1 1 8 ROBERT POCOCK. 



Mr. Lakes called and brought some more insects. 

 Said there was no stag-beetle in Cornwall, and that 

 Mr. Seymour of Dorsetshire was a collector. 



"Friday, 18th. Fine, sunny. Sent a letter to 

 Mr. Spencer of Chatham (he having laid claim to a 

 great estate of the Selby family in Bucks) with all the 

 names of Selbys in Blome's ' Britannia/ a folio work. 



"Sunday, 27th. Sunny in morning; dull in after- 

 noon. Radishes sold three bunches for a penny, so 

 mild and forward are the vegetables. Most of the 

 autumnal flowers are in bloom, and yesterday was 

 brought me in bloom the bean, Antirrhinum rotun- 

 difolium, primroses, barren strawberries, violets, &c. ! 

 Jupiter and Saturn have been in conjunction some 

 months, and the evenings exhibit beautifully the 

 starry wonders of the celestial world. I am told my 

 daughter, Sarah Pocock (although a woman), has 

 been christened at Gravesend Church by the Rev. 

 Mr. Gray. Witness to this unusual circumstance, Mr. 

 Covus, a shipwright, Mrs. Koach, a shopkeeper, Miss 

 Covus, the daughter, and Mr. Tyler, son-in-law to 

 Mr. Covus. 



" Tuesday, 2Sth. Fine and dry. Bells ringing at 

 six and fort guns fired at twelve for the king's acces- 

 sion. Mr. Peen brought me a list of sixty-two 

 British plants in bloom the second week in January, 

 1822! Sent a letter to Mr. Elliot at Hobart's 

 Town, Van Die men's Land, by a young man from 

 Frome in Somersetshire, who says Mr. Shepherd's 

 black cloths are the best. Received the ' Cambridge 

 Guide ' from Canterbury. I forgot to say Mr. Shep- 

 herd has a daughter well skilled in natural history, 

 having a good collection. 



