Giving a description of Liverpool is out of the question.  We made our way over bridges until we reached the quays, and then through streets with enormously high warehouses, many of them constructed entirely of iron.  We passed the Custom House, which stands on the very site of Lyrpul, the old pool from which Liverpool derives its name having been long since filled up.  It is said to be one of the most magnificent pieces of architecture that our age has produced.  Near the Custom House is the Exchange, with a wide square in front; and further to the left the parish church of Saint Nicholas, interesting from its antiquity. Passing along a fine street, we reached Saint George's Hall, a sumptuous Corinthian building, upwards of four hundred feet in length.  As within it the judicial proceedings of Liverpool are conducted, it is known as the Assize Court.  The most interesting place we visited near the water was the Sailors' Home, a fine building, opened in 1850.  At each corner is a square tower, surmounted by a dome, the summit of which is one hundred feet from the ground.  Passing through the Canning Place entrance, we entered a lofty hall, surrounded by galleries communicating with rooms on the several floors.  The building contains a large dining-hall, a lecture-room, reading-room, savings bank, and nautical school.  Both officers and men are received, and a seaman may lodge there a day, or for as long a time as he remains in port, during which time he is provided with board and medical attendance at a very moderate rate.