off the road is not much lessened, but visitors do not lose their nerve in riding or driving around, as they did when the edge of the road was bare, and a yawning chasm shewed beneath. Longwood and Deadwood do not now contain many plantations of trees, still young trees have been planted of late years. Further on is Prosperous Bay, (where the electric telegraph station is built) and the "Barn," a compact mass of land bearing a marked resemblance to a large barn. Here on certain days goats may be hunted. Returning from Longwood as far as Hutt's Gate, the town is approached direct instead of going by Halley's Mount. From St. Matthew's Church the road winds round Seine Valley in the verdant part of which is "The Tomb." This is a pretty spot and one much frequented by visitors to the island. On the height overlooking the town and harbour is "Alarm House," the residence of Mr. Legge, while below are Varneys," owned by Mr. Broadway, and the pretty little cottage belonging to Miss Marshall. The road winds around, and on the left is " Prospect," which was viewed from the High Knoll side. This is a well-built house standing in good grounds and lately made much more attractive by the addition of a verandah. From this point the road steadily descends past "Two-gun saddle" to the "Briars," which nestles most comfortably in its fertile valley. Here are the houses lately bought, and others recently erected by the Eastern Telegraph Company and in the Briar's house the Superintendent, Mr. Collard, resides, while the "Pavilion" (where lived Napoleon for the first two months of his exile), is occupied by the Assistant Superintendent, Mr. Marsden.

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Below the Briars the road is called Side Path. From this a fine view of the waterfall as well as of the town and harbour is to be seen. Just under the path are the Commissiariat Stables, the Poor house and the Lunatic Asylum; and near here the path merges into Napoleon Street, where are situate the Benevolent Society, the Hussy Charity and the Government Girls' and Infants' Schools. Napoleon Street is narrow; it opens out of the Main Street, which is very wide. It took its name from its being the street which Napoleon traversed on first going to Longwood.

JOTTINGS FROM ST. HELENA RECORDS.

THE records of the island are very voluminous, but none are of earlier date than 1673. They consist of 154 large (four quire demi) books of consultations of the Council during the period from 1678 to 1836. The first volume, from 1673 to 1677, is unfortunately lost, and was said even a hundred years ago to be torn and illegible. Besides these, there are thirty-two volumes of letters from the Directors of the East India Company to the Government and Council, commencing from 1673, and twenty-nine volumes of letters from the latter to the Directors. There are also eight volumes of registers of property and deeds of transfer, beginning with an account of the allotment of land to the planters, as it was given to the jury impannelled for that purpose on September 26, 1682; also four volumes of registry of wills from 1681, and twelve volumes of trials at sessions, commencing 1762. All the trials of earlier date are entered on the Council proceedings.

These records give us minute detail of the squabbles, jealousies and crime of the inhabitants for nearly 200 years. The majority of the people were honest, inoffensive and hospitable so in reading the ludicrous, sad, or sorry occurrences, we must remember that they only attracted attention because they were not usual.

Here it is impossible to give in detail all the interesting matter found in the records. The following table of the contents of the first two volumes forms a curious and interesting contribution to the Archæology of the island :June 27, 1678. Blackmore Governor-8 members of Council, 3 cannot sign their names. School held in country church. Mr Wynne minister.

Council, 2nd Sept. 1678. Tanners; Wild cattle about High Peak. Places of publication of notices, church door in country, and flagstaff in the Fort St. James.

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30th Sept. Church suffered some damage by extreme heat of weather. Sexton appointed. Churchyard enclosure, and hedge of lemon trees ordered.

Wild goats and wild cattle.

21st Oct. Church to be inspected after the next rains, boards cracked by the sun.

Guard House at Spraqueses, i.e. Lemon Valley, to be repaired.
Timber to be cut in the next adjacent place.

2nd Dec. Two soldiers killed in the Crane Battery by falling rocks. Timber viz. 240 pcs. Gumwood trees to be felled in the next adjacent wood, that is nearest to the Fort St. James, to cover in the said battery-this timber was felled at the head of the Seine Valley vide-24th Feb. 1678.

1678-79. 27th Jan. Peter Williams, 21 lashes on his naked body at the Flagstaff for concealing two runaway blacks.

Lemon trees and their fruit, order for their preservation. Church by report of Mr. Wynne in need of some repair, order for a voluntary collection. Order that all pigs in Chappell Valley be penned up on the firing of alarm guns, they fouling the water for the shippes.

Salto, a black, condemned to be hung, his hand and head cut off for wounding his master; and Rowland, a black, to be led to the place of Saltos execution, there to receive 40 stripes save one on his naked body, and a pair of iron pothooks rivetted about his neck.

Page 86. Sarah Marshall to have 31 lashes on her naked body for scandal-Asses.

A law against the wilful throwing or rolling down of rocks. Page 85. Inquest on Thos. Green; body taken up; trial by touching the dead body; 3 persons committed on verdict of manslaughter.

Page 84. Liberty given to inhabitants of E division to build a place for public worship and for schools.

Page 104. W. Melling to ride the wooden horse with a bag of shot at each heel.

Page 105. £6 was the expense of making the new line of batteries before the lines at Ruperts.

Settlers in St. Helena to have 10 acres of land and a cow on marrying-in some cases 10 acres more and another cow. Page 124. Gaming; bowls, nine holes, nine pins forbidden. Page 126. Some soldiers through intemperance, and ill husbanding their clothes to rags (?).

2nd Aug. 1680. Council ordered for this day could not meet till a week after, a ship having arrived from England.

£5 10s. od. the expense in repairing and making new the mount at Ruperts and the Batteries at Banks. Paid 129 dollars

current at 5/- each.

Women not to go on board ship without Governor's license, and then only in company with their husbands.

Page 143. School house in the E division-permission for requested.