138 CHARLES CARD ALE BABINGTON. [1846—47 



Aug. 13. John Goodsir, Newbould, and I went to St. Andrews. 

 By the way we saw the ruins of a monastery at Kilconquhar, and a 

 beautiful little church at St. Monance. Called upon Mr. Lyon, the 

 Episcopal clergyman, who went with us to see all the antiquities. 

 The old tower of the original cathedral interested me the most. 



Aug. 16. Sunday. Heard Goodsir preach, and was much pleased. 



Aug. 17. Set off by the coach to return to Edinburgh. The 

 coach was very much overloaded, and as it was passing through the 

 town of Leven, it ran against a cart, and was upset. I was so 

 fortunate as to escape without more than a few bruises and a wound 

 on my hand, but Newbould's left shoulder was put out. We got 

 his arm put into place again, and returned to Largo, where we were 

 detained until the 25th. 



Aug. 24. Walked to Balcarres, and ascended the look-out tower. 



Aug. 26. Ascended Arthur's Seat. Left Leith at 3 p.m., and 

 after a very pleasant voyage reached Hull at 8 p.m. the next day. 



Aug. 28. Placed Newbould in the hands of his brother. Visited 

 the church, and left by steamer at 1.30 p.m. for Yarmouth, where 

 we arrived at 5 a.m. the next day. 



Aug. 29. Got to Cambridge. 



Sept, 8. Left home, and arrived at Southampton on the 9th, to 

 attend the British Association Meeting. Lodgings at 5, Bernard 

 Street, with Balfour and Wollaston. 



Sept. 12, Balfour and I went to Cowes, and Salter shewed us 

 Cockleton Bog. We also went to Apes Down, and found Calamintha 

 sylvaiica. 



Sept. 13. To Winchester to the Minster and St. Cross. Dined 

 with Dr. White, and back to Southampton. 



Sept. 17. Left Southampton, and went with Wollaston by coach 

 by way of Romsey and Salisbury, and Avebury to Swindon. Then 

 to Bath. 



Oct. 6. Cambridge. 



Nov. 10. Went to London to meet Mr. Borrer. Slept at 

 Mr. Forster's at Woodford. 



Nov. 11. Borrer and I went to Hertford, and Avere shewn 

 Juncus diffusus by Coleman. Back to Cambridge. Placed on a 

 syndicate to superintend the new Botanic Garden. 



Dec. 15. At the Linnean Club. 



Dec. 17. Dined with Red Lion Club in London. 



Dec. 18. Cambridge. 



1847. Jan. 9. To Yoxall Lodge, where I examined my late 

 uncle's (Canon Gisborne) collection of plants and botanical books. 



