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numbers of birds. The breeding season was over, but there 

 were still some young Gulls unable to fly, as well as Cormor- 

 ants. We next visited the inner Fame, and in rowing along saw 

 several young Eiders. We were told by the light keeper on this 

 island that in the season they generally get twenty or thirty 

 Woodcocks which alight here, wearied v^ith their long over-sea 

 flight. We arrived back at Bambro' after a delightful excursion, 

 though, owing to the wind being against us, a little later than 

 we expected, still in time to see through the castle before dinner. 

 We sat down to dinner about forty in number, and did ample 

 justice to the excellent repast prepared for us by the landlord 

 of the "Lord Crewe Arms." We were joined by Dr. Acland 

 (Professor of Medicine in the university of Oxford), who with 

 his family was occupying the rooms in the keep which are now 

 let as lodgings. 



The Fifth Meeting was held at Simonburn, or rather that 

 portion of the beautiful North Tyne Valley lying between that 

 village and ChoUerford, we left Newcastle by the 6'35 a.m. 

 train. On our arrival at ChoUerford we were received by Dr. 

 Bruce, who kindly acted as our guide to the Roman antiquities 

 of the neighbourhood : it was a great addition to the enjoj^ment 

 of the day's proceedings to have the objects of interest pointed 

 out and explained by the learned author of the " Tlie Roman 

 Wall." We first went to see the remains of the Roman bridge 

 which at one time crossed the river at Chesters. The extensive 

 and interesting remains now visible on the eastern side v/ere 

 only discovered in 1860, in the course of some excavations un- 

 dertaken by Mr. Clayton. They had been covered up by beds 

 of sand and gravel, and a plantation of fir trees was growing 

 on them. The river in the course of time had gradually shifted 

 its course further to the west, at the same time covering up the 

 works on the eastern and laying bare those on the western side. 

 Crossing the river here by means of a boat provided by Mr. 

 Clayton, who here met us and accompanied us, we proceeded 

 to the beautiful site of the Roman burial ground now included 

 in the park of Chesters, and to the extensive town or station 



