounds out of their feathers. On COTMAN DEAN, a pleasant little common or heath, which London physicians say possesses the finest air in England, are almshouses for widows, who have neat apartments and an allowance in money, On this Dean stands DEEPDEN, situated in a valley, surrounded by steep hills. Deepden is remarkable for having been the residence of the great carl of Arundel (the collector of antique statues, &c.) in the troublesome and dangerous times of Charles I. In the eighteenth century, Mr. Charles Howard, who here amused himself with chemistry and other philosophical researches, planted the level ground about the house with a variety of exotics. In improving the pleasure grounds, some of the flues of the old elaboratory were dug up. The hills were covered with trees on every side, excepting the south aspect, which was planted with vines; and some tolerably good wine was made here, though the hill is so steep, that it is difficult to ascend it: the vineyard is no more. On the summit of this hill is a summer house, where, in a clear day, the sea may be discerned. This romantic spot descended to the late duke of Norfolk, who pulled down the old house, and built a handsome one in its stead. The offices being considerably lower than the house, the communication between them is subterraneous. The late duchess was very fond of the gardens, and formed here a hermitage, with all the humble requisites for a holy anchorite. In the gardens, on the sides of the hill, are several natural caverns. The present duke sold the place, in 1791, to the late Sir William Burrell, bart. whose widow resides here. About five miles from Dorking, towards Horsham, is LEITH HILL, on the highest part of which is a tower, erected by the late Richard Hull, Esq. who ordered his remains to be buried underneath. From this tower the prospect is esteemed equal, if not superior, to any in the kingdom, and perhaps in Europe. The curious stranger feels (when he approaches the platform that surrounds the tower) fuch fensations as we may suppose Adam to have felt when he instantaneously burst into existence, and the beauties of Eden struck his all-wondering eyes. It is really impossible for the most descriptive and animated language to describe or justly convey a proper idea of this enchanting prospect. The best description that has yet appeared was given by that great critic Mr. Dennis, who says, "In a late journey I took through Surrey, I passed over a hill which shewed me a more transporting sight than ever the country had shewn me before, either in England or Italy. The prospects which in Italy pleased me the most, were, the Valdarno from the Appennines; Rome and the Mediterranean from the mountains of Viterbo, the former at forty and the latter at fifty miles distance; and, the Champagne of Rome from Tivoli and Frescati: from which places you see every foot of that famous Champagne, even from the bottom of the Tivoli and Fres cati to the very foot of the mountains of Viterbo, without any thing to intercept your sight. But from a hill I passed in my late journey, I had a prospect more extensive than any of these, and which surpassed them at once in rural charms, pomp, and magnificence-the hill which I speak of is called Leith Hill, and is situated about six miles south of Dorking; it juts itself out about two miles beyond that range of hills which terminate the North downs on the south. When I saw from one of those hills, at about two miles distance, that side of Leith Hill which faces the downs, it appeared the most beautiful prospect I had ever seen. But, after we had conquered the hill itself, I saw a sight that would transport a Stoic; a sight that looked like enchantment and vision! Beneath us lay open to our view all the Ascension Day, for cattle and lambs, an counted one of the greatest lamb fairs in very much reduced, on account of the de ham engrossing great numbers and sendi field market. The fair still continues for DORKING is seated on the river Mo quantity of poultry is sold here, which and remarkable for having five claws. Christmas, capons are so large, as to w and eight pounds out of their feathers. On COTMAN DEAN, a pleasant littl which London physicians say possess England, are almshouses for widows, ments and an allowance in money. On this Dean stands DEEPDEN, surrounded by steep hills. Deepd having been the residence of the gre collector of antique statues, &c.) in dangerous times of Charles I. In t Mr. Charles Howard, who here am mistry and other philosophical resea ground about the house with a ~ improving the pleasure grounds, the old elaboratory were dug u vered with trees on every si! aspect, which was planted w lerably good wine was made b steep, that it is difficult to as more. On the semmit of the where, in a clear day, the set I mantic spot descended to the pulled down the old souse, 1 its stead. The effces being house, the communication bet The late dietes na tem žr. bere a berat tage, wo al me In the gre 1, was a Portland he following in dy of in the 83d year of the Inner Temple, of Ireland, where, supported the inLong and faithful sere exercise of public the testimony of a le was a person emimind and the purity er part of his life, in chard, bishop Berkecters of those times; is days, he purchased here he led the life of a and, by his particular s were deposited in a which he erected a few wilds of Surrey and Sussex, and a great part of those of Kent, admirably diversified in every part of them with woods, and fields of corn and pasture, and every where adorned with stately rows of trees. This beautiful vale is about thirty miles in breadth, and about sixty in length; and is terminated to the south by the majestic range of the southern hills and the sea, and it is no easy matter to decide whether these hills, which appear thirty, forty, or fifty, miles distance, with their tops in the sky, seem more awful and venerable, or the delicious vale between you and them more inviting. About noon, in a serene day, you may, at thirty miles distance, see the water of the sea through a chasm of the mountains; and that above all which makes it a noble and wonderful prospect is, that at the very time that, at thirty miles distance, you behold the very water of the sea, at the same time you behold to the southward the most delicious rural prospect in the world. At the same time, by a little turn of your head towards the north, you look full over Box Hill, and see the country beyond it between that and London; and, over the very stomachers of it, see St. Paul's at twenty-five miles distance, and London beneath it, and Hampstead and Highgate beyond it." It commands a view of the county of Surrey, part of Hampshire, Berkshire, and Nettlebed in Oxfordshire; some parts of Bucks, Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Kent, and Es sex; and, by the help of glasses, Wiltshire. The whole circumference of the extent of vista is at least two hundred miles, which far exceeds that of the keep and terrace at Windsor Castle, over which may be seen as far as the eye, unarmed with art, is able to distinguish land from sky. Leith Hill Tower is a very conspicuous object, and it is much to be lamented that Mr. Hull did not, by his will, oblige his heirs (who came into the possession of a large estate) to keep it in repair; the sepulchre of their benefactor is, however, entirely neglected. On the west side, over the entrance, is a stone with the following inscription: Ut terram undique beatam Videas viator Hæc turris de longe spectabilis |