I have never seen the earth flung about in such a wild way as round about Hindhead and Blackdown, and this park forms a part of this ground.

From an elevated part of it, and, indeed, from each of many parts of it, you see all around the country to the distance of many miles.

From the south-east to the north-west the hills are so lofty and so near that they cut the view rather short; but for the rest of the circle you can see to a very great distance.

It is, upon the whole, a most magnificent seat, and the Jews will not be able to get it from the _present_ owner, though if he live many years they will give even him a _twist_." [Sidenote: THE YOUNG RAVENS] On an eminence in the west is a tower (near a clump where ravens build), from which the other parks of this wonderful park-district of Sussex may be seen: Cowdray to the west, the highest points of Goodwood to the south-west, the highest points of Arundel to the south-east, and Parham's dark forest more easterly still.

Mr.Knox's account of the vicissitudes of the Petworth ravens sixty years ago is as interesting as any history of equal length on the misfortunes of man.