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Aug. 26. Section commenced its sittings. But few in number, 

 and papers scarce. 



Aug. 29. Yesterday and to-day we formed a private dinner 

 party at the " Red Lion " Inn, with Dr. Macartney in the chair. 

 {Note. — It is a clean, quiet inn.) 



Aug. 30. An expedition to Dudley took place to-day by barge. 

 It rained very hard ; we went by water into the caves at Dudley, 

 which were finely illuminated, and most beautiful. Saw the Castle, 

 and a fine collection of fossils in the infant Museum. Spent a very 

 pleasant day. 



Aug. 31. The meeting terminated. 



Sept. 2. Left Birmingham and arrived at Croxall, the living of 

 .James Gisborne. 



Sept. 4. A fine Aurora Borealis this evening. 



Sept. IL Reached Yoxall Lodge, and found uncle very well, and 

 my aunt moderately so. 



Sept. 20. Went with Mr. Gisborne to a meeting of the Bible 

 Society at Burton-upon-Trent, and went on in the evening to 

 Thringstone, to spend a few days with M. D, Babington. 



Sept. 27. Went by coach to Coventry, and then by railroad to 

 London. 



Sept. 28. Arrived in Cambridge. 



Sept. 30. Dr. Hancock's steam carriage came from London to 

 Cambridge, and exhibited on the Trumpington Road the next day. 

 Henslow came up in order to pack up his goods, and cease from 

 residing in Cambridge. 



Oct. IL Churchill Babington came up to St. John's as a 

 Freshman Pensioner. I got rooms for him in my own staircase, 

 Letter A, New Court, and No. 9. 



Oct. 16. Mr. and Mrs. Evans came to Cambridge to put William 

 Evans into rooms as a Fellow-Commoner of Trinity College. 



Oct. 21, Dined with them at the "Hoop." 



Oct. 30. First meeting of the Ray for the year. 



Nov. 6. Anniversary meeting of the Philosophical Society, at 

 which I was again elected a Member of the Council of the Society. 



Dec. 7. W. S. Hore of Plymouth, who had come up to take his 

 M.A. Degree, breakfasted with me. 



Dec. 8. I did the same at his rooms in Queens' College. 



Dec. 12. Supper at Cartmell's, to meet Lingwood and Hunt, 

 who both left Cambridge the next day. 1 dined with Ward of 

 Magdalene. 



Dec. 18. Went to Adolphus Holmes' at St. Margarets. 



