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An Address delivered at the Fourth Anm'versari/ of the Berwickshire 

 Naturalists'' Club, September 16. 1835. By Eobebt Embleton, 

 President. 



On resigning the chair to which I was, by yoiu' kindness, elected, it 

 is necessary that I should briefly recapitulate the proceedings of the 

 Club for the past year. Before doing so, however, I must express, as 

 one of the promoters of this Club, the pleasiire and gratification I feel 

 in seeing the hopes and expectations formed at its commencement so 

 fully realized. Four years have now elapsed since its formation, and, 

 if we regard what we have already accomplished with f eehngs of satis- 

 faction, it cannot be deemed presumptuous to hope, that the labours of 

 each succeeding year will afford additional matter for congratulation, 

 and fresh inducement for exertion. 



The last anniversary meeting was held at Twizell House, the beauti- 

 ful seat of our late President, and was one of great interest. I need 

 scarcely recall to your recollection the admirable addi'ess of our Presi- 

 dent on his leaving tlie chair ; nor the satisfaction every member of 

 the Club must have then felt at the approbation expressed by two of 

 the most distinguished zoologists of the present day, Messrs Jenyns 

 and Yarrell, who attended it, of the plan, objects, and probable advan- 

 tages of our Club. No insects of any note were captured on our walk, 

 which was necessarily a hurried one ; but two or three good plants 

 were found in Bradford Dene, viz. Mentha gentilis, Sayiguisorba officin- 

 alis, and Clinopodium vulgar e. At that time I laid before you the first 

 part of my List of the Malacostraca of Berwickshire and North Durham, 

 specimens of which were also exhibited ; and Dr Johnston read a des- 

 cription of a new British shell [Natica helicoides), a specimen of which 

 was shewn. The rest of the day was spent in inspecting the beautiful 

 collections in the various departments of natural history belonging to 

 Mr Selby. 



Our December meeting was held as usual at Berwick. The day was 

 such as to prevent our taking any excursion farther than the beach, 

 and nothing of any novelty presented itself to our notice. The papers, 

 however, which were then read were neither few nor unimportant. 

 \st, In the botanical department. Miss Hunter and Miss E. Bell fur- 

 nished us with a list of some rare and additional species of the Crypto- 

 gamia of Berwickshire, amongst which may be mentioned, Peziza 

 hcemisphcerica, P. sarcoides, Agaricus fragrans \ with Polyporus betulinus, 

 Cantharellus Icevis, Merulius lachrymans, Bcedalea coiifragosa, &c., specimens 

 of which were exhibited. 2d, An elaborate and interesting paper on 

 the Entomostraca of Berwickshire was read by Mr W. Baird. This 

 class of crustaceans, fi-om their minuteness, and from the care and per- 

 severance necessary for their elucidation, has engaged but little the 

 attention of naturalists since the time of Miiller ; but, from the short 



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