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(f Saturday,] 5th. Busy in ' composing' bills for sale 

 of estates, &c., at Wigzell Row, St. Mary Cray. 



" Sunday, 16th. Frances visited me from Kings- 

 down, and told me the storm at Kingsdown on Monday 

 last was there at three o'clock, but no four distinct 

 loud claps. Cobbett mentions this storm in his Weekly 

 Register j describing his tour to Maidstone to attend the 

 county meeting, when they petitioned for a reform in 

 Parliament, &c., on Tuesday last. 



" Tuesday, I8th. Frances returned to Kingsdown, 

 and took a French book on paintings to translate for me. 

 Printed 200 cards for Mr. Chipperfield, who removed 

 to No. 1 7, G-ee Street, Clarendon Square, Somers Town, 

 saying Graveseiid market had ruined the town; meaning 

 nobody but strangers were encouraged. 



" Wednesday, 19th. Mr. Mac Murdie, from Epping, 

 called, and I gave him five shillings. 



"Thursday, 20th. Prof. Henslow, from St. John's 

 College, Cambridge, called on me, and bought a piece 

 of crystallized slag from Salop. He said he caught nearly 

 fifty swallow-tail butterflies in a meadow near Cam- 

 bridge one day (P. Machaon). We have none in Kent ! 

 Mr. H. certainly is a pleasant young man and worthy 

 his professorship. 



" Saturday, 22nd. Professor Henslow called, and I 

 gave him a list of British plants wanted to complete 

 my ' Hortus Siccus/ and he promised to send some 

 scarce ones growing about Cambridge. 



" Monday, 24th. Busy all day in printing particulars 

 of seven houses in Wigzell Row, St. Mary Cray, to be 

 sold by auction. 



" Tuesday, 26th. Harmonic Society take their usual 

 annual excursion to Ifield, attended by a band of music. 



