in the same region. The Spanish Government have promised every facility to travellers, and, notwithstanding the Carlist insurrection in the district, there is little fear of political discomfort. Mr Brassey with his army of navvies is busy as the pioneers of civilisation, in the valley of the Ebro. He and Mr Vignoles, the engineer of the railway in progress, have generously offered any aid in their power to travellers. It is understood that the Admiralty are ready to put a steamship at the disposal of such' observers as wish to go by sea, and to land at Santander. The rare opportunity is thus afforded of combining a visit to one of the most interesting regions of the earth's surface, with the sight of the grandest spectacle the heavens can present.
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