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Unpardonable Solecism.—Procession.—Dean Cockbarn; Crus.ule against the Geologists.—Cathedral Service unworthy of the Cathedral.—Walk on the City Ramparts.—Flat Fertility of the surrounding Country.—The more interesting Passages in the History of York supplied by the Makers.—Robinson Crusoe.—Jeanie Dean3.—Trial of Eugene Aram.—Aram's real Character widely different from that drawn by the Novelist		42
CHAPTER III.
Quit York for Manchester.—A Character.—Quaker Lady.—Peculiar Feature in the Husbandry of the Cloth District.—Leeds.—Simplicity manifested in the Geologic Framework of English Scenery.—The Denuding Agencies almost invariably the sole Architects of the Landscape.—Manchester; characteristic Peculiarities; the Irwell; Collegiate Churv a; light and elegant Proportions of the Building; its grotesque Sculptures; these indicative of the Scepticism of the Age in which they were produced.—St. Bartholomew's Day.—Sermon on Saints' Day.—Timothy's Grandmother.—The Puseyite a High Churchman become earnest.—Passengers of a Sunday Evening Train.—Sabbath Amusements not very conducive to Happiness.—The Economic Value of the Sabbath ill understood by the Utilitarian.—Testimony of History on the point		55
CHAPTER IV.
Quit Manchester for Wolverhampton.—Scenery of the New Rad Sand stone; apparent Repetition of Pattern.—The frequent Marshes of England; curiously represented in the National Literature; Influence on the National Superstitions.—Wolverhampton.—Peculiar Aspect of the Dudley Coal-field; striking Passage in its History.—The Rise of Birmingham into a great Manufacturing Town an Effect of the Develop