CHAPTER XVI.--THE SEAMEN'S ORPHANAGE, ETC. 211 1905--ROYAL COMMISSION ON MOTORS 212 CHAPTER XVII.--THE EARL OF DERBY 215 Appointments to the County Bench 215 Prince Fushimi of Japan 220 CHAPTER XVIII.--TRAVELS 223 Improvements in Modern Travel 223 1871--Franco-Prussian Battlefields 225 1891--Costa Rica 225 Jamaica 228 1892--Mexico 228 Conversion of Mexican Southern Railway Bonds 229 President Diaz 230 1905--America: Tour with Lord Claud Hamilton 235 President Roosevelt 236 1906--The Desert of Sahara 238 The Count's Garden, Biskra 240 Egypt 243 1907--India: Impressions of 244 1906--Lord Clive: The result of a Motor Tour 250 CHAPTER XIX.--RECREATIONS 253 Yachting 253 1874--Obtained Certificate from the Board of Trade as a Master Mariner 255 Windermere: Happy Days 256 History of the Royal Windermere Yacht Club 257 Yacht Racing Association 258 One of the Founders 258 Member of the Council 258 Chairman of the Committee of Measurement 258 Royal Canoe Club 258 1879--Rear-Commodore Royal Mersey Yacht Club 257 Gardening 259 Orchids 260 CHAPTER XX.--OBITER DICTA 261 Success in Life 263 Observation 266 Imagination 267 Integrity 267 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Liverpool, 1836 _Frontispiece_. Shaw's Brow _Facing page_ 34 Dock Offices 37 The Old Liverpool Exchange 42 The Town Hall 93 Laying Foundation Stone, Vyrnwy 102 Free Libraries 112 "Ramleh," East Front 162