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Rh From Birmingham. , is an ancient Gothic structure, with a tower rising from the centre. It a few years since received an addition of 450 sittings, of which 250 are free; the Parliamentary Commissioners contributed £500 to this enlargement. In the church are two elegant monuments to the memory of Mr. BoultonBolton [sic] and Mr. Watt, whose fame rests not on sculptured monuments but in the usefulness of their lives, and in the benefits their intellectual ardour has conferred upon mankind. As long as science is dear, as long as the steam-engine exbibits its gigantic powers to an admiring world, so long will their names be in the mouths and minds of mankind. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of Stafford and diocese of Lichfield and Coventry; K.B. £13 9s. 2d., patron, Wyrley Birch, Esq.

We have lately crossed the river -this river has some very superior fishing stations, which (not to interrupt the progress of our narrative) we shall here mention. From the above place to Aston it may be fished with great advantage, and at the Aston Tavern is a most excellent pool. From Aston up to the mill, and in some pools above the mill, superior sport may usually be obtained. Opposite or about the 95 post is a small island, which is