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fhow the manner in which the honey-bee made its wax ; 

 and he then read a notice of an anomaly in its history, — the 

 only paper contributed to the transactions of the Club at this 

 meeting. 



Berwick-05*Twzbi>, Nov. i, 1846. 

 There were present at this meeting the following mem- 

 bers, — Dr. Johnston, Mr. Selby, Rev. J. D. Clark, Mr. Bro- 

 derick, Mr. Macbeath, Mr. Murray, Mr. TurnbuU, the Rev. T. 

 Witham, Mr. Stevenson, and Dr. Clarke. 



The Secretary read over his statement of receipts and dis- 

 bursements, from which it appeared that he stood indebted 

 to the Club in the sum of 3s. 6d. 



It was agreed that the following were to be the places of 

 meeting for the ensuing year : — 



May First Wednesday Grant's House. 



June Third Wednesday Embleton. 



July Last Wednesday Coldingham. 



Sept... Full Moon Wednesday ...Alnwick 



October Do Marshall Meadows. 



Mr. Selby mentioned that on the 20th September, a fine 

 female Honey Buzzard had been caught at Twizell in a trap 

 baited with the comb of the wasp. 



Dr. Johnston communicated a description of a specimen 

 of the " Long-tailed Shark,'' which had been taken in Ber- 

 wick Bay. 



!Dr. W. Baird sent a note intimating that he had added 

 two Entomostracans, viz., 1. Bosmina longirostris, and, 2. 

 Daphnia trispinosa, to the list of our district species. They 

 were taken in Yetholm Loch. 



Qrakt's House, May 5, 1847. 



At this, the birth-place and favourite rendezvous of the 

 Club, there was a good muster of members — a happy augury 

 of our summer meetings. There were present, — Dr. Johnston, 

 Mr. Embleton, Mr. Home, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Turnbull, Mr. 

 Macbeath, Mr. Broderick, Mr. Stevenson, Mr. W. Dunlop, the 

 Rev. T. Witham, and Dr. Clarke ; and the club were favoured 

 with the company of Dr. P. W. Maclagan, Mr. Bowerbank, 

 Lieut Thomas, R.N., Dr. M'Bain, RN., Mr. Hepburn, and 

 Major Elliot, as visitors. After breakfast one party followed 



