1845-46] JOUKNAL— TOUR TO ICELAND. 131 



Sept. 16, Dined with Dr. Bromfield. 



Sept. 25. To Chichester to Dr. Tyacke's. Drove to Kingley 

 Bottom, where are the finest collection of yew trees that I have ever 

 seen. 



Sept. 26. To Henfield to Mr. Borrer's. 



Sept. 27. To see Leersia oryzdides in Henfield Level. 



Oct. 1. To Hurst. Called upon Mr. Mitten, also examined the 

 new church with the Rector, the Eev. Cary Borrer. 



1846. June 15. Left Cambridge, and after spending a few 

 hours in London, went by the 5 p.m. train to Liverpool, where we 

 arrived at shortly after 1 1 p.m. 



June 16. Found that the box containing my books and botanical 

 drying papers, etc., had not come by the rail, so that I was obliged 

 to get such stock to replace my losses as I could. We got clear of 

 the dock at 4.30 p.m., and cleared the river by sunset, making but 

 little way afterwards. 



June 17. Nearly becalmed all day, and amused ourselves by 

 fishing. {Note. — The name of the ship is the cutter yacht "Antelope," 

 of 93 tons. Master, John Armon, with eight men — mate, Henry 

 Wheeler of Ryde. She belonged to F. D. Astley, and we were in 

 company as his guests, T. Guy Gisborne, T. M. Gisborne, and I). 

 Calm all night, and had to anchor in order to avoid drifting back. 

 Calm all day, anchored in the afternoon, to avoid drifting back. 

 In the evening a smart breeze from north-east, which took us swiftly 

 down the Irish sea, as we had now determined to go south about. 

 We make six and six-and-a-half miles the hour. Fell nearly calm 

 again late at night. Got no fish to-day. 



June 19. Nearly calm all day. 



June 20. Wind freshened considerably this morning, and drove 

 us on at eight or nine miles an hour. We passed the Cove of Cork 

 in the afternoon, and reached the Old Head of Kinsale in the evening. 

 At about 10 p.m. a large screw steamer passed us at great velocity. 



June 21. At midnight Cape Clear was north-west. 



June 22. Cleared the land ofif the end of the Dingle Promontory. 



June 24. At 12 p.m. "heavy gale from N.N.E., with a 

 tremendous sea running ; " so says the master's log. Weather on 

 the 25th much moderated, as it continued on the following day, 

 on which I quite got over the effects of the sea, which had made 

 me rather uncomfortable for three days. We saw many sea birds, 

 but nearly all of the same species. 



June 27. At 7 a.m. we came within sight of the Westmen- 

 Islands and Eyafell Jokul. The former a most curious cluster of 

 rocks and hills ; the latter an eminently grand lofty mountain, 



