100 FIRST JOURNEY IN EUROPE. [18-29, 
was obliged to leave at once to hear a lecture from 
Professor Wilson, the famous Christopher North, one 
of the most extraordinary men living, very eccentric, 
a gifted genius, and a man of the most wonderful ver- 
satility of powers. The subject to-day was the Asso- 
ciation of Ideas. The lecture was rather striking, 
original in manner, with a few flights of that peculiar 
eloquence which you would expect from Christopher 
North. Next heard Dr. Monro (Anatomy); very 
prosy ; the class behaved shockingly, even for medical 
students! Lastly I heard Professor Jameson,’ a 
stiff, ungainly, forbidding-looking man, who gave us 
the most desperately dull, doleful lecture 1 ever heard. 
It was just like a copious table of contents to a book, 
— just about as interesting as reading a table of con- 
tents for an hour would be; I may add just as in- 
structive! Dined in a quiet way with Dr. Pardie, a 
young physician to whom I brought a letter from 
James Hogg; his wife is a cousin of James; went 
from the table to the college to hear a botanical lecture 
from Professor Graham ; returned to tea and spent the 
evening. I found I had quite unexpectedly met with 
prvbiable acquaintance, as Dr. and Mrs. Pardie were 
active and ardent Christians, of the Baptist persua- 
sion, and people of a very delightful spirit. They 
were well acquainted with Mr. Cheever of Salem, who 
spent some time in Edinburgh previous to his journey 
to Palestine. I passed a very pleasant evening, and 
promised to call on them again before leaving town. 
Returned in the midst of a violent snowstorm to Dr. 
Greville’s, where I am now domesticated, having sent 
up my baggage from the hotel. 
Robert Jameson, 1774-1854; professor of natural history in the 
University of Edinburgh. 
