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ful city of the north, with its picturesque " Craigs," again glad- 

 dened our sight. 



Pleasant as our trip had been, it seemed not to have bene- 

 fited the health of my good wife, for in a few days after our 

 return to Edinburgh, she was again taken ill. There is no lack of 

 excellent physicians in that city, and we had the good fortune 

 to fall upon one who not only restored her to health, but who 

 has become a truly excellent and most valued friend. To this 

 gentleman, Dr John Argyle Robertson, of 58 Queen Street, 

 for his most efiBcient aid, and most kind and gentle treatment, 

 we can never cease to cherish the most lively feelings of affec- 

 tion. It is a cm-ious part of my history, that during the whole 

 time of my sojourn in Britain, none of the principal medical 

 advisers whom we had occasion to employ would receive any 

 recompense from us. In London, Mr Bell, and in Edinburgh 

 Mr Nasmyth, the most dexterous and celebrated dentists of 

 their respective cities, thus afforded us their aid ; and in the 

 former place Mr Phillips, Dr Carswell, and Dr Roscoe treated 

 us with as much attention as if they had expected the most 

 liberal fees. To all these excellent friends, whose liberality 

 we have thus experienced, and whose professional aid has been 

 so beneficial to us, we shaU ever prove most grateful. 



Here I have had the pleasure of meeting with several of 

 my American friends, and some of my patrons ; among others, 

 Edward Harris, long since introduced to you, Augustus 

 Thorndyke, Esq. of Boston, Messrs Cooledge and Dixwell 

 of the same city, Mr Kruger and his Lady from New York. 

 Of our English friends several have also visited us : Lady Ra- 

 VENSWORTH, Lady Georgiana Liddell, the Honourable Tho- 

 mas Liddell, Miss Fothergill of York, and Jonathan Bram- 



