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quarrelled with no one, because no one was near me to 

 quarrel. In afternoon paid Mr. Washer of Northfleet 

 five shillings for his oar which I lost overboard when 

 with George Pocock, &c., going to Long Eeach Tavern, 

 through fear of the steam-boats running foul of us ! 



"Wednesday, 15/i. Mr. Smithers buried: Colonel 

 Dalton attended. The corpse came from the meadow 

 down King's Lane, and Pennycoat Lane 1 into the road 

 opposite the Globe, and so to Milton Church. At 

 Gravesend was buried Mrs. Cruden, aged sixty-four : 

 Mr. Harman of Croydon attended. 



"Friday, 17th. Mr. C. Clarke, F.S.A., called, on a 

 tour in France, from Boulogne, where he had resided 

 three months, and had made some drawings of the 

 ancient churches. &c., in the neighbourhood. He wit- 

 nessed a young woman, about twenty-five, taking the 

 black veil (with much sanctity) for a period of five 

 years, assisted by some nuns who pinned into her head- 

 dress a few artificial flowers, as roses, &c. Mr. Clarke 

 observed that the English at Boulogne did not associate 

 BO much together as might be expected, most of them 

 retiring there for economy. A French woman called 

 Boulogne ' Little England/ or Little London, as the 

 inhabitants imitate the Londoners. At Boulogne they 

 are in politics Bonaparteans ; at Calais Bourboneans. 



" Sunday, l$th. A louse seen, with black eyes ! 



" Monday, 20th. Fine. Heard the discovery ships, 

 Fury and Hecla, had arrived, and were coming up the 

 river ! They went out about May 1st, 1821. 



" A flock of wild fowl seen flying up past the town. 



1 These thoroughfares meet opposite South Hill Bank, the 

 residence of Charles Chad wick, Esq. 



