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 asserts that the celebrated Nixon prophesied, that when these rocks visited Vale Royal, the family of Cholmondely would have attained its zenith, and much more which this deponent sayeth not.

77¾ 20½

About forty yards before we come to this post (20½), the Railroad passes into Cheshire, by crossing the Warington Viaduct, which has twelve arches, viz., nine land arches of 16 feet span, and 28 feet high from the level of the water; 2 river arches of 75 feet span, and 34 feet high, and one canal arch of 23 feet high from the same level. The river Mersey and the Mersey and Irwell Canal here flow under the road. The Viaduct has a very handsome stone parapet. To the left is Walton Inferior; a little more to the south east is Walton Superior.

76 21½

About 30 yards before this post, we enter the Moore Excavation, which is near one mile and a half in length, and is crossed by five handsome bridges, the first and last of which are built on the skew principle. We now arrive at the

MOORE is a small township in the parish of Runcorn; it lies a little to the