Anniversary Address. 55 



"Bei-wick-upon-Twced, Oct. 23rd, 1850.— The Club break- 

 fasted with Mr. Home. The members who attended were 

 Dr. Johnston, Mr. Embleton, Dr. Clarke, Rev. J. Dixou Clark, 

 Mr. Home, Mr. Broderick, Mr. John Turnbull, Major Elliott, 

 Dr. Hood, Rev. Mr. Darnell, and Dr. F. S. Cahill. 



" The Rev. Mr. Dodd and Mr. Forster were admitted mem- 

 bers ; and the Rev. William Rigge, of Howiek, was proposed for 

 membership. 



" The Secretary submitted to the Club a statement of the ex- 

 penditure and receipts for the past year, and an estimate of the 

 expenditure for the ensuing session, whereupon it was ordered 

 that the subscription should be fixed at 7s. 6d, 



" A pretty sketch of the Inn at Abbey St. Bathans, by Mr. 

 Smellie Watson, was exhibited ; and drawings of several fishes 

 taken in Berwick Bay, by Mrs. Johnston. There were also shown 

 specimens of Galeopsis Ladanum gathered by the Rev. John 

 Baird near Yetholm. Dr. Baird contributed a ' Notice of the 

 capture of Sericomyia borealis on one of the Cheviot Hills in 

 August 1850.' 



" The following were agreed to be the places of meeting during 

 the ensuing summer : viz. 



May, 1st Wednesday, Cornhill. 



June, 2nd Wednesday, Bclford. 



July, 3rd Wednesday, St. Boswells. 



September, 1st Wednesday, Grant's- House. 



" The walk lay along the sea-banks northwards, but nothing 

 novel was observed. The rolling of the wide ocean, and the 

 breaking of its waves at their feet, gave origin to the discussion 

 of a question which has agitated dcbating-clubs since their be- 

 ginning to this day, and which is always preceded with a motto 

 gathered from Lucretius, Dc Rcrum Natura, lib. ii. 1-4 : — 



Suave, mari magno turbantibus ajquora ventis, 

 E terrft magnum alterius spectare laborem ; 

 Non quia vexari quemquara est jucunda voluptas, 

 Setl, quibus ipse malis careas, quia cernere suave est. 



"Cornhill, May 7th, 1851.— The members who attended this 

 meeting were Dr. Johnston, Captain Carpenter, Mr. Broderick, 

 The Rev. S. A. Fyler, Mr. Gregson, and Dr. Wilson. Mr. Fyler 

 entertained the Club to breakfast, but as there were only three 

 members at the hour, no regular walk was afterwards undertaken 



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