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Aug. 30. To Cambridge. 



" Sept. 6. Mathews and I went to Hardwick, to the pit containing 

 the : supposed Potamogeton sparganiifolius, and found it in fruit 

 partially, but mostly in flower. We then went to Comberton, 

 to Newbould's. Found near his lodgings Eubus Walilhergii. 



Sept. 13. Newbould and I went to Saffron Walden, and spent 

 the day with Mr. Gibson. He shewed me the Carduus dubius, also 

 the two Fumarias, parviflora and Vaillantii. We also (without 

 Newbould) went to see the Roman villa, lately found by Mr. 

 Neville, by the river Bourn, opposite to Linton. 



Oct. 2. Went to Huntingdon, and walked round the station at 

 Godmanchester. Also up the Roman Way towards Sandy, as far 

 nearly as Burlieu Gap, then crossed to the Ermyn Street, and back 

 to the town. It seems probable that the Sandy Way and the Via 

 Devana passed west and east of the station respectively, whilst the 

 Ermyn Street entered directly into it. The Sandy Way is reduced 

 now to a bridle track for much of its course, and no trace (?) of the 

 Roman Road remains. On the Ermyn Street there are manifest 

 traces of the Romans. 



Oct. 3. To Biggleswade to meet the Cambridgeshire Naturalists' 

 Club. We crossed the river Ivel, and followed the road as far as 

 Beeston, then along the bank of the river, and crossed it at Sandy 

 Mill. Went to "Caesar's Camp," a British fortification, through 

 the plantation on the tops of the hills, to the stone quarries and 

 camp upon Gaily Hill, back by Stratford, and along the meadows 

 of the Ivel to Biggleswade. 



Oct. 8. Went to Pampisford Hall, and followed the whole line of 

 the Brent Ditch. There is no trace of a bank on the eastern side 

 of it, and only faint ones on the west. The western side is uniformly 

 rather higher than the other. There is nothing to shew that the 

 ditch was filled up in order to allow the Roman Road to pass over 

 it. The filling-up between the road and railway is modern. 



Oct. 9. Returned to Cambridge. 



Nov. 18. To London to a special meeting of the Committee of 

 the Ray Club, and returned on Wednesday, 20th. 



1851. Feb. 21. Went to London to attend the meeting of 

 Geological Society, when W. Hopkins was elected President of that 

 body. Dined with the Society. 



Feb. 22. Returned to Cambridge. Sent the third edition of 

 my Manual to the press. 



March 26. My aunt Bedford died of bronchitis, aged 74, at 

 7, Beaufort Buildings, East, Bath. 



April 1. Funeral at Broughton GifFord. 



May 6. Left Bath, and gave up the house. 



