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natus : the remainder pursued the line of the Roman wall over the 

 crags, descending to the lalie at the east end, where some of the more 

 assiduous naturalists commenced turning over the loose stones at the 

 water's edge. This search was rewarded by the discovery of two 

 beautiful freshwater zoophytes, new to the north of England, which 

 were obtained by Mr. Albany Hancock. A few freshwater shells 

 were observed, among which were Physa fontinalis, Planorbis albus, 

 and Ancylus lacustris ; these were all of small size, apparently 

 dwarfed by their exposure in this elevated situation. A scarce little 

 bivalve, Pisidium nitidum, was also found. Bromley Lough was 

 only reached by two of the botanists, Mr. Storey and Mr. D. Oliver, 

 intent upon gaining ' the glory of this barren waste,' the beautiful 

 white water-lily [Nymphcea alba), which here grows truly wild. 

 Scutellaria galericulata was likewise found, growing upon the margin 

 of this lake. 



" On the occasion of the fifth meeting, the members assembled at 

 Hall whistle Station ; whence the walk led to Wall Town Crags, a 

 favorite locality of the botanist on account of the rare plants that 

 here grow on the basaltic rocks. The plants of this locality, which 

 had been visited by the Club on a former occasion, are so well 

 known that it is unnecessary here to enumerate them. The remainder 

 of the day was spent in traversing the wild and undulating country 

 towards Gilsand. During this walk and on the banks of the Irthing 

 the following plants were obtained. Saxifraga aizoides, Galium 

 boreale, Hieracium boreale, H. umbellatum, Vicia sylvatica, Potamo- 

 geton gramineus, P. pusillus, and Asplenium viride. 



"An evening meeting for the reading of papers was held in the 

 Rooms of the Natural History Society in Newcastle, on the 12th of 

 December. Numerous beautifully dried and mounted specimens of 

 flowering plants, collected at the field meetings by Mr. D. Oliver, 

 iun., were displayed on the tables ; as were also a series of forty 

 exquisite prints in chromo-lilhography, being the proof-plates of a 

 work about to be published on the Cephalopoda, or Cuttle Fishes, of 

 the Mediterranean, by M. Verany, of Genoa : accompanying these, 

 specimens of the animals in spirits were exhibited, particularly that 

 of the Argonauta Argo, or paper nautilus, about which there has 

 been so much controversy among naturalists. Many illustrated 

 works on Natural History, belonging to the Literary and Philosophi- 

 cal Society, were also laid on the tables. The company having 

 adjourned to the Committee-room, two short papers, — ' Additions to 

 the MoUusca of Northumberland and Durham,' and an ' Account of 



