PROCEEDINGS 



OP THE 



BERWICKSHIRE NATURALISTS' CLUB. 



Address to the Members at the Anniversary Meeting held at 

 Embleton, September 7th, 1853. By George Tate, F.G.S., 

 President. 



Gentlemen, 



I HAVE the pleasure of congratulating you on the Club now 

 having attained its majority. Starting into life under the 

 fostering charge of experienced and distinguished naturalists, it 

 had scarcely an infancy ; its first efforts were manly, and even 

 its early contributions to natural history took their place among 

 the original authorities in scientific literature. For twenty-one 

 years the district has, been vigorously explored ; and it may be 

 regarded as a happy augury of the future, that time has not 

 deadened your love of nature ; the scenes which charmed when 

 first visited, and furnished materials for scientific observation,' 

 and themes for picturesque and glowing description, were found, 

 when revisited, to have lost none of their attractions. Our 

 meetings during the past year have been gladsome, instructive, 

 and suggestive of new trains of inquiry. Indeed, I know not 

 where the young naturalist could have been more delighted and 

 improved; for the experienced Members were ever ready to 



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