JOURNAL 89 



again ; but a drowsy man must necessarily be a dull 

 writer, and so I proceed to extract my carcase from its 

 investiture. 



Dublin, Tuexdai/, \Olh Sepiember 1833. 



On Saturday I visited various parts of Liverpool, 

 examined the docks and the geology of the neighbour- 

 hood, and, finding myself near the railway station, went 

 to it and took a seat for Manchester at twelve. We 

 arrived there at half-past two, after numerous stoppages 

 by the way, for the purpose of discharging and taking 

 in passengers. At Manchester I remained only half an 

 hour, in tlie course of which I merely observed that the 

 country belonged to the coal formation and new red 

 sandstone, which is also the case along tlie whole of the 

 railway. The journey back to Liverpool was performed 

 in an hour and a half J^ine sections of the new red 

 stone are presented along the course of the railway ; 

 and there are numerous quarries about Liverpool of the 

 same formation. 



On Sunday I heard a very excellent sermon in one 

 of the chapels of the Wesleyan Methodists, and walked 

 over a great portion of the western district of the town. 

 The streets are generally narrow, and very irregularly 

 planned ; the houses of brick, and by no means remark- 

 able for beauty. Most of the churches are of sandstone, 

 red or grey, but several are of brick. As to these 

 matters, however, they may be seen in the Straiiger m 

 Liverpool and elsewhere. 



