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The October Meeting' was held at Berwick on the 25th, and 

 the only Members present were Dr. Johnston, P. J. Selby, Esq., 

 Dr. Clarke, and Mr. Tate. The accounts of the Secretary were 

 passed, and the subscription for the current year was fixed at 

 5*. 6d. The Minutes of the Bamburgh Meeting were read, and 

 the following places fixed upon for the meetings of the ensuing 



The Rev. Hans Hamilton, Vicar of Berwick, and Mr. William 

 Dode were admitted Members. 



The first Meeting for the present year was held at Chirnside 

 on the 9th of May. The Members present were Dr. Johnston 

 (the President) ; Rev. Mr. Hamilton, Vicar of Berwick ; Dr. 

 Wilson of Berwick ; Dr. Stuart ; Mr. Dunlop ; Mr. W. Dunlop, 

 and Mr. Dickson of Alnwick. We met at breakfast, after 

 which the President held a conversation on learned points of 

 botanical lore with Dr. Stuart, who exhibited a beautiful speci- 

 men of the Dielytra spectabilisy and it was agreed by all, from its 

 hardiness, its elegance of shape, and profusion and beauty of its 

 flowers, to be one of the best plants for the cottage window. The 

 party separated till four o'clock. One section sought the Whitt- 

 adder for fishing, and Dr. Johnston, Dr. Stuart, and Mr. Dickson 

 first proceeded to the church to examine the Norman doorway, 

 which, when the church was restored, by some fortunate cir- 

 cumstance, had been retained. We then sauntered leisurely 

 along the road, and through the park at the back of Nunland's 

 house to the Paper Mills, where we were shown over the whole 

 of the works by the intelligent manager. They are conducted 

 upon an extensive scale, and provided with the most modern and 

 best machinery. It would be folly to describe here the well- 

 known process ; but nothing proves the ingenuity of man more 

 than to follow the dirty rags from their filthy state throughout 

 the cleansing, the cutting, the pulp, and the delicate formation 

 of the filmy fibre into paper fit for immediate use. The mills 

 are on the River Whittadder, in a picturesque situation. A 

 branch from the North British Railway enters the yard. The 

 village and people all partake of the air of comfort and clean- 

 liness pervading the works, highly creditable to the establish- 

 ment. We then recrossed the bridge, and proceeded down 

 the north side of the river, listening as we went along to the 

 entertaining stories and remarks of our late respected Pre- 



