“The nobility and gentry of The adjacent counties, Having united their efforts with The great commercial interest of this country, In creating an intercourse and union between England and Wales, By a navigable communication of the three rivers, Severn, Dee, and Mercey; For the mutual benefit of agriculture and trade, Caus’d the first stone of this aqueduct of PONTCYSYLLTY To be laid on the 25th day of July, M.DCC.XCV. When Richard Myddleton, of Chirk, Esq. M.P. One of the original patrons of the Ellesmere canal, Was lord of this manor, And in the reign of our Sovereign George the Third; When the equity of the laws, and The security of property, Promoted the general welfare of the nation; While the arts and sciences flourish’d By his patronage, and The conduct of civil life was improv’d By his example.” This wonderful aqueduct reflects great honour to the undertakers of so admirable, as well as valuable enterprize; and, should their hazardous scheme succeed, the whole nation must indubitably reap great advantages: several columns must still be erected, before the level can be accomplished. It is forming over the most beautiful and romantic part of the river Dee; a bridge likewise, not far from this spot, adds considerably to the beauty of the scene. Wood, water, and sloping hills, all combine to render this vale interesting; several detached cottages, are sprinkled through its wooded declivities, and here and there a gentleman’s seat, “embosomed high in tufted trees,” makes a pleasing feature, in the fascinating landscape. Returning to the turnpike-road, a short saunter soon brought us to the romantically-situated town of LLANGOLLEN, (pronounced _Llangothlen_) completely environed with mountains, with a high hill to our right, bearing on its narrow peak the small remains of Castel Dinas Bran. The bridge, adjacent to the town, thrown over the rapid Dee, consisting of six arches, and formerly esteemed _One of the principal Wonders of Wales_, by no means answered our expectations. Some difficulty, no doubt, attended its first erection, as the foundation is built on the solid rock: it is now repairing.