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members afterwards dined at the Selby Arms, After dimier, 

 the larger number crossed the sands to Beal, and returned by 

 the 5.45 train. The others remained a short time longer on 

 the island, their intention being to proceed to Bamborough. I 

 know of no discovery being made at all." 



Lindisfarne, or Holy Island, has been so often described that 

 I need not add any particular account of it. My predecessors, 

 Archdeacon Thorp and Mr. Sopwith, in their addresses to you, 

 have both mentioned it. And those who desire to peruse a well- 

 written and amjjle history of "this hallowed land," may consult 

 the Rev. James Raine's "North Durham." They will find also, 

 at page 168, et seq. of that work, "Minutes of the Geology of 

 Holy Island," by Mr. John Scafe; and at page 173, lists of the 

 plants are given; and at page 174, a catalogue of the shells is 

 inserted. The Geologist will likewise see, in the " Annals of 

 Philosophj'^," for December, 1822, more remarks on its Geology, 

 by the late Mr. Winch. Holy Island offers no beauty of 

 scenery; it may be designated as — Isola Scmta, ma non Isola 

 Bella. Its castle, perched on a Basaltic rock, forms the most 

 conspicuous feature. 



The Isle lies between two and three miles from the main land ; 

 and the shore, at low-water, presents a vast tract of bare sand. 

 A " sun picture," taken by Mr. Roger Fenton, on the day in 

 which this meeting took place, was exhibited in London, at the 

 exhibition of the " Photographic Society " for this year. It is 

 entitled in the catalogue (No. 48), "View on the Beach opposite 

 Holy Island," and the notice of it in the " Literary Gazette," 

 for January 10, 1857, calling it "nothing but flat shore, sea and 

 sky," yet describes it as " a remarkable and attractive combina- 

 tion of natural phsenomena." 



For a very good view of the Monastery of Holy Island, as it 

 was forty years ago, I will refer those gentlemen, who are inter- 

 ested in such ruins, to Raine's " North Durham." It was 

 engraved by J. Lambert, from a drawing made by the eminent 

 antiquary, Mr. E. Blore ; and for three Views of it, with an ex- 

 cellent description, as it appeared above eighty years since, Grose's 

 " Antiquities of England," vol. 4, 2nd edition, 1783, may be 



