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and the mind carried back to scenes of bygone days, by the view 

 which met the eye from the elevated ground on which we stood. 

 Beneath us lay the Till, meandering in its deep and placid course, 

 the plain of Millfield, once a barren moor, now rich in Ceres' gifts, 

 stretching to the south and bounded by the distant range of the 

 Cheviots. Directly opposite, Flodden rose, in steep ascent ; — its 

 bloody field, some centuries past, so fatal and disastrous to the 

 Scottish chivalry, now no longer an open and champaign country, 

 from whence a monarch, seated on his royal chair, could overlook 

 his proud array, and watch from far the approach of an advancing 

 hostile force ; but wrapped with hedge-row trees and fences, the 

 hill itself clothed with wood, and hiding from the gaze the spot 

 where Scotland's king once pitched his tent. From this ridge, the 

 party diverged to the edge of Fordmoss, where the attention of Dr 

 Johnston and Dr Douglas were again arrested by the Brambles 

 which grow in great profusion around ; and many specimens were 

 added to those already collected, these gentlemen being anxious to 

 determine with accuracy the species of this puzzling genus which 

 grow within the limits of the Club. 



Highly gratified with their delightful walk, and the agreeable 

 converse in which they had been engaged, the party returned to 

 Ford, where an excellent and substantial dinner at the Delaval Arms 

 awaited their arrival. The repast being finished, the President Dr 

 Johnston proceeded to deliver the annual address, the excellence of 

 which seemed only to be duly appreciated, in the marked attention of 

 the Members, and the reiterated plaudits with which it was received. 

 Mr Selby was afterwards elected President for the ensuing year, 

 and Dr Douglas, with the assistance of Dr Johnston, was requested 

 again to accept the office of Secretary. No papers were read, nor 

 any communications of consequence made to the Meeting. 



Good fellowship, and an animated conversation, in which every 

 one took his part, made the hours glide swiftly by ; and it was not 

 till the fast coming twilight gave, notice of the coming shades of 

 night that the party could muster resolution to say Adieu, and to 

 break up a meeting, which all agreed had been one of the most de- 

 lightful since the first establishment of the Club. 



For the following account of the October Meeting held at Ber- 

 wick, and which I was unable to attend, I am indebted to the 

 Minutes furnished me by the worthy Secretary of the Club. 



