Called at Mr. Kay's printing place and found a son of J. Haslam's. Then
called upon the father who is become very gray; the son also is turning
gray; he was settled many years at a college at Charleston
advantageously, but was obliged to give up on account of health; he has
now a small school which is on the increase; a good apparatus; his
mother well acquainted with uncle Thomas's wife, and his father a
companion of my uncles and father. 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.