110 FIRST JOURNEY IN EUROPE. (1839, 
the death of Captain Smith, the first and second mate, 
and some of the passengers, I hardly yet know how 
many. I had grown much attached to this ship, and 
thought highly of its officers, who had been kind to 
re 
Lonpon, January 17, 1839, Thursday evening. 
This is dated at this modern Babylon, where I arrived 
about nine o’clock last evening. I stopped at the 
White Boar, Coventry Street, Piccadilly ; ; had a ia 
night’s sleep; rose early this morning, and 
breakfasted and was on my way to Dr. Boott’s! (24 
Gower Street) before ten o’clock. I found Doctor B. 
at home ; was kindly received and was introduced to his 
wife, mother, children, and a brother from Boston who 
is now with him; spent an hour or two with him; 
heard that Hooker was in town. Though not a pub- 
lie day went to the British Museum; inquired for 
Brown (Mr. Brown, for he does not like to be called 
Dr.), and was so fortunate as to find not only the man 
himself I was so anxious to set my eyes on, but also 
Hooker, Joseph Hooker, Bennett,? and Dr. Richard- 
son.? Passed an hour or two. Brown invited Hooker 
and me to breakfast with him on Saturday morning ; 
went out with Hooker ; first to the Linnean Society ; 
introduced to David Don,‘ a stout Scotchman, and 
1 Francis Boott, 1792-1863. Born in Boston, United States. Early 
removed to London, where he studied and practiced medicine a few 
years. ‘‘ ey botanist, and in his later life devoted to the study of 
Carices” [A. G. 
2 John Joseph 1 Bennett, 1801-1876; keeper of the herbarium of 
the British M ‘*One of the most learned and modest 
men” [A. G.]. 
3 Sir John Richardson, M. D., 1787-1865. ‘‘ The well-known Are- 
tie Paes cons zodlogist, and tutiniat ” TA. G. 
David Don, 1795-1856; librarian of the Linnean Society ; pro- 
je of botany in King’s College, London. 
