Narrative of the surveying voyages of his majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle (vol.2): between the years 1826 and 1836 : describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagles's circumnavigation of the globe

1830. FUEGIANS IN LONDON. 11 master should receive, and take entire charge of them, while they remained in England, and should be paid by me for their board and lodging, for his own trouble, and for all contingent expenses. Mr. Wilson proposed to keep a watchful eye over them himself, and give advice from time to time to their guardian and instructor. Mr. Wigram also lived at Walthamstow, and as he would have frequent opportunities of offering a useful caution, in case that the numerous calls upon Mr. Wilson's attention should at any time render additional thoughts forthe Fuegians an unfair or unpleasant trouble to him — I did indeed think that no plan could be devised offering a better prospect ; and immediately made arrangements for conveying them to London. The inside of a stage-coach was taken, and under the guidance of Mr. Murray (the Beagle's late master), attended by James Bennett, they arrived in Piccadilly, and were imme- diately carried to Walthamstow, without attracting any notice. Mr. Murray told me that they seemed to enjoy their journey in the coach, and were very much struck by the repeated changing of horses. I took them myself from the coach-office to Walthamstow they were glad to see me, but seemed bewildered by the mul- titude of new objects. Passing Charing Cross, there was a start and exclamation of astonishment from York. ' Look ! he said, fixing his eyes on the lion upon Northumberland House, which he certainly thought alive, and walking there. I never saw him show such sudden emotion at any other time. They were much pleased with the rooms prepared for them at Walthamstow ; and the schoolmaster and his wife were equally pleased to find the future inmates of their house very well disposed, quiet, and cleanly people ; instead of fierce and dirty savages. At Walthamstow they remained from December 1830 till October 1&31 ; and during all that time were treated with the utmost kindness by the benevolent men whose names I have mentioned ; by their families, and by many others in the