As we had still sufficient daylight, we ran up the Humber to visit Hull, which stands on its northern bank.  A large number of coasters were at anchor before its extensive quays; it has also docks of great size. Numbers of steam-vessels were gliding in and out of the harbour.  It is properly called Kingston-upon-Hull.  It took its name when it was purchased by Edward the First, who, seeing the great natural advantages of its position, formed here a fortified town and port.  There is nothing very attractive in the appearance of the place; but we were interested by a visit to a fine column on a square pedestal, erected to the memory of the great Wilberforce, whose statue adorns the summit. The town contains two colleges, several hospitals, and numerous other public institutions.  We went on board the guardship stationed here, with some of the officers, with whom papa was acquainted, and were interested in hearing an account of the Coastguard system.  Ships are stationed at different ports round the coast, and are called "Coastguard" or district ships, for Coastguard and Royal Naval Coast Volunteer duties.  The English coast is divided into six districts; namely, the Hull district, which extends from Berwick to Cromer; the Harwich, from North Yarmouth to Ramsgate; the Newhaven district, from Folkestone, including Southampton Water, the Isle of Wight, and Lymington; the Falmouth and Weymouth district, including Bournemouth, Land's End, and taking in Penzance and the Scilly Isles.  The rest of the coast is divided between Milford and Liverpool.  Scotland has two "Coastguard" districts, the east and the west coasts.  Ireland has also two districts.  The services on which the ships are employed are numerous.  First, for the protection of the revenue; to keep up a reserve of seamen, and as a depot for stores and clothing.  The captain of the ship takes the duties of the old inspecting commanders, and the officers--of whom there are a large number appointed to each ship for that especial purpose--have command of the different stations.  Each ship has four or five tenders attached to her, employed in protecting either the revenue or the fisheries.  The ships generally go to sea for a month or so in the course of the year, and are kept ready to proceed to any part of the world.  They do not keep up their usual complement of men, but when required the crew are drawn from the Coastguard.  Besides these ships, there are six in England and two in Scotland, called "drill ships."  They, however, never go to sea.  They are employed in receiving on board the Royal Naval Reserve Force,--seamen as well as officers,-- who go through a periodical drill.  The Royal Naval Coast Volunteers also drill on board these ships.  These volunteers are seafaring men, and they rank with ordinary seamen, and not, like the men of the Naval Reserve, with able-bodied seamen.