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printed catalogue. It is a magnificent collection, and 

 the room is fine ; but everything is so crowded that there 

 is more appearance of confusion than of regularity, and 

 there is more dirt everywhere than there ought to be. 



Excepting the Museum of Guy's Hospital, that of 

 the London University, and that of the Glasgow College, 

 I have seen none approaching to our own in cleanliness. 



After leaving the Hunterian Museum, went to Mr. 

 Linning's, where I dined. Returned as usual to the 

 George Inn, Aldermansbury, in the coffee-room of which 

 I now am, absolutely smoking with perspiration, caused 

 by three cups of tea, and an atmospheric temperature 

 of eighty degrees. 



Saturday, 2Ist' September 1833. 



Having been entrusted with three letters for Sir 

 James MacGregor, I proceeded after nine to Berkley 

 Street, which I reached about twelve, after having strolled 

 about in the Park and elsewhere. He had not yet 

 arrived at the office, so I left the letters and my card 

 for him, and returned towards " the City." By the way 

 left a letter at Mr. Gould's, Broad Street, Golden Square. 

 He is a celebrated preparer of objects of natural history ; 

 but he being out, I had no opportunity of seeing him. 

 Some of his performances, however, I had seen in the 

 Zoological Society's collection, and they are highly 

 creditable. After this, I examined the Museum of 

 King's College, which is open to the public every day 

 excepting Wednesday. It is contained in two rooms 

 a large and a smaller. These apartments are well adapted 



