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of that recreation which honest Isaac Walton describes as " the most 

 calm, quiet, and innocent of all," was one of the beat attended ; and from 

 the diversity and beauty of the scenery, each member had sufficient 

 scope to follow the bent of his inclination in the pursuit of his favourite 

 study. The first paper read was one on the parr (the Salmo samulus 

 of Willughby and Ray), by Sir W. Jardine, being the second of a series 

 on the fishes of the Tweed. 2d/y, A notice of the fishes found in the 

 Tweed, and in the rivulets and the lochs in the vicinity of the Hirsel, 

 by the Earl of Home. 3dly, A list of the insects captured in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Berwick, by Mr C. Babington, when on a visit to Dr John- 

 ston, was read by the Secretary ; and the Reverend A. Baird brought 

 for exhibition some beautiful specimens of Peziza humosa found on 

 Bunkle-edge, and an addition to our flora. The business of the day 

 was concluded by a brief, clear, and interesting lecture, on the best 

 means of keeping a meteorological table, by the Reverend Mr Wallace. 



The June meeting took place at Head Chesters, and whether we view 

 the district with the .eye of a naturalist, or as a mere lover of the pic- 

 turesque, there is perhaps no spot we could name in preference to it. 

 The bold and beautiful boundary of the " vast and mighty deep," so 

 well known to geologists, the dark and deeply wooded glen of the Pease 

 Burn, the high and scantily clothed heights above Old Cambus, furnish 

 a variety of scenery, either taken conjointly or separately, which few 

 districts can boast of. In the walk between the Siccar Point and the 

 mouth of the Pease Burn, the Astragalus glycyphyllus was observed in 

 several places by that acute botanist Dr Greville, whose presence added 

 not a little to the pleasures of the day. A species of Hieracium, which 

 remains to be determined, was observed in several places, and in great 

 profusion. After the walk, Mr Selby and Dr Johnston laid before the 

 meeting lists of the insects taken by them at Allanton. A beautiful 

 figure of the singular animal Cuvieria Phantapus (Flem.) was shewn by 

 the Secretary ; it was sent from Eyemouth by the Reverend Mr Turn- 

 bull, and is the first instance of its occurrence on the coast of Berwick- 

 shire. Mr Selby mentioned a striking and beautiful display of instinct 

 which had come under his notice, as shewn by a pair of water-hens in 

 the removal of their eggs from their nest, which had been invaded by 

 the rise of a water-course, on the margin of which they had built. In 

 the contemplation of this instance of instinct, we may trace the same 

 Great Cause, which pervades all nature ; and to those who look upon 

 the followers of natural history as weak and foolish, we might use the 

 admonition given by him of old Go, consider, and be wise. 



The next meeting at Earlston presented many attractions, not having 

 been visited previously by any member of the Club. The day being 

 windy, was not favourable for the capturing of insects, consequently few 

 species were taken. Included in the walk were the grounds of the far- 



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