I had expected to see people dressed differently in Liverpool from what is customary in America.  In this and a dozen other anticipations I was utterly disappointed.  Thus I was surprised at every step, because I was not surprised.

It was a scource of great grief to me that I could not indulge in refreshments on Sunday evening.  A passenger after landing, is much like a patient after the fever has left him, he is hungry all the time.  I had some American silver in my pocket, which I repeatedly offered to exchange for cakes, fruits and refreshments, at the numerous stores and stands which I passed, but no one was willing to invest in my stock of change.  Thus I had to suffer both from hunger and thirst, because I did not have the right kind of money.  On Monday I drew my check in English currency, and bought a suitable purse; but I was very awkward for a few days at counting money.  England has the oddest and most irregular money table that I found from there to Egypt, except those of Holland and Germany.  Many of the coins are old and purseworn, so that it is impossible to decipher either the image or the superscription (Matt.  XXII. 20), consequently the value must he guessed by their size.

I spent a great part of the day in the Museum.  It contains a large and well classified collection of natural history, of objects of ancient and medieval art, of ancient manuscripts, of coins, of pictures, sculpture, &c.  Saw the horns of a South African ox, each of which was about four feet long and five or six inches thick.

The Wonderful Clock of Jacob Lovelace.

In the second story of the building stands a magnificent clock, weighing half a ton.  Its case is about five feet long by three feet wide, and ten feet high.  Upon its face are seven hands.  It is a very old and complicated machine, and near it in a frame I found the following description:  “It is a the work of Jacob Lovelace, of Exeter, ornamented with Oriental figures and finely executed paintings, guilted by fretworks.”  The movements are 1st—­A moving Panorama descriptive of Day and Night, Day is beautifully represented by Apollo in his Car, drawn by four spirited coursers, accompanied by the twelve hours, and Diana in her Car, drawn by stags attended by twelve hours, represents Night. 2nd—­Two Guilt Figures in Roman costume who turn their heads and salute with their swords as the Panorama revolves; and also move in the same manner while the bells are ringing. 3rd—­A Perpectual Almanac showing the day of the month on a semi-circular plate, the Index returning to the first day of the month on the close of each month, without alteration even in leap years, regulated only once in 130 years. 4th—­A Circle, the Index of which shows the day of the week with its appropriate planet. 5th—­A Perpetual Almanac showing the days of the Month Weekly and the Equation of time. 6th—­A Circle showing the leap year, the Index revolving once in four years. 7th—­A Time Piece that strikes the hours