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a great collection ; but not arranged so scientifically 

 as it ought to be. He is a very civil man. 

 Visited also Mr. Pittard's museum, famous for flies 

 and fish. His preservation of fish and flies exceeds 

 every description. They are all arranged with Linnasan 

 names, as beautiful as life. Mr. Pittard's name in a 

 cipher is made of butterflies and insects ; also a Mosaic 

 pavement is made of the flies' wings cut out in a rhom- 

 boidal manner, which leads to a temple or mansion. 

 Upon the whole they are masterly performances. Went 

 to Blackwall, where I got some E.I. shells and came 

 home in the Duke, of Bedford, Stronghill master. 



" Thursday, I3th. Cricketing between Gravesend 

 andMeopham and Hartley in the Old Prince of Orange 

 field. Had discourse with Partridge ; he says the negro 

 attacks turnips proceeding in straight rows, and when 

 at the end of a row returns again in a parallel manner. 



"Friday, 14<th. First foggy morning, which turned 

 out a bright fine day, being the first had for some time ; 

 in fact there has not been above seven or eight fine 

 days in all the year. The weather has been dull, dark, 

 rainy, and heavy before this day ; yet corn never was 

 more fine. Baltic fleet arrives (Swedish) ; first since 

 the war. 



" Saturday, 15/i. Fine day. Mr. Tilley called, from 

 Sittingbourne. He said in digging in his garden he had 

 found a silver spoon with a cross or mitre on its handle, 

 and a silver toothpick ; and that in digging he had 

 found a new sort of earth, of a mahogany colour, and 

 a silver coin which latter article he promised to give 

 me. 



"Monday, 17th. Walked to Chalk and observed 

 many small frogs crawling in the road. Got the 



