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about a dozen new members were admitted. Papers were read 

 by the Secretary on behalf of the author, Mr. T. J". Bold, " On 

 the Entomology of 1872," and " On the Occurrence of the Dotterel 

 in the neighbourhood of Neivcastle" The Eev. E. P. Wheeler, 

 Yicar of Whitley, also read an interesting paper, entitled, "A 

 few Historical Notes on Cullercoats, Whitley, and the Neighbour- 

 hood, 1 '' giving an account of the descent of the property in Cul- 

 lercoats and Whitley from the Delavals, who were its possessors 

 in 1606 clown to 1700, when the Duke and Duchess of Somerset, 

 the latter I believe heiress of the great house of Percy, leased 

 to John Atkinson for twenty-one years the collieries in Whitley, 

 and also all that pier and quay lately erected at Cullercoats. 



The Secoistd Field Meeting of the year was held on Tuesday, 

 June 24, when the weather was again most favourable. About 

 forty members left the Central Station, Newcastle, at 10*30 a.m. 

 On arriving at Hexham we proceeded to the old Abbey Church 

 where the Yicar, the Eev. Mr. Barker, pointed out features of 

 much interest, including the ancient Saxon crypt, and the Frid 

 stool in the chancel, perhaps a memorial of St. Wilfrid, through 

 whom it appears that the privilege of sanctuary was obtained for 

 the church of Hexham. We then walked to Dipton Dene, some 

 of the party turning aside to visit Queen Margaret's cave, which, 

 though romantically situate, retains at the present day no marks 

 of occupation. The members then proceeded by the Devil's 

 Water to Dilston Castle, standing amidst beautifully green and 

 richly timbered fields. Here they were most hospitably received 

 by C. G. Grey, Esq., and arrived at six o'clock at Mrs. Bland- 

 ford's comfortable Inn at Corbridge, where tea was provided. No 

 new members were elected, or papers read, on this occasion. 



The Thied Field Meeting of the Club was fixed for Wednes- 

 day and Thursday, July 16th and 17th, at Whitby, for which 

 place seven members started on the 1 6th from the Central Sta- 

 tion at 8*30 a.m. This excursion was to occupy two days, and 

 Whitby was expected to be reached at about one o'clock. The 

 second day's programme was to be drawn up after dinner. One 



