Mr. Scholfield called this morning to
say that he expected Mr. John Wood at his house to meet me. Selected
some more books for N. M.'s family and wrote two letters to N. M., and
his daughter Mary. At two dined at Mr. Hulme's, met another son of Dr.
Taylor's employed at a manufactory. After dinner walked to a private
museum; a good collection of birds, shells, etc., also some fine works
on natural history with beautiful coloured plates; an immense collection
of specimens of plants bequeathed to the institution. A skeleton riding
on horseback made ludicrous by a spider's web resembling a bridle.
Thence we visited Mr. Pierpoint's garden. Took tea at Mr. Scholfield's
but did not see Mr. Wood. Then set off to an election meeting and heard
some good speaking; a little monkey not 8 years old smoking a cigar. An
attempt to disturb the meeting by a cry of fire and then the engines,
but it did not take. Found at the hotel, Ridings, Haslam, Mason, J.
Hodkinson also the Newcastle gentleman.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH.

Walked through the market though not market day, a large supply of
everything, the butchers in clean shirts and some with smart collars;
vegetables of every form and colour, at least ten cart loads of melons
six to twenty four inches long. Called upon Mrs. Hughes once Miss
Robson, talked about Mrs. Kay, Jeffery Smith, Alice Mason and Esther
Scholes, then to the book sale confined to the trade; told young Frank
Taylor he would soon make his fortune and then come and spend it in
England. On mentioning my ignorance about quills, F. T. said it was a
mysterious business and booksellers were often deceived; the same with
sealing wax till it was tried. F. T. desired me to send C. D. over and
he would show him 10,000 different insects every year. Called again upon
the Haslams and found myself invited to spend the evening at Mr.
Vaughan's. Walked through the rooms, sat in Dr. Franklin's chair and
also that of Columbus. Invited to breakfast with Mr. V., asked whether
tea or coffee; returned, and spent the evening with the Haslams. Called
again at Mr. Hulme's but Mr. H. had not returned from N.Y. Urged very
much to write on my arrival. Mrs. H. desires me to say at the Dean's
foundry, that her son was comfortably settled upon 400 acres of land in
Canada; and had children.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH.

Called upon J. Scholfield on my way to Mr. Vaughan's; found Mr. V. busy
writing, spent upwards of an hour most delightfully with