208 Anniversary Address, 



often, he told me, completely took away from him any desire at 

 times for his favourite studies, or even to attend to his profes- 

 sional duties. As this state did not, however, continue long, 

 and is a frequent attendant on mere functional derangement of 

 the stomach, it gave rise to no apprehension of any serious 

 mischief going on. The last walk I believe he ever took in the 

 prosecution of his favourite pursuit, was to search for some 

 worms on the shore, to the north of Berwick. I had the melan- 

 choly pleasure to accompany him, I noticed little or no change 

 in the conversation that usually took place between us ; but, as 

 soon as we had accomplished the object we had in view, he 

 seemed at once to become exhausted, and anxious to return 

 home. Soon after this he went to Edinburgh, and from thence 

 to the Bridge of Allan, where it was hoped the change would 

 soon restore him to his former self, — so obscure and so little 

 alarming did his symptoms appear. T visited him at the Bridge 

 of Allan, and having heard on my way that he was much better, 

 I looked forward to spend a day or two in the full enjoyment of 

 exploring a district that was new to us both. I shall not attempt 

 to describe the shock I received on entering his room. I saw at 

 one glance the utter hopelessness of his case, and the veil that 

 had hitherto so completely overshadowed his disease was at once 

 raised; and the symptoms, which had been so long doubtful, 

 were made apparent, and at once accounted for. This was on 

 the 9th of July. I advised his immediate return, which was 

 strengthened on the following day by his friend Dr. Douglas 

 Maclagan. He reached home on the 11th. Day after day his 

 disease developed itself more ; his once lively and fertile imagi- 

 nation became a blank ; and, on the morning of the 30th of July, 

 he quietly breathed his last, in the 58th year of his age. 



Since the death of its founder, the Club has also to deplore 

 the deaths of the Rev. Dr. Gilly, Vicar of Norham, and the Rev. 

 Thomas Riddell, Vicar of Mash am. Dr. Gilly was born at 

 Hawkedon Hall, in Suffolk, in 1789. He received his education 

 at Christ's Hospital, and, in 1809, he received an Exhibition 

 from the Hospital to Caius College, Cambridge ; from thence he 

 removed to Catherine Hall, but his health was so delicate, as 

 to prevent him from that study which is requisite for taking 

 university honours. His name, however, was soon brought into 



