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Aug. 31. Llanberis. 



Sept. 1. Sunday. A good sermon from the new rector. Prof, 

 and Mrs. Cowell are here. Prof. Rhys here. 



Sept. 6. Cowell and I examined Cwm-dwythwch for antiquities, 

 and found six " giants' graves " on the south-east side, three or per- 

 haps five on the north-west side, all 24 feet by 15 ; a circular house 

 close under Moel Eilio, measuring 10 feet by 9, excavated in the 

 inside, where the walls are still 4 feet high ; also a long enclosure 

 of doubtful use, 60 feet by 15. 



Sept. 10. Cowell, Rhys, Roberts (Caius) and I went to Pen- 

 maenmawr, ascending from Llanfairfechan, also visiting the circles, 

 to the east of it. Descended to the village of Penmaenmawr, and 

 returned by train. 



Sept. 13. Cowell, Rhys, Roberts and I went by train to Car- 

 narvon, then by road to Llanaelhaiarn, and went up the "Rivals" 

 to Tre'r Ceiri. We had a most beautiful day, and examined the 

 place thoroughly. Also saw the inscribed stone in the old school 

 house. 



Sept. 20. To Dovercourt. 



Oct. 5. We returned home. 



Oct. 26. The Bishop was here at the placing of the memorial 

 stone of the nave of St. Barnabas' Church. 



Dec. 9. A very hard frost commenced. 



Dec. 25. Continuance of the hard frost. Thermometer 15°. 



Dec. 26. A thaw to-day. 



Dec. 28. Frost commenced again, and continued with much 

 severity until Jan. 13, and commenced again in two days, continuing 

 until Feb. 1. 



1879. Feb. 23. Sunday. Frost commenced again. 



Feb. 25. I presided at a meeting in the Guildhall, in aid of the 

 building fund of the " Sailors' Rest " at Devonport. Miss Weston 

 was some days at Cambridge. 



March 8. The Rev. H. C. Cory and the Rev. D. A. Maxwell 

 came to us for the meeting of the Irish Church Missions. 



March 10. We had a good meeting in the evening ; but sad 

 accounts of the state of Connemara. School houses wrecked, and 

 masters and the Rev. Mr. and Miss Conerney assaulted by mobs 

 led by a priest. 



March 11. We had a nice party of Undergraduates to meet 

 Cory in the evening. 



March 20. Major Black came to us, to lecture on his " Views 

 of Indian Female Life." 



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