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delivered Doctor Torrey’s letter and parcel, when we 
recognized each other as fellow-passengers in the coach 
from Neweastle, he being a Scotch gentleman, — look- 
ing very like my friend Couthouy of the exploring 
expedition, — whom I was far from imagining would 
prove to be the professor in the Durham Univer- 
sity; took my tea and spent the greater part of 
the evening with him. He told me he was just about 
to send a parcel to Doctor Torrey by a friend going 
next week to America. I must embrace this oppor- 
tunity to send my letters, now forming a somewhat 
bulky parcel. . 
Spent Mieticy with Professor Johnston in his lab- 
oratory, witnessing the progress of some analyses of 
resins, ete., in which he is now much engaged ; also went 
through the old castle, now used for the university ; 
dined with Professor Johnston at four clock; returned 
to the hotel. . . . Took my tea with him, and he accom- 
panied me at half past nine to the coach office, whence 
I took coach for Leeds. I have little to say about 
Durham University, promising as it is in some respects, 
because they have adopted the monkish system of Ox- 
ford and Cambridge to the fullest extent; the pro- 
fessors and tutors except Johnston are all clergy- 
men; the curriculum includes nothing but classies, a 
little mathematics, and less logic; their professor of 
natural philosophy never leebires: ; they give their 
professor of chemistry, mineralogy, and geolog 
just fifty pounds a year (nothing for his experiments), 
and require no one to attend his lectures. 
But now I must record some painful news, just 
learned to-day, which has shocked me exceedingly, 
but which you will have heard of long ere this reaches 
you; viz.. the loss of the noble ship Pennsylvania, 
