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these proclaim to me its wealth, in grasses and clovers ; whilst 

 the marvellous variety and compensatory arrangements in our 

 natural pasturages, and in each square yard of them, may be 

 studied with ceaseless instruction, teaching us how really to im- 

 prove within man's legitimate knowledge and power. 



In reference to the July gathering, my health not being nearly 

 so good as I am thankful to say it now is, I took the precaution 

 of going up to Haltwhistle the night before, in order to be forth- 

 coming in the morning. I had the satisfaction of meeting several 

 members of our body at breakfast. An engagement, however, 

 to show to a gentleman from Germany, who was to join me, the 

 Roman station of Amboglauna, together with Lanercost and 

 Naworth, compelled me to give up the attempt to accompany 

 the party, (who were to proceed to Castle Hill and Blackburn 

 and Tyndale Tarn), until we could all meet again in the evening 

 at the Naworth Station. 



First enabling my companion to make a second breakfast at 

 Gilsland, sunshine and an open carriage with good horses were 

 before us. I saw indeed one of the most oh a rmin g districts in the 

 North of England, but one which was already familiar, yet not 

 only missed the new country traversed by the pedestrian party, 

 but also missed the afternoon repast in their company. Mean- 

 while my Teutonic friend had to content himself with eggs and 

 bacon at Naworth, which was all we could procure, save some 

 honest ale to wash it down. My companion was delighted with 

 the fine characteristic architecture of Lanercost, but to the last 

 never could pronounce that Cymro-Celtic name ; he was also 

 greatly pleased with Naworth, but before we regained New- 

 castle professed himself nearly famished. So much for the air of 

 the Irthing, rather than for any lack of viands of the homely old 

 Border kitchen. 



At the St. Abb's Head Meeting my son Edmund represented 

 me. The ground traversed by our members was, however, so 

 well known to me that I could follow them every step of their 

 way. That extensive and bold line of projection of the Berwick- 

 shire coast-uplands into the open sea, affords magnificent distant 



