252 CHARLES CARDALE BABINGTON. [1887—88- 



Sept. 23. We drove to Crathie, and visited the Kirkyard, 

 returning by Aberarder and Failagie. A beautiful drive. 



Sept. 27. Went to Tomantoul for roots of Pyrola, but with 

 very little success, owing to the long rhizomes rooted in amongst 

 the stones. Barometer 28-07. Miss De Broen's meeting for Mission 

 at Paris. 



Sept. 28. Took Miss De Broen for a drive by the Quoich and 

 Linn of Dee. 



Sept. 30. To Edinburgh. 



Oct. 1. Dined with the Rev. Dr. James MacGregor. 



Oct. 2. Sunday. Went to St. Cuthbert's Church in the morning 

 and afternoon, and in the evening to a meeting in connexion with 

 the despatch of a Medical Missionary to the Ion Keith-Falconer 



Mission. 



Oct. 3. Returned by way of Doncaster. 



Oct. 18. Opening of the Henry Marty n Hall. 



Oct. 21. Went to see the Queen's Jubilee presents at St. James'' 

 Palace. 



Nov. 11. Miss E. Hanbury came to speak at the China Inland 

 Mission, at which I presided. 



Nov. 24. Sir Arthur Blackwood came, and we gave a dinner- 

 tea to about 120 — 130 officials at the Post Ofl&ce, in the reading- 

 room of the Young Men's Christian Association, where he spoke to 

 them. 



1888. March 5. Miss Fanny Butler, M.D., and her sister came 

 to hold a Medical Missions Meeting at Trinity College Lodge on 

 the 6th. 



April 11. Mr. Gustave Masson came to visit us. The first mild 

 day of the season. All vegetation very backward, from the incle- 

 ment winter in early spring. 



April 23. First lecture. Four men. 



May 3. Miss Weston came to hold meetings. A very full one 

 in the Guildhall. 



May 4. Miss Weston's meeting in our house. Spring weather 

 began about May 1. It is the latest season that I have known, 

 as shewn by the want of plants for use at lectures. 



May 11. Our dear friend, the Rev. F. F. Tracy, died at 10.30 

 a.m. 



May 14. The funeral of our dear friend at Cherry Hinton at 

 5.30 p.m. 



June 8. Sir Arthur Blackwood came. 



