1835] JOURNAL— CAMBRIDGE, 35 



Jan. 13. Eowlandson has taken five specimens of Dromius i-sig- 

 natus for Power, from the bark of willow trees at Grantchester, 



Jan. 15, 16. Cambridge county election. 



Jan. 18. Walked with J. A. Power through Histon to Westwick; 

 at the farther side of Histon observed a broad moat surrounding a 

 square spot of ground, and having much the appearance of an old 

 fortification. Near to it is an old mansion house. At Westwick 

 we saw a bed of sandy earth, between two beds of gravel, with 

 perfect mussell shells of cockles in it, some of them with the 

 valves closed ; the bed about a foot thick. Came back through 

 Oakington and by the Huntingdon road. 



Jan. 21. Eowlandson brought me three specimens of Dromius 

 i-signatus, taken at the same place as Jan. 13. 



Jan. 22. A large packet of plants arrived from Mr. Borrer. 



Jan. 31. A man brought me a specimen of 4,-signatus from 

 Fulbourn. I have also had two more specimens from Eowlandson. 



Feb. 3. I saw a Meloe for the first time this year. 



Feb. 5. I undertook to look after the Entomological Collection 

 at the Philosophical Society. Meloes are now frequent. 



Feb. 6. This day I for the first time saw a body dissected ; it 

 was by Professor Clark in his lectures. 



Feb. 8. Mr. Borrer called with his eldest son, whom he had 

 brought up to Peterhouse. 



Feb. 9. Breakfasted with Mr. Borrer and went to the Botanical 

 Garden, etc., with him. He mentioned two new species of Fedia 

 having been found in England. 



Feb. 10. Whitear came up from Walsingham to spend a few 

 days with me. 



Feb. 12. Henslow, Laing, Lingwood, and J. L. Brown dined with 

 me to meet Whitear. 



Feb. 18. Attended a meeting at Professor Sedgwick's, to con- 

 sider what notice should be taken by the Liberal party of the 

 University of the interference and improper influence that had 

 been used by the Tory party at the late election for the town. It 

 was determined to put out a declaration of our abhorrence of such 

 conduct, and three men were appointed to draw one up before next 

 Saturday. 



Feb. 21. Walked with Henslow to Westwick by Histon, to see 

 the shells mentioned under Jan. 18. We determined that they 

 were recent, having cinders and charred wood mixed with them. 



Feb. 24. Dined with Sedgwick in Hall and wined with him. 



Feb. 28. Walked with Henslow, etc., to Madingley, and found 

 a good many mosses. 



