1840—41] JOURNAL— CAMBRIDGE ENGAGEMENTS, Etc. 97 



Nov. 9. Henslow came for a few days. 



Nov. 11, 12, 13. Election of High Steward. 



Nov. 23. Annual Dinner of the Philosophical Society. 



Nov. 25. Dinner of the Kay Club, at Dr. Paget's rooms. 



Dec. 9. Professor Sedgwick gave a dinner to the Kay Club. 



Dec. 13. Frost commenced. 



Dec. 14. Thermometer last night at 21°. 



Dec. 15. Thermometer at 17°. 



Dec. 16. Heavy fall of snow. Temperature last night 15°. 



Dec. 31. Thaw. Dined with Mr. Ashton. 



1841. Jan. 3. A very severe thunderstorm this morning, 

 between 5 and 6 o'clock. The day turned to snow in the after- 

 noon, which continued through the two next days. 



Jan. 7. Temperature last night 12°. In the middle of to-day 

 21° Fahr. 



Jan. 8. Temperature last night 6°. In the middle of to-day 

 15° Fahr. 



Jan. 9. In the middle of last night the temperature was as low 

 as 0° or even lower. I went inside to Woodford. 



Jan. 11. In London. Took tea with Dr. Lankester, and met 

 Dr. Vogel. 



Jan. 12. Went to Henfield, and took Churchill Babington with 

 me. We remained at Mr. Borrer's until Friday, and then returned 

 by London to Cambridge. 



Jan. 22. I dined to-day with Mr. R. Taylor. 



Jan. 23. Arrived in Cambridge. The roads had been so much 

 injured by the bad weather that the " Star " coach was one-and-a- 

 half hours after its time. 



Feh. 3. Had the Ray at my rooms. 



Feb. 18. Dined with the Master (Dr. Tatham) at the Lodge. 



March 1. Whig Dinner at the "Bull." 



March 2. Dined with J. J. Smith at Caius. 



March 19. The Council of the Philosophical Society dined with 

 the President, the Master of Peterhouse, Dr. Hodgson. 



March 26. Went to London, where I saw Dr. Balfour, who was 

 in the pursuit of the Chair of Botany in Glasgow. I dined with 

 Dr. Lankester, at University College Hospital, where he was acting 

 as the House Physician. 



