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an accident happening to the engine — which delayed us together with head wind until Saturday morning otherwise we should have been in on Friday eveng — The Captn was a strangely quiet man very different to those we had last voyage — Several of the passangers very interesting but we only began to know them as we parted — Robert met us with the boys at the wharf & took us home — He has a good farm well situated & pleasant
Kate & Children all well the

former expecting her confinement every day —I was very agreably surprised at the progress of Melbourne since I last visited it The Houses of Parliament are Magnificent — The Library very wonderful from its size — number of Books & importance — Sunday I went to St Peters Church — was far from plesaed with its theatrical chanting — It was pleasant no doubt to the fine musical ear but did not touch the heart — The hymn before & the Sermon was very excellent by the Revd Archdeacon Crawford — The Bishop is on his visitation tour —