NOTICE TO THE READER. 



On account of the Author s absence from London while the work was going 

 through the press, the following errors have crept in. 



PAGE 5, line 13 from bottom, for sea lurch read &quot; lee lurch.&quot; 



15, line 19, for starved, read &quot; stewed.&quot; 



38, line 12, for similar, read &quot; smaller.&quot; 



48, line 21, for first, read &quot; few.&quot; 



51, line 6, for not unusual, read &quot; is unusual.&quot; 



54, first line, for common, read &quot; uncommon.&quot; 



57, line 14 from bottom, for 20s., read &quot; 45s.&quot; 



58, line 25, for county, read &quot;country.&quot; 



60, line 22, for blockades, read &quot; blocks.&quot; 



61, line 8, for must, read &quot; mush.&quot; 



64, line 5, for rooted, read &quot; rotted.&quot; 



75, line 17, for strong, read &quot;stony.&quot; 



82, bottom line, for bolls, read &quot; barrels.&quot; 



92, line 16, for sleek, read &quot; slick &quot; 



118, line 27, for tower, read &quot;town.&quot; 



119, line 3 from bottom, for 30, read &quot; 80.&quot; 



131, line 4 from bottom, for lemons, read &quot; damsons.&quot; 



