distance as well as on closer examination it has quite the air and appearance of a country gentleman's residence. Books we have in great variety, chiefly of the miscellaneous description that forms a bush library. Tea is the strongest beverage we taste here and judging from the appearance of those who use it three times a day I think they need not regret the absence of all beer, wine or other spirituous or malt mixtures that seem indispensible in a town where with less exercise than you have in the country you would fancy they are less requisite. The Dane is living in an out house with the shepherds so that I have not heard much of his prat about "Yintlemein rumati pat roads" and the like for the last few days. Moreover his feet are in a bad state and the most I can get him to do is to clean the stirrups, irons and grease my strong boots, blackning being out of use in these distant places. My grey mare is a nice tradable animal, very quiet and gentle, quite fit even for your ladyship to ride when there is no