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LE. the * big re of France, corres: onding in importce to the English ‘* Derby,” is an intertional race for eptio t lay ap min AS at mngchampe, situated in the de III. in 1863, and is ran on the Sunday of Ascot week. a crystalline rock composed of quartz, felspar, and mica, It is one of the oldest the igneous rocks. The granite of which so many mountains and cliffs consist has been brought to the surface by earth-movements and by denudation in past ages. It is extensively used for building purposes and for roads. The ancient Egyptians were very expert in manipulating this rock, their working and pouens i att a, isl he oy Bay grey granite of Aberdeen and the pink tinted granite of Peter head are usged largely in England for ornamental purposes. GRANT, [s. 160]