26 CHARLES CARDALE BABINGTON. [1834 



Aug. 8. Walked round the sea walls of the town. The 

 fortifications are in a very perfect state. Dr. Johnston and I 

 looked again, in vain, for Aepus fulvescens, and then went to a 

 small pond and found one of Hydrop. jugularis. 



Aug. 9. We walked up the river Tweed on the Scotch side as 

 far as the junction of it with the White Adder, then followed that 

 river to a bridge and returned by the road. We found Hydrop. 

 jugularis, Enicocerus, and various specimens of Elniis. 



Aug. 10. The church is a structure of the date of the Common- 

 wealth and has no tower. The bell at the town ball is rung for 

 service. The vicar, who preached in the afternoon, introduced his 

 sermon in that part of the service at which the anthem is usually 

 sung, and finished the service afterwards. 



Aug. 11. Dr. Johnston and I went over the bridge and along 

 the coast of North Durham for about three miles. I found what 

 appears to be a minute Staphylinus in the crevices of rocks below 

 high-water mark. 



Aug. 12. Walked by myself along the coast as far as a rock 

 called the Needle's-eye. I did not find much, but was greatly 

 pleased by the bold rocky character of the coast. 



Aug. 13. We went in a gig to Holy Island. It is about fifteen 

 miles from Berwick, and three miles of the distance is over sands, 

 which are covered at high water. The island appears to be far 

 from fertile. The castle, a little place planted upon a rock at the 

 south end, is very small and mounts six or seven guns. The priory 

 is very fine. One arch is standing of the Saxon style, and has a 

 very beautiful appearance. The west end terminates in a beautiful 

 Saxon retiring doorway. The priory is quite close to the village. 

 In the street is an ancient cross, quite perfect. The church is very 

 old but neat. Returned by 8 p.m. 



Aug. 14. Gathered Sisymbrium Irio under the town walls near 

 the gate leading to the pier. Diplotaxis tenuifolia is in great plenty 

 in the mounds of the fortifications, and also on the outside of the 

 town walls. 



Aug. 15. Found some moths on the Senecio on the tops of the 

 rocks near to the sea, 



Aug. 16. Walked along the Edinburgh road about three miles, 

 and then turned to the left on to Lamberton Moor. After passing 

 over much of it we re-entered the road and followed it to a burn 

 above Ross (near Burnmouth). Found in it Bosa villosa, Epilohium 

 angustifolium. We then returned by the coast, and before reaching 

 Lambertonshiels found on a rock close to the sea Ligusticum Scoticum 

 and Asplenium marinum. We then soon left the sea and returned 

 by the public road. 



