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CHAPTER VI. 
The Bishop of Carlisle endeavours to persuade Sir James not to 
remove from London.—Motives which induced him to return 
into Norfolk.—Letter of Mr. Crowe.—Lectures at the Royal 
Institution.— Flora Greca;—Letters from Sir Joseph Banks ;— 
Sir J. E. Smith;— Thomas Hankins and Thomas Platt, Esqrs. 
— Bishop of Carlisle’s Correspondence. 
Tue following correspondence of the Bishop of 
Carlisle, chiefly critical, and relating to Sir James’s 
literary pursuits, comprises a period of thirty years. 
With it are mingled a few letters from other learn- 
ed men, and they are thus kept apart for more easy 
reference to the foregoing Chapter. 
The Rev. Samuel Goodenough, D.D.,to JE. Smith. 
Dear Sir, Ealing, Sept. 16, 1793. 
I have the pleasure of telling you that I am ar- 
rived at Ealing from Hastings, where I have been 
for a month, safe and sound. Our eyes were blest 
with the sight of the India, Jamaica, and Oporto 
fleets, and variety of shipping of all descriptions, 
beyond what I ever saw before. I was well all the 
time, met with very agreeable company, and in short 
unbent thoroughly. Having been at Hastings fre- 
quently before, there was not so much remaining 
to be found. However I improved myself some- 
