PREFACE. 



There is always a satisfaction in bringing any undertaking 

 to a successful termination, and the Editor, on revising the 

 last sheet of the present volume, imagines his feelings to be 

 very much akin to those of a ship's captain who, after a 

 voyage of many months, has just brought his vessel safely 

 into port. 



But while congratulating himself that no harm has come 

 to the ship, he cannot forget that the enjoyment of the 

 passage has in a great measure been due to the good fellow- 

 ship of the passengers, who have one and all contributed to 

 make the voyage a pleasant one, and who, keeping a good 

 " look out ahead," have enabled the captain to make valuable 

 entries in the ship's "log-book." 



Pleased with the success of the last cruize, the owner 

 desires to give notice that the vessel will once more be "put 

 into commission" for another voyage next year, under the 

 same captain, and will sail from the well-known dock in 

 Hatton Garden on the 1st of January next. 



It is hoped that as many as possible of those who were 

 passengers on the last trip will not only repeat the voyage, 

 but will also induce some of their friends "to take berths," 

 and accompany them. 



