110 CHARLES CARD ALE BABINGTON. [1841—42 



Nov. 6. Purchased the herbarium of Dr. Leo, of Metz, for 

 £94 10s. 



Ncm. 12. Overton and I walked to Shelf ord and back, between 

 10 and 12 in the evening, to look for the annual meteors that appear 

 at this time. We saw a considerable number at about 11 o'clock, 

 particularly one very bright one, which left a long train of fire 

 behind it. 



Nov. 13. Intended to have looked out again to-night, but was 

 prevented by heavy rain. 



Nov. 14. Snow ; which continued on the ground until the 18th, 

 and several of the nights the thermometer shewed 24° or 26°. 



Nov. 22. Dinner of the Philosophical Society at the "Eagle," 

 thirty members were present. 



Nov. 24. Dinner of the Ea.y Club at Stokes' rooms, all the 

 members were present, either at dinner or afterwards, and Professor 

 Clark and Miller, Mr. Kingsley and Mr. Goodwin were there as 

 visitors. 



Dec. 24. Dined with Dr. Clark to meet Prof. Owen. 



Dec. 25. Dined in Hall at Trinity. 



1842. Jan. 18. Gave up all idea of being a candidate for the 

 Chair of Botany in King's College, London, not wishing to under- 

 take to commence a course of sixty lectures at such short notice as 

 from February to May. Went to London, and dined at the Linnean 

 Club. 



Jan. 20. Eeturned to Cambridge. 



Feh. 15. Went to town, and dined at the Linnean Club. Voted 

 for R Kippist, as Librarian of the Linnean Society. 



Feb. 16. Breakfasted with Dr. Lankester, afterwards met Mr. 

 Borrer at J. Sowerby's, and went to Woodford with Mr. Forster. 



Feb. 17. Eeturned to Cambridge. Professor Royle persuaded 

 me to allow him to endeavour to persuade the King's College 

 Professors to appoint me to the Chair of Botany, he taking the 

 lectures for the present year. I have determined to make no 

 personal application to them. 



Feb. 22. Dined with Ansted to meet Mr. Bunbury, Sec. G. S. 



Feb. 23, 24. Spent a considerable portion of these days with 

 Mr. and Mrs. Lukis of Guernsey, who were here with W. C. Lukis. 



Feb. 25. Dined at Anstey Hall, Trumpington, with Eben. 

 Foster, Esq. 



March 26. Went to Bath for the Easter holidays. 



April 1. This day my name appeared for the first time on the 

 cover of the " Annals of Natural History," as one of the Editors of 

 that Journal. 



