500 peesident's address. 



Force Inn by the reading of a paper, written by Mr. Albany 

 Hancock and Mr. Thomas Atthey, " On a new Labyrinthodont 

 Amphibian," discovered in the Coal-Measnres at Newsham Col- 

 liery. 



The second day was spent in investigating the lower part of 

 the dale. Winch Bridge, Egglestone, with its smelt mills, Deep 

 Dale, and others of the multitude of delightful places which 

 abound so in Teesdale, were visited by different members of 

 the party, who thoroughly enjoyed their ramble along the banks 



of the Tees 



" Mining its rugged way 



Through solid sheets of marble grey." 



But the inexorable demands of a railway return ticket united 



nearly all the party together again at Barnard Castle, nestling 



as of old 



"Mid wild wood haunts which sees 



And hears the murmur of the Tees." 

 And a short time after we found ourselves on the banks of coaly 

 Tyne rejoicing in the pleasant and most profitable excursion we 

 had had, and with a quickened zeal and love for the dear old Club 

 which had been the means of procuring us so much pleasure. 



Far different was the scenery of our Fourth Field Meeting 

 at Newbiggen, August 11th. Here we went to enjoy not the 

 noise of Tees 



"Thundering o'er Caldron and High Force," 

 but the 



TTOvnuii' re KVfiaTioi' 



avr)piQ^iQv ytKaufia 



" The many twinkling smile of ocean." 



And yet there was a connecting link between the two excur- 

 sions, hardly thought of at first. The story of the great family 

 of Baliol bound both together — lords of Teesdale, they also 

 owned Newbiggen-by-the-Sea and Woodhorn. 



The manor of Woodhorn was regarded by them indeed as 

 one of their fairest possessions. Then too the monks of Tyne- 

 mouth, by the grant of Richard I., counted amongst their pro- 

 perty the tithes of Middleton-in-Teesdale and Woodhorn. So 



