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known engravings were taken. They are much more 

 expressive than the prints. E. would enjoy many of 

 them very much, and especially some of Wilkie's of 

 the same kind. 



I am to take my breakfast in my lodgings to- 

 morrow morning, which I have as yet done but once. 

 I sent yesterday my letter of introduction to William 

 Christy, who lives out of town, and received to-day a 

 most polite invitation to dine with him to-morrow, 

 and meet Hooker and Joe. 



Thursday. Breakfast at home. Call with Joe 

 Hooker on Bransby Cooper, and then on Sir Astley 

 Cooper; pleasantly received, saw some very curious 

 preparations ; spent the morning with Bentham, and 

 dined at Mr. Christy's, Clapham Koad, where I spent 

 an agreeable evening. Returning, wrote a letter to 

 Dr. Torrey to go by mail to-morrow to Bristol for the 

 Great Western. 



Friday evening. I breakfasted at my lodgings 

 this morning, and afterwards walked out with Sir 

 William and Joe Hooker to Regent's Park ; went to 

 the Coliseum to see the Panorama of London, and well 

 worth seeing it is. It will save me a visit to the top 

 of the dome of St. Paul's, I think, for the Panorama 

 is said to be more perfect than nature. I will say no 

 more about it, as Dr. Torrey has seen it. The illusion 

 is perfect, were it not for some unseemly cracks in the 

 sky ! We called on Dr. Boott ; then went into the 

 City. Our object was to visit the museum at the India 

 House (where the poet Lamb spent so great a portion 

 of his life). I made the acquaintance of Dr. Hors- 

 field, 1 the curator, who also collected the best part of 



1 Thomas Horsfield, M. D., 1774-1859. Born in Pennsylvania. 

 After sixteen years in Java, passed the rest of his life in London as 



