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ADDRESS T(3 THE MEMBERS OF THE TYNESIDE 

 NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB, 



HEAD AT THE THIRTEENTH ANNIVERSARY MEETING, HELD ON 

 THURSDAY, THE 19TH MAY, 1859, BY THE PRESIDENT, WILLIAM 

 KELL, ESQ., F.S.A. 



Gentlemen — In consequence of the last Anniversary Meeting 

 having been held at so late a period of the year, the Officers of 

 the preceding year were re-elected, as it might have been 

 thought uncourteous to elect other gentlemen for a few months ; 

 I therefore appear before you in the peculiar position of a Pre- 

 sident of two years' standing ; and it affords me great pleasure 

 to be enabled to congratulate you upon the active and pros- 

 perous condition of the Club. We have had no fewer than 

 seven Field Meetings during the last year ; and we have also 

 had four Evening Meetings, which v/ere very well attended, 

 and, as I hope to show you, were of considerable interest, and 

 eminently calculated to promote the prosperity of the Club. 



The First Field Meeting was held on the 28th May, and 

 was attended by eleven members, some of whom left Newcastle 

 by the 10-15 train to Scotswood, others by the 1-15 train, and 

 others walked or drove to Rowland's Gill. The woods at Winla- 

 ton Mill were visited, and, by the kind permission of Mr. Hutt, 

 the grounds and gardens at Gibside were inspected. Nine of 

 the members dined at the Townley Arms, Rowland's Gill, the 

 Rev. J. F. Bigge in the chair; and after dinner, eight gentle- 

 men were elected members of the Club. 



No remarkable discovery was made during the ramble. A 

 description was read of a new fresh water alga from Prestwick 

 Car, communicated by Mr. Daniel Oliver, jun., for which he 

 proposes the new generic name Chlorosphcera. 



The Newcastle members returned by the 8 •42 p.m. train from 

 Scotswood. 



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