36 CHARLES CARDALE BABINGTON. [1835 



- March 5. First meeting of the Society for Protecting the Inde- 

 pendence of the Town. A few members of the University attended, 

 some were admitted Honorary Members, myself amongst the 

 number. 



March 7. Broome and I went to Girton and Histon, found a 

 few mosses. I tried for water insects but found nothing whatever. 

 Finished reading Inglis' " Tour in Ireland," recommended by Mr. 

 Burke of Christ's. I like it very much, it has given me a much 

 clearer idea of the state of that Island than I expected. 



March 12. Meeting at the Town Hall for the purpose of form- 

 ing a Mechanics' Institute for Cambridge, Henslow in the chair. 



March 15. This day our Morning Chapel was for the first time 

 at 10 o'clock. {Note. — It is to be at that hour on Sundays for the 

 future.) 



March 16. Our declaration was published. 



"Cambridge, March l^th, 1835. — In consequence of a very general 

 impression, that intimidation and persecution were employed by some 

 members of the University at the late elections for this town, we, the 

 undersigned resident members of the Senate, deem it our duty to make 

 a public declaration of our sentiments on this subject. We look upon 

 the Elective Franchise as a sacred trust, for the conscientious discharge 

 of which a man is deeply responsible; and every species of undue 

 interference, directly or indirectly, with that trust (such as threatening 

 tradesmen with loss of business, or dismissing dependants, for daring 

 to judge and act in opposition to the political principles of their em- 

 ployers) is, in our opinion, a gross breach of public and private morality ; 

 being an attempt to constrain a man to do that which his conscience 

 disapproves by appealing to his fears and his interests. We trust that 

 every friend of religion and morality, to whatever party he may belong, 

 will agree with us in condemning proceedings so discreditable, which, 

 by their cruel and degrading operation, tend to destroy the indepen- 

 dence, the welfare, and the peace of mind of very many of our fellow 

 countrymen. 



"M. Davy, D.D., Master of Caius; J. Lamb, D.D., Master of Corpus 

 Christi ; S. Lee, D.D., Trinity, Regius Professor of Hebrew ; H. J. H. 

 Bond, M.D., Corpus Christi; J. Gumming, M.A., Trinity, Professor 

 of Chemistry; A. Sedgwick, M.A., Fellow of Trinity, Woodwardian 

 Professor; T. Musgeave, M.A., Fellow of Trinity, Lord Almoner's 

 Professor of Arabic; J. S. Henslow, M.A., St. John's, Professor of 

 Botany; G. B. Aiet, M.A., Trinity, Professor of Astronomy; T. S. 

 Hughes, B.D., Emmanuel; J. Romilly, M.A., Fellow of Trinity, 

 Registrary of the University ; G. A. Beowne, M.A., Fellow of Trinity; 

 J. BowsTEAD, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Corpus ; C. Thielwall, 

 M.A., Fellow of Trinity; E. Seeocold Peaece, M.A., Jesus; Jos. 

 Shaw, M.A., Fellow of Christ's; G. W. Ceawfoed, M.A., Fellow of 

 King's; H. Gunning, M.A., Christ's; H. Arlett, M.A., Fellow and 

 Tutor of Pembroke ; H. Calthbop, Fellow and Bursar of Corpus ; 

 T. B. Buecham, M.A., Fellow of Trinity; C. C. Babington, M.A., 

 St. John's ; S. W. Waud, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Magdalene ; 

 R. Dawes, M. A., Fellow and Tutor of Downing ; P. Blakiston, M.A., 



