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friends had come by train ; it was a matter of deep regret^ as the 

 day was extremely tine, and 1 had secured permission, from Mr. 

 Hay of Dunse Castle, for an unrestricted ramble through all 

 his grounds.*' As several of our Members had either forgotten 

 the day, or lost their annual card, it has been thought neces- 

 sary to return to the original plan of sending a notice to each 

 Member a week before each Meeting, so that ignorance or 

 forgetfulness may not be pleaded in future. 



The last Meeting of the year was held at Alnwick, on the 

 24th of September, and was attended by Revds, J. D. Clark, 

 Wm. Darnell, L. S. Orde, G. S. Thompson, and John Baird ; Mr. 

 Selby, Mr. Church, Mr. Wm. Boyd, Mr. Tate, Dr. Tate, Mr. C. 

 Rea, Captain Selby, and Mr.Embleton. John Church, jun., Esq. 

 and Mr. Wilson, architect of Alnwick Castle, attended as visitors. 

 John Church, jun., Esq., Rev. Thos. Lishman of Linton, and 

 George Hughes, jun., Esq., of Middleton, were proposed as 

 Members. Captain Selby was admitted. Wm. Dickson was ap- 

 pointed President, and Mr. Embleton reappointed Secretary. 



It was not to be expected, Gentlemen, that our Club, after the 

 irreparable loss we had sustained, could in the short space of 

 twelve months regain its vigour and previous activity ; yet, little 

 as may appear in our Transactions as to the results of our 

 Meetings in a scientific point of view, we have the pleasing satis- 

 faction to know that the bonds of friendly intercourse have been 

 kept together, and that the chain that binds us has been extended. 

 The path we have to follow has been too clearly delineated for 

 any one to err from, except wilfully. The ties that bind us to- 

 gether are woven by the hands of Nature ; wealth and rank are 

 only recognized by us as Members of this Club, so far as they 

 are used for the advancement of that science which we profess 

 humbly to follow, for the advancement of our fellow- creatures 

 and the glory of the Omnipotent Creator. Much as we have done, 

 there remains much for us all yet to do. Neither the Fauna nor 

 the Flora of the district is exhausted ; for Mr. Hardy of Penman- 

 shiel has discovered no fewer than ninety species of Lichens not 

 included in any of our lists previously published, and there are 

 many departments intimately connected with our Club which 

 have been as yet scarcely touched upon. The various manuscripts 

 left by our Founder, in connexion with his work on the Eastern 

 Borders, have been placed by Mrs. Johnston entirely at the service 



