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iu Jiiue, the Club luet, aud the ii umber of uieiubers who were present 

 proved that the place of rendezvous was well chosen. Dr Douglas, 

 president, Dr Johnston, secretary, Rev. J. Baird, P. J. Selby, Esq., 

 Dr Clarke, Rev. T. Knight, Fred. Collingwood, Esq., Mr Melrose, Mr 

 M'Beath, and the Rev. J. D. Clarke, attended, and were joined by the 

 Rev. H. Grrey, and H. Knight, Esq., as visitors. 



The morning- walk was towards Wooler Common, which was traversed 

 in different directions ; when the members crossed the moors so as to 

 come down upon Cold-gate Burn. The course of this sweet trouting 

 stream was followed until its entrance into the Wooler water, which 

 the members walked upwards towards Langleyford, loitering away the 

 hours in the fine valley between that place and Middleton. The Club 

 then returned by the usual road to Wooler. During the walk, nothing 

 new for observation was met with. A gentle rain fell during the whole 

 time ; but any inconvenience to which it put the members was uncom- 

 plained of, for they were too sensible of its need to the crops of corn, 

 and too grateful for its certain benefits, to heed a wetting. Many rather 

 i*are plants, which were previously known to be denizens of the district 

 were again noticed, such as Lister a cor data, Genista anglica, Myosotis 

 cmspitosa, &c. and specimens of several mosses, in a remarkably fine 

 condition, were picked. One of these, Bartramia fontana, attracted 

 general admiration, from the beautiful softness of its green foliage, 

 aud the elegance of the round apple-like capsule which surmounted the 

 stem. The insects observed, owing to the unfavourable nature of the 

 day, were remarkably few. The Ring-ouzel was observed in its 

 breeding ground, on the sides of the hills rising from the Cold-gate 

 Burn. 



After dinner, Mr Collingwood exhibited a piece of animal fat or 

 adipocere found in a peat-bog near Old Yeavering, about three feet 

 under the surface. The mass, when found, was 9 inches long, 6 broad, 

 and 6 deep, with an irregular surface. 



On the 28th of July, the Club met at Bank House, when, notwith- 

 standing the fineness of the weather, there was a veiy scanty attend- 

 ance ; the only members present being Dr Douglas, president ; Dr 

 Johnston, secretary ; and Mr Melrose. After a comfortable breakfast, 

 the members sallied forth to take their accustomed walk. The Pease 

 Bridge and Q-len having been visited on former occasions by the Club, 

 the route taken on this occasion was iu the direction of Abbey St 

 Bathans, over moors the greater part of the way. The waters of the 

 Eye were traced for some distance ; but their banks proving very un- 

 interesting, the members proceeded to the extensive moor lying between 

 the Eye and the Whitadder. The Erica cinerea raised its beautiful 

 bell-shaped blossoms above the surrounding turf, the richness of- its 



