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uniform fawn or cream colour : it was this year's bird, and was 

 shot by himself at Belford. 



" Mr. Dickson read the paper, ' On a Chantry at Alnwick, 

 dedicated to the Virgin,' which was published with last year's 

 proceedings, illustrated with drawings and plans — and this con- 

 cluded the day's proceedings." 



The following incident is noticed, as a proof of the singular 

 veneration which the disciples of Linnaeus entertain for the Law- 

 giver of their Science. The admirable Address of Dr. Gilly 

 led to a conversation, in the course of which an imputation was 

 cast on the character of Linnaeus, as occasionally guilty of some 

 coarseness and improprieties in his common conversation. 

 This was a painful surprise to some of us, upon whom the gi'eat 

 man's character had hitherto shone with unsullied brightness. 

 But our Secretary at once started up, all in a glow with zeal 

 and devotion, and, much to the satisfaction of the Members, 

 vindicated the memory of their illustrious Founder, with a happy 

 eloquence, and a minute knowledge of the facts, of which no 

 other person present could, on the spur of the moment, have 

 availed himself. 



The next Meeting was on the 15th October last, at New 

 Water-haugh. This is the Secretary's note of it : — " Present — 

 Mr. Home, President ; Dr. Johnston, Secretary ; Mr. Embleton, 

 Dr. Clarke, Mr. Broderick, Major Elliott, Mr. Clay, Mr. Tate, 

 and Rev. Mr. Rigge. They were breakfasted by Mr. Clay, with 

 a Club-like elegance and hospitality. — Hugh Taylor, Esq., Wil- 

 liam Forster, Esq., and William Dickson, jun., Esq., were ad- 

 mitted Members, 



" The following were fixed upon as the places of meeting 

 during the ensuing summer : — May, 3rd Wednesday, Wooler : — 

 June, last Wednesday, Dunse : — August, 1st Wednesday, Long- 

 honghton : — September, 2nd Wednesday, Newtown. 



" Dr. Johnston read a paper by Mr. Hardy, ' On Mites as the 

 cause of certain Vegetable Galls ;' and ' On the phytivorous habits 

 of some carnivorous Beetles.' — Mr. Tate exhibited some rare 

 and interesting Fossils from Holy Island, pointing out their 

 characters ; and he also exhibited specimens of Hieracium pre- 

 nanthoides and Veronica officinalis yS. humifusOf which his son had 



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