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and he occasionally rose to a very powerful eloquence. 
He is much beloved, and is considered by all parties, 
perhaps, as the strong man of Scotland. The subject 
of his lecture this morning was the advantage (and 
the abuse) of Scripture criticism. It was a treat to 
hear him. He paid a high compliment, in the course 
of his remarks, to our Moses Stuart. 
The weather growing by this time more tolerable, | 
walked about town, — visited the Parliament House, 
the Library of the Writers to the Signet; passed 
through the Grassmarket, returned here, looked at 
plants with Dr. Greville; dined; received a parcel 
from Sir William Hooker containing a few plants 
I had accidentally left (a few he had given me). A 
very kind letter informed me that he would be in 
London about the same time with me (which I had 
in part expected, and about which hangs a tale I 
must write soon), and also a fine parcel of letters of 
introduction for me, both to persons on the way to 
London, and also on the Continent, —to Delessert, 
De Candolle, Martius, Endlicher, Humboldt, ete. 
Truly he is a kind man; he has laid me under lasting 
obligations. He asks me to say to Dr. Torrey that 
his Grace of Bedford is anxious to receive also the 
Hudsonia ericoides from New Jersey, and he will be 
greatly obliged if he will send a box of it to Woburn 
early in the spring. Attended this evening a meet- 
ing of the Royal Society, Dr. Abercrombie’ (author 
of “Intellectual Powers,” etc.) in the chair. Dr. A. 
is at the head of the profession here; is greatly es- 
teemed, and is a most exemplary Christian. An inter- 
esting paper was read by Professor Forbes, of whom 
1 John ee M. D., 1781-1844; celebrated Scotch phy- 
sician and au 
