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PRESIDENT S ADDRESS. 



of unusual numbers of the migratory locust in tliis^ 

 neighbourhood during the present year." 

 After passing a vote of thanks to Mr. Howse for his able 

 geological expositions, the party separated, a beautiful full moon 

 lighting them homewards. 



Having now completed the details of the Field Meetings, I 

 shall address myself to the Evening Meetings of the Club, 

 which have been, both in number and in interest, a marked 

 feature of our proceedings during the last year. 



The First Evening Meeting was held on the 29th October, 

 in the Farmers' Club-room, in the Literary and Philosophical 

 Society's building, and, owing to circumstances before alluded 

 to, the business of an Anniversary Meeting was transacted. 

 After partaking of an excellent supply of tea and coffee, provided 

 by Mr. Wright, the curator of the Natural History Society's 

 Museum, I, as the President of the preceding year, read the 

 Address, which is printed in the part of the " Transactions " of 

 the Club subsequently issued; and I would here notice that the 

 beautiful frontispiece to this part of our " Transactions" repre- 

 sents Ovingham Church, with the mural monuments of the 

 Bewick family on the western side of the tower. Beneath one of 

 them lie the remains of Thomas Bewick, his wife, and his only 

 son ; and beneath the other his brother, John Bewick. 

 They bear the following inscriptions: — 



In Memory of 

 JOHN BEWICK, 



Engraver, 



Who died December, 5, 1795, 



Aged 35 Years. 



His Ingenuity as an 



ARTIST 



Was excelled only by 



His conduct as a 



MAN. 



The 



Burial Place 



of 



THOMAS BEWICK, 



Engraver, 

 Newcastle. 



IsAisELLA his Wife, 



Died 1st Februar}', 182G, 



Aged 72 Years. 



THOMAS BEWICK, 



Died 8th November, 1828, 

 Aged 75 Years. 



ROBERT ELLIOT BEWICK, 



Their only Son, 



Born August 2(), 1788, 



Dif'd July 27, 



1819. 



