X CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER HI. 



Day-Dreams The Shark and the Dolphin Yarns A 

 Hard Hit The Armourer's Chest Calcutta- The Mar- 

 quis Wellesley The Return Madras A Scene in 

 the Water Trincomalee and Colombo Bombay and 

 Elephanta The Straits of Sumatra, and the Captain's 

 Advice China Seas A Typhoon Canton A Dis- 

 tinguished Naval Officer Parting An Historical Com- 

 parison An Agreeable Shipmate St. Helena The 

 Chops of the Channel -The Pilot Boat A Polite Re- 

 quest The Landing Sentiment ... 74 



CHAPTER IV. 



A Coach Proprietor Members of Parliament A Welcome 

 Nelson's Funeral The Theatres George Frederick 

 Cooke John Kemble and Mrs. Siddons The Country 

 A Death-bed Scene An Elegy The Lawyer A Se- 

 cond Blow The Wine Merchant A Third Blow A 

 Valetudinarian The Postmaster A Scene at the Dinner- 

 table A Consultation and Trial Unexpected Result 

 Philanthropy 110 



CHAPTER V. 



Convalescence Thoughts for the Future The Sixth Mate 

 Amusements A Rash Adventure A Literary Society 

 Junius Lord Macaulay A Character A Fire 

 Gunpowder Companionship Lord Gambier Sir Eliab 

 Harvey Sir Roger Curtis Lord Cochrane A Curious 

 Rencontre The Prince of Wales A Dreadful Explo- 

 sion Wonderful Escape A Rash Attempt . 140 



