Steam-packets ply between this place and Liverpool. _Market_, Friday.--_Fairs_, April 5; June 25; September 16; and October 28.--_Mail_ arrives at Menai Bridge 4.15 morning; departs 8.32 afternoon. [Sidenote: The suspension bridge.] [Sidenote: Cathedral.] Map|Names of Places. | County. | Number of Miles From | +--+------------------+----------+---------------+------------+ 53|Bangor[A] vil & pa|Flint |Ellesmere 11|Overton 3| 27|Banham pa|Norfolk |East Harling 5|Buckenham 2| 45|Bank-Newton to|W.R. York |Skipton 5|Settle 11| 9|Banks to|Cumberland|Carlisle 13|Brampton 3| 27|Banningham pa|Norfolk |Aylesham 3|N. Walsham 5| 37|Banstead[B] pa|Surrey |Ewell 3|Croydon 6| 34|Banwell[C] pa|Somerset |Axbridge 4|Bristol 18| 21|Bapchild pa|Kent |Sittingbourne 2|Milton 3| 40|Barbon chap|Westmorl. |Kirkby Lons. 3|Sedbergh 7| +--+------------------+----------+---------------+------------+ |Dist.| Map|Names of Places. | Number of Miles From |Lond.|Population. +--+------------------+-----------+--------------+-----+------+ 53|Bangor[A] vil & pa|Wrexham 5| 174| 1389| 27|Banham pa|Diss 7| 92| 1297| 45|Bank-Newton to|Burnley 15| 221| 125| 9|Banks to|Longtown 14| 314| 296| 27|Banningham pa|Cromer 9| 121| 369| 37|Banstead[B] pa|Sutton 3| 15| 991| 34|Banwell[C] pa|Fensford 16| 130| 1623| 21|Bapchild pa|Faversham 6| 41| 319| 40|Barbon chap|Kendal 11| 258| 318| +--+------------------+--------------------------+-----+------+ [A] BANGOR ISCOED is situated on the banks of the river Dee, which here passes under a bridge of five arches. This place, at present very inconsiderable, is famed on account of having been the site of the most ancient monastery in the kingdom, founded by Lucius, the son of Coel, the first Christian King of Britain, sometime previous to the year 180. This abbey was remarkable for its valuable library, and the number of learned men trained within its venerable walls. Gildas Ninnius, who lived in the 7th century, was one of its abbots. He wrote in Latin an incorrect history of England, which is still extant. According to Speed, this monastery, in the year 596, contained no less than 2,400 monks, 100 of which passed in their turns one hour of devotion; there are no remains of the monastery existing. [Sidenote: The first abbey established in Britain.]