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secure dam for tlie waters flowing southward, from the northern 

 waste of bogs and mosses. The rocky hases of the crags, the 

 margins of the loughs or tarns, and the bogs in the vicinity 

 were examined, but nothing new was met with. 



The party returned, in detached groups, to a late dinner at 

 Haydon Bridge, and elected the following members : — The Revds. 

 S. B. Maughan, Morpeth; and J. M. Mason, Jarrow; Messrs. Thomas 

 Gray, John Fenwick, Thomas Burnett, jun., and W. J. Hardcastle, 

 of Newcastle; W. Depledge, Gateshead; A. S. Donkin, M.D., 

 Morpeth; W. B. Ferguson, James Allison, jun., and H. Allison, 

 Monkwearmouth; and Robert Brown, solicitor, Sunderland. 



The Fourth Field Meeting, appointed to be held at Holy 

 Island, July 24th, did not take place, owing to the unfavourable 

 state of the weather. The next day fixed was the 7th of August, 

 when eight members attended. They separated into two parties, 

 one alighting at Belford, the other at Beal; the greater part of 

 the Island, with the ruined Abbey and Castle, having being visited, 

 some members passed over to St. Cuthbert's Island. On their 

 return, a good fish dinner was done justice to, at a small Inn, on 

 Holy Island, and the party regained the main land. Five of the 

 number spent the night at Bamburgh, and next morning, having 

 been kindly furnished with the necessary order from Mr. Smeddle, 

 Steward at the Castle, took boat at North Sunderland, for the 

 Fern Islands. Several of these were coasted, and the pinnacles, 

 one of the outer group, and basaltic like the rest, were especially 

 noticed for their peculiar tower-like character, and for their 

 affording, to the Guillemot, secure breeding places. This pleasing 

 excursion terminated the meeting. The usual plants were collected 

 on Holy Island ; and Messrs. P. Laws, East Heddon ; J. Shield, 

 jun., Stote's Hall ; J. Salmon, South Shields ; Matthew Brumell, 

 M.B.C.S., Morpeth; 0. Thompson, Jun., Winlaton; and B. Barkus, 

 M.D., Gateshead, were elected members. 



The Fifth Field Meeting, on the 1 6th of August, was at the 

 Fourstones Station of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway. The 

 party, which was not large, proceeded at once to the elegant seat of 

 Nathaniel Clayton, Esq., and were kindly conducted, by Mr, John 

 Clayton, over the remains of his extensive Roman Cavalry Station 



