y6 ROBERT POCOCK. 



papers to William Lewin, Esq., coroner, Sydney, New 

 South Wales (a naturalist), by the ship Spring Grove. 

 A storrn of thunder and lightning seen about six 

 o'clock in evening over the hills of Essex, N. W. : none 

 at Gravesend. 



" Friday, July 3rd. Went on board the Arab, the 

 Spring Grove, the Recovery, and New Zealand. (James 

 Ferguson, the cook, promised me to collect.) Ships 

 bound to the South Seas. Gave my cards to the 

 stewards to collect shells and insects ; found the mate 

 of the Spring Grove not very civil, indeed he said he 

 would not bring home any shells or insects, and would 

 not let me speak to the ship's crew. Also went on 

 board the ship Atalanta, bound to Jamaica, when the 

 cook, John Rodney, said he would bring home shells and 

 sweetmeats. 



" Tuesday, July 7th. Ifield Harmonic Society go out 

 to Ifield. Heard the king died at seven o'clock this 

 morning. A toad-fish came on the shore at the canal, 

 Gravesend. 



" Wednesday, July 8th. Fine summer's day. George 

 Pocock went to Shorn Ifield to spend the day. Heard 

 that Banks, the sheriff's officer, was cast at law yester- 

 day in 100Z. damages for arresting a wrong person. 



" Thursday, July 9th. Mrs. Smith of Gamer, Major 

 and Mrs. Elphinstone, and Rev. Mr. Phelps of Snod- 

 land called and bought fossils ; though the major and 

 his wife bought none nor gave anything. Went to 

 Mr. Everist in the morning to order dinner for ' Natural 

 History Society ' next Monday. Sent out letters, went 

 in afternoon to see a toad-fish (Lophias piscatorium) 

 which came on shore at the Town Quay. 



"Friday, July IQth. Mrs. P. and self went to 



