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

keep them in till eleven oClock – This is not theory but actual reference – great losses having been sustained by an opposite practice

In the evening at Frankfort –

Tuesday 1st Decr – Frankfort singular looking old Cathedral Two fine struts –

[indecipherable] on the

Banks of the Maine Large Table d hote at our Hotel/Inn disagreeable dirty day

– Wednesday 2nd Decr- Offenbach – Dick & Kirschen's? Carriage Manufactory – Britzschka complete 2750 franks about £108 Stg –-

Close coach £160 – London £180 – Packing & freight

to Rotterdam about £15 or £20 in addition

Mr Behmans' Collection of Statuary – Beautiful figure of Ariadne on the Leopard by Danecker a German artist – Opera of la Muette de Portici at the Theatre – Very fine Orchestra – Beautiful clear weather sharp frost –

Thursday 3rd Decr.

Clear bright weather very sharp frost –

Agreed to take a Britchka from Messrs Dick & Kirschen's for £108 – 2750 franks every thing complete

– Friday 4th Decr. – Wrote to John

In the evening public Ball at the Caprice

Excellent establishment newspapers &c liberal admission of Strangers –

– Saturday 5th Decr. – Dined with Mr. Koch the Banker & English Consul magnificient dinner excellent Cooking & choice wines Very gentlemanly, hospitable man, Anecdote of Napoleon on his retreat from Leipsic

– Sunday 6th – Mr Schmidt Polix a Cousin of Mr Swaine's very gentlemanly man says the growers of very