248 The Naturalist of Cumbrae. 



one on internal heat of the globe, another on ancient 

 river-beds between the Firth of Forth and the Firth 

 of Clyde, and the third on ancient river-beds in 

 general 



"Next day, called on Mr. James Rennie, of the 

 Geological Survey, who was our guide to Portobello 

 Westbank brickfields, where we saw some fine deposits 

 of estuarine clays. We came back to Edinburgh, 

 went to Granton with the dredge, had a few hauls 

 within the west harbour from near the entrance to 

 near the middle. The sea was so rough that we 

 could not go outside. 



"May 8. Took steamer to Boness, hired a small 

 boat, had a few hauls of the dredge outside of 

 harbour, brought up black soft mud, which was 

 exceedingly difficult to wash and bring to a state 

 in which it. could be carried away. Returned to 

 Edinburgh. 



" May 9. Sabbath. We had always understood 

 that Edinburgh was a model to the world of strict 

 observance of the sabbath. After breakfast we had 

 a walk down the Canongate. The streets were 

 crowded with people walking or standing at doors, 

 and even at the time the churches were going in men 

 were standing about the corners of houses, not 

 appearing in any way abashed. In other parts of 

 Scotland of less fame for morality it was considered 

 most degrading to be standing about the street when 

 people were going to church, and every effort would 

 be made to avoid being seen by the people coming 

 from or going to it. Here cabs and dogcarts were 

 flying about something like the everyday style. The 



