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acquainted with: though there is scarcely any part of the hills of Surrey, or of west Kent, which I have not formerly been led over, by diversion, or in travelling.

My knowledge of the west Kent hills, however, has lately been renewed, in a less incidental manner. In October last, I crossed them(for the intended purpose of information) between Bromley and Se- venoaks; and, in the same month, between Wrotham and Farningham.

The middle Kent hills I examined, with some attention, in repeated excursions, from Maidstone; and have traced the outlines, on both sides, of the whole compartment, between the Medway and the Stower.

The more eastern parts, between the Stower and the sea, I have likewise viewed, in different points; during my excursion, in east Kent, in 1795. First, in examining the northern skirts, in the Barham quarter: next in crossing over the higher parts, be- tween Deal and Dover, and between Dover and Hithe; and, finally, between Hithe and Canterbury: thus gaining a general and comprehensive idea of the entire range; from end to end.

The CLIMATURE of these hills varies, with the elevation and turn of surface. In 1795, the harvest, on the exposed heights, between Deal and Hithe, was near a fort- night behind that of the Isle of Thanet: and the high single ridge, of the central