And oft from our boat of a summer’s eve, Sweet music is heard to flow, As we push from the side of the blue lake’s tide, Where the long green rushes grow.” The rushes and reeds which grow on the margin are of extraordinary length; some have been drawn upwards of eighteen feet in length. The water lily here flourishes with the greatest luxuriance, and throws out a profusion of blossoms upon the surface of the crystal waters. PORTHY-WAEN is a populous hamlet in Llynclys township. _Those with * affixed are at Llynclys_, _and the rest at Porthy-Waen_. Davies Thos., vict., Red Lion * Evans Thomas, farmer * Griffiths Ann, farmer, Nut Tree Bank Griffiths Francis, shopkeeper and baker Griffiths Mary, farmer Hughes Thos., toll collector Hughes John, shopkeeper Howell John, schoolmaster Jones Edward, beerhouse * Jones Mary, farmer Jones David, shoemaker * Lawrence Edward, farmer Lewis Mary Ann, lime works Lewis John, beerhouse * Lloyd William, beerhouse keeper and lime works Martin Maria, beerhouse Newal Mrs., quarry owner Pryce William, shopkeeper Parkes Edward, blacksmith Probert Edward, assistant overseer and collector Roberts John, Dolgorth lime works Savin Mary, lime works Williams John, lime works Williams John, jun., lime works LLANYMYNECH is a parish which contains the townships of Llanymynech-Llanytidman and Treprenal, partly situated in this county, and partly in the counties of Denbigh and Montgomery, in Wales. The entire parish in 1801 had 596 inhabitants; in 1831, 887; and in 1841, 954. Rateable value, £3,987. The village of Llanymynech is pleasantly situated, six miles south from Oswestry, and ten miles N.W. by S.S. from Shrewsbury. It has attained its present importance from the extensive quarries of limestone with which the vicinity abounds. Considerable quantities of the stone are sent to the Staffordshire iron works, for fluxing the metals. It is also burnt into lime. The Chester, Ellesmere, and Newtown canal affords facilities for carrying the material to distant parts. Copper ore was formerly found in considerable quantities, but the mines have not been worked for some time. There are 1,281 acres of land, the principal owners of which are the Earl of Bradford; Earl Powis; John Lloyd, Esq.; Richard Nightingale Broughton, Esq.; Rev. William Evans; Rev. John Luxmoore; Robert Wall, Esq.; Mr. Parker; Philip Jennings, Esq.; R. W. Kynaston, Esq.; T. W. Thomas, Esq.; Robert Wall, Esq.; Rev. William Thomas; Mrs. Evans; Hon. Francis West; Thomas West, Esq.; and Robert West, Esq. Earl Powis is lord of the manor. The soil is various in this parish. The meadow lands on the banks of the Vernieu are enriched by that river frequently overflowing its banks. The river is here crossed by a substantial stone bridge of three arches; and about a mile and a half from the village a branch of the Ellesmere canal is conducted over