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Address to the Berwichshire Naturalists^ Club, read at its Third Anniver- 

 sary Meeting, Beptemler 17, 1834. By P.J. Selby, Esq. President. 



Gentlemen, 

 Having now to resign this chair, and the honourable station in 

 which I was placed at the last anniversary meeting of the Club, by 

 your kind but unmerited partiality, I shall proceed, in imitation of the 

 example recommended by the first promoter of the Society, and so 

 ably illustrated by himself and his successor in their respective ad- 

 dresses, to give a rapid, though I fear it will prove a very imperfect 

 sketch of the proceedings at our different meetings, and the result of 

 the labours and researches of the various members of the Club during 

 the past year. Before I enter more immediately into this detail, I may 

 be permitted to congratulate the Club upon its present prosperity, and 

 the probability — I had almost said certainty — of its increasing useful- 

 ness in furthering and accomplishing those objects which first led to 

 its institution. It has been increased, since the last anniversary, by 

 the acquisition of several members,* all of whom, I hope, have entered 

 the Society prepared and fully determined to contribute each his mite 

 to the general stock of information. This progressive increase of mem- 

 bers augurs well for the stability and future success of the Club ; — and 

 shows that the motives which first led to its formation begin to have 

 their proper weight, and to be duly appreciated, and that the advance- 

 ment of science, and consequent increase of knowledge, is considered 

 likely to be benefited by the existence of such societies as our own. 

 The first meeting to which I call your attention, is that of the anniver- 

 sary, held at Dunse in September 1833. Of the excursion of the day, 

 I can give but an imperfect account, having been unable to attend it 

 in person ; but from the minutes of the meeting, I can gather, that it 

 was not devoid of interest : for although the season of the year pre- 

 cluded the hope of meeting with any great variety of Flora's gifts, 

 several samples of that rare plant, the Saxifraga Hirculus, were 

 procured ; and as the woods and plantations, which embellish the 

 vicinity of the town, and the castellated mansion of Mr Hay, were 

 selected for the walk of the day, many interesting mosses, lichens, and 

 other cr3qDtogamic plants, were observed in their secluded and umbra- 

 geous recesses. To the excellent address of the President, delivered 



* Rev. Mr Wallace, of Abbey St Bathan's ... - April 16. 1834. 



Georpje Darling, Esq. Weetwood - .... June 18. 



Mr William Carr, Ford 



Eev. Mr Turnbnll of Eyemouth July 30. 



Mr Francis Douglas, Kelso - - - - - 



Captain Mitford, R.N Sept. 17. 



Rev. J. Parker, Curate of Chatton - - - - - 



B. N. C. — NO. II. 



