40 LETTER-FILES OF S. W. JOHNSON 



In the eve. we went to the Zoological Gardens and saw animals, 

 pantomimes and fireworks. Today we all go to Chester to 

 visit the celebrated antiquities there. Thence Weld and I 

 go to London tomorrow, the rest of the Party go elsewhere. 

 "We are in excellent health and spirits. Weld and I are stop- 

 ping at the Waterloo House, a fine English hotel, and we do 

 justice to all the comforts, eating and sleeping with a ven- 

 geance. I have written so much for the Northern Journal 

 that I may be excused for doing so little in this. If I had 

 plenty of money, Merry England would keep me for a few 

 weeks, but one gets pretty well bled here, and we can't stay. 

 Goodbye till a week or two, when I get in Germany I will 

 give my address so that letters will reach me. — Don't com- 

 plain because I have not written about every thing! — 



(From a diary) 



Thursday June 2d, 1853. Took 2d class train for London. 

 Stopped an hour in Crewe — got breakfast in a cottage. 

 Arrived at London at 7 o'clock. Drove to Sam's coffee house, 

 302 Strand. 



Friday June 3d. Walked out in morning to St. James' 

 Palace, Green Park, Hyde Park, etc. Called on Dr. Darby, 

 thence went to museum of Economic Geology. Saw Mr. Price 

 who gave us letters to Dr. Hoffman. Looked over their cabi- 

 nets and went home. Called at i\Ir. Way's laboratory, found 

 Mr. Ogsten, Way being on the cont. Had a chat and went 

 home. 



Sat. Went to Royal College of Chem. Dr. Hoffman turned 

 us over to Mr. Morley who showed us through the rooms. 

 Went to Way's as stated by mistake in paragraph above. 

 Called again on Dr. Darby, left sugar. Visited Zoological 

 Gardens and thus finished the day. 



Sunday June 5. Went to Westminster Abbey and heard 

 service. 



Monday June 6. Called at the American Legation, saw 



