192 CHARLES CARD ALE BABINGTON. [1858—59 



Aug. 29. Went with Wilde on a car to a cromlech close to 

 St. Columba, and another between that and Kingstown, Dined at 

 Wilde's. 



Aug. 30. Left Dublin . . . reached Rhyl for the Meeting of the 

 Cambrian Archaeological Association. Lodgings with Barnwell and 

 T. Wright. 



Aiig. 3L Had a nice excursion to Rhuddlan, etc., and dined at 

 Colonel Morgan's, at Golden Grove, with the members. 



Sept. 1. Excursion to Holywell, Basingwork Abbey. Dined 

 with the party at Downing, with Lord Feilding. 



Sept. 2. To Conway. In the Chair of the Committee for three 

 hours in the evening. 



Sept. 3. Did not leave the town all day, except to call upon 

 Miss Angharad Lloyd, at Tyn Rhyl. Meeting ended. 



Sept. 4. Left Rhyl with the Freemans ... to Bangor. By rail 

 to Carnarvon, and visited the castle and walls of the town. Returned 

 to Bangor. 



Sept. 8. Reached Cambridge. 



Sept. 14. Walked by Coton and Hardwick, along the Port Way, 

 by Hardwick Wood, to Caldecot and Toft. Came back in New- 

 bould's carriage. 



Sept. 22. Went with Liveing to Leeds for the British Association 

 Meeting. Hayward joined us there in lodgings. I am made 

 President of Section D at this meeting. 



Sept. 23. Dined with Mr. and Mrs. Sharpe (late Fellow of 

 Christ's), at Chapel Allerton. 



Sept. 25. Went to Kirkstall Abbey. Much pleased with the ruin. 



Sept. 26. Sunday. Heard Dr. Hook. 



Sept. 27. Dined at Mr. S. Hey's. 



Sept. 28. " Red Lion " dinner. 



Sept. 29. Conclusion of the Meeting. Went to York. Dined 

 with James Backhouse, junr., and slept at his father's house. 



Sept. 30. Cambridge. 



Nov. 23. In the night preceding this day the temperature fell 

 to 13° Fahr., and the river Cam was frozen over at St. John's College. 



1859. May 21. Went with Hiley to Shelford to hunt for the 

 station of Ophrys aranifera given by Ray. All the old gravel pits 

 between Shelford and Trumpington are ploughed up. 



June 3. A Meeting of the Philosophical about the British 

 Association. W. Hopkins took the Chair. Bateson, Vice-Chancellor, 

 moved that : " In case the Committee of the British Association 



