Volume 33 Item 02: James Macarthur journal of a tour through Belgium and Germany, November 1828-January 1829

The Kings Palace is a simple neat building –

In the evening at the Little Theatre in the Park – Vaudevilles "un baiser au porteau"

– Sunday 22nd –

Wrote to John – In the evening at the Theatre Stupid French Comedy in rhime salon les regles "La Belle Mere" Miserable imitation of Der Freychutz

– Monday 23rd – At 7 set out in the Diligence to Liege – leaving St. Trond, Tirlemont Tongre fine Country – reached Liege about Eight P.M. Hotel des Messageries conductive cutting stick –

– 24 – At 9 set out for Verviers Liege finely situated Romantic Valley to Verviers – numerous Cloth factories – At Verviers called at Mr Hodson's – It is only a

a spinning establish – ment – The yarn is worked up in the other factories one of these Mad[']me [indecipherable] employs 1600 workpeople The highest price given for Wool 50 sous the lb – principally imported from Spain – At 1/2 past 7 arrived at Aix La Chapelle very cold day –

Conversation in the Diligence per Polignac. Wellington

Dr. Miguel – Dr Maria de Gloria – Liberal principles Hotel de L'Aigle Noir

– 25th – Aix la Chapelle – Town Hall – Congress of 1818 – Fountain with statue of Charlemagne – Cathedral Tomb of Charlemagne – Chair of do [ditto (Charlemagne)] Brutal excesses of French revolutionary army – Public Walks Beautiful view from one of them – [indecipherable]

Cabbages in the market remain in heaps all night – Cafe de la Fontaine smoking spitting dirt &c – Price of Cloth from 18 to 60 franks the Flemish yard – English Cloth in bad repute in consequence of its' fine face & infinite varability – Snow during the night – fine day -