48 CHARLES CARDALE BABINGTON. [1835—36 



Dec. 23. We went to see an old ecclesiastical building, called 

 "The Minster." It is in so decayed a state that I could make 

 nothing of it. 



Dec. 25. Christinas Day. The churches of St. Margaret's and 

 St. Peter's are small, but neat, and have originally been in a correct 

 style of architecture. They have been much injured by repairs. 



Dec. 28. Dined at Gaudy Hall with W. Holmes and his mother. 

 .... There is a large quantity of fine timber near to the house, 

 having apparently a very large number of lichens upon them. 



1836. Jan. 8. Went to Flixton Hall, the seat of Mr. Adair. 

 It is a very fine old place, both externally and internally. 



Jan. 12. Cambridge. 



Jan. 23. Degree day. Lingwood took his degree. 



Feb. 1. Dined with Lingwood, his farewell dinner at the "Eagle." 



Feb. 3. He left Cambridge. 



Feb. 4. Election of Public Orator in the place of Mr. Tatham. 

 Mr. Berkeley, Author of " British Fungi," called upon me for the 

 first time. 



Feb. 12. Received a corrected proof of my paper on Connemara 

 to appear in the next number of " Loudon's Magazine ; " it was 

 enclosed in a " frank " from L. W. Dillwyn, the naturalist. 



March 5. Walked to Cherry Hinton and Shelford. The Helle- 

 borus foetidus just in flower, and H. viridis also. Saw Primrose in 

 flower, Veronica hederifolia also. 



March 18. Walked to Fulbourn and found Helleborus foetidus 

 in perfection, Tussilago Farfara, Veronica agrestis, Viola odorata, 

 Ranunculus Ficaria, and Nut just out. 



March 23. Left Cambridge for Bath. In the evening went to 

 a meeting of the Geological Society, and was admitted a member by 

 the President. 



March 24. Showed the Geological Museum to J. Ball. Called 

 with him upon Lingwood. Dined with Ball and his father (the 

 new Member for Clonmell) at the Burlington Hotel. 



April 1. Good Friday. (Bath), a heavy fall of snow which 

 partially melted as it fell, made the streets almost impassable. 



April 19. Left Bath for Cambridge. I had a pleasant journey 

 on account of meeting on the coach Mr. W. F. Beadon, who was up 

 at the same time with me as an undergraduate. Went to Linnean 

 meeting. 



April 20. Breakfasted with J. Forbes Royle, and undertook to 

 examine and describe his East Indian Polygoneae. Went to Stephens' 

 in the evening. April 21. Cambridge. 



