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POPULATION— COMMUNICATIONS we must look for the greatest antiquity of all. The surface of the Cornish main roads is usually good, though in parts they are suf- ficiently hilly. Cyclists for the most part will find better running in Cornwall than in Devon. For those who love an old-fashioned and often delightful mode of transit, almost the whole of Cornwall may still be traversed by coach. In many parts the coach and carrier remain an absolute necessity. Railways. — The duchy is now well served from London by two railways. The Great Western conveys passengers by express train from Paddington to Penzance in 8i hours, running through Bath, Bristol and Exeter, and crossing the Tamar by the famous Saltash Bridge. The same railway conveys to New- quay in about 8 hours, with a change at Par. There are branch lines to St. Ives, Helston, Falmouth, Fowey, and Looe ; also to Bodmin and Wadebridge. The London and South- western, leaving Waterloo, travels through Holsworthy to Bude, and through Launceston and Camelford to Wadebridge and Padstow. From Wadebridge coaches complete the journey to Newquay, the time occupied in reaching Newquay from Waterloo being C) hours. Further developments on both railways are immediately anticipated. North Cornwall espe- cially offering much inducement for extension. There are also several lines for the conveyance of minerals and goods only. 15