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 NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.

��HERE we are, once more in England. Some of the parting glimpses of Scottish scenery were beautiful, as &quot; blessings brighten when they take their flight.&quot; Of this order, were the Abbey and Castle of Kelso, which revealed themselves in an imposing manner, not easily to be forgotten.

But truly, this hotel of the &quot; Queen s Head,&quot; at Newcastle, has many comforts, peculiarly English. Opening out of the parlor, is the nicest recess, with a carved ceiling, lighted by two windows, where is a writing-table, and every imaginable convenience for entrapping thought into intercourse with the pen. My little ones must have a greeting from this pleasant haunt.

Feeling the slight chill of an October morning, we ordered a fire in the adjoining room, when the servant, plunging a heated poker into the well-filled grate, ig nited it instantly. Not being acquainted with the com bustible quality of the coal in this region, we were surprised at the rapidity of the operation. The collie ries here are extensively wrought, and boats, covering

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