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Topography of Norfolk,” at an evening conversazione held at the 
Norfolk and Norwich Museum. 
About this period his health seems to have been very feeble ; he 
was suffering from an aggravating complaint, diabetes. At times 
he had to give up his daily duties at the bank, and this year made 
his most extended tour, in the hopes of regaining his strength. 
As it is of interest in showing the means of travelling in those 
days, I give a somewhat lengthy account of it from his 
notes. 
On Monday, July 13th, 1835, he went by packet to Yarmouth 
in company with his son Bernard, and Mr. Thos. G. Bayfield. 
The next day ho went on board the “Albatross,” bound for Hull. 
Arrived there, he secs Mr. AY. H. Dykes, and Mr. John Edward 
Lee, the curator of the museum. Thence lie proceeds to Beverley, 
where he had a look at the minster, and afterwards to Scarboro’, 
where he saw Mr. Bean, also "William Smith, who explained to 
him the cliff sections. He made sketches of Fchinid®, then 
leaves for York, sees John Phillips at the museum ; journeys on 
to Leeds, and calls upon Mr. H. Denny, and afterwards to Preston, 
where a correspondent, Mr. Gilbertson, welcomes him. Then 
ho proceeds to Liverpool, and the following memorandum 
is made : — 
“Tuesday July 23. Got into an omnibus and was taken to 
the Eailway-station, Crown Street, a few minutes before 5 o’clock. 
The bustle extraordinary. Fare 5/6. We entered a tunnel imme- 
diately, said to be 290 yards long. I took my seat on the outside 
and hind part of the third carriage of the train, which carriage 
consists of three bodies. On entering the tunnel we were desired 
to lay down on the top, which I did and was suddenly involved 
in total darkness, which together with the noise of the carriages, 
which was terrific, caused in me a horrible sensation. As I lay on 
my side I lifted up my hand and found I was within a few inches 
of the roof. Wo were soon enlightened by gas, the jets of which 
passed us in rapid succession until we emerged at Edgehill. We 
then passed through the Moorish arch and were pressed along by 
an additional engine behind up an inclined plane.” 
lie notes the various bridges, viaducts, cuttings, and embank- 
ments, often with a minuteness that bespeaks not very rapid 
travelling. At last they reach the company’s station at 
