A NEW WATERING PLACE.
There are two classes of visitors at watering places—those who flock to the crowded haunts of fashion, whether high or low, civic or courtly ; and those who seek out some secluded nook, wherein to vegetate, where they may wander unnoticed upon the sea beach, "To see the children sporting on the shore, And hear the mighty waters roaring evermore."
To the former Brighton, Margate, Ramsgate, the Isle of Wight,' Hastings, &c., offer attractions which increase in proportion to the crowded state of the place. The sea air affords an inducement, or rather an excuse, for travelling fifty or a hundred miles in order to cram themselves into a house furnished with every inconvenience and a hundred crevices to boot, from whence they may sally forth to the thronged pier or esplanade—lounge away their mornings at the baths, and their evenings at the rooms, congratulating themselves and their friends upon tho number of visitors. "It. was never known to be so full—several families have loft this morning for want of accommodation ! "—To such, a "new watering place" would have no charm but its novelty—its quiet would be dullness, its seclusion loneliness; but to those who seek health, repose and , retirement—an entire change not only of air and scone, but of habits and amusements— a place like Hayling Island offers a sequestered retreat, combining the advantages of a marine residence with those of a rural neighbourhood.
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