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who ' worked the old family pottery in Swansea,' had married 
De la Beche's daughter. He was Hooker's special companion, 
being a good ornithologist and fond of Natural History in 
general. Another good companion was Mr. Dillwyn's son- 
in-law, Moggridge, whose hobby was British Botany. An 
additional attraction of the house, which appeals to Dawson 
Turner, is the collection of pictures, and specially Cuyp's 
Burgomaster of Haarlem. 
Lecturing was still a trial to him, but wishing to make some 
retm-n for the great kindness with which he had been received 
in Swansea, he offered to give a lecture on the Antarctic Voyage. 
This was duly delivered with great success at the Eoyal Institu- 
tion of South Wales on June 17. The advertisement of the 
lecture makes the interesting announcement that in addition 
to members of the Institution and affihated societies, who 
were admitted free, ' Thirty free admissions to the back seats 
will be distributed by the Council to persons of the working class 
not connected with the above Societies.' 
He writes to his grandfather, June 21, 1846 : 
You will be surprised to hear of my lecturing here, but I 
not only could not get off the task, but hating it as I do, I 
felt a real pleasure in gratifying my many friends in Swansea. 
The lecture has added seven new subscribers to the Swansea 
Institution, and I have had thanks and innumerable requests 
for another, which however I cannot comply with. You 
can have no idea how easily these people are pleased with 
my comphance with their wishes in lecturing, nor how good- 
naturedly attentive they were to the lecture itself. 
I have been travelling about a great deal in South Wales, 
visiting the Colheries, collecting fossil plants, and gaining 
information on all subjects connected with the ancient 
Botany of our globe. The subject is a deeply interesting 
one, and though it decidedly interferes with the progress of 
my studies in recent Botany, it will, I hope, in the long run, 
turn to good account. The work is very hard in this hot 
weather, especially when the coal-dust and other annoyances 
attendant on my investigations in these dirty districts are 
almost insupportable. Still I Hke the work and my master, 
, and hope to get on with this accessory to my pursuits. 
