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it, Irish outrage. Probably from a spirit of mischief, someone 

 during the night had thrown into the small stream, the name of 

 which I have forgotten, the cart of some Irish muggers. After 

 a great deal of talk and vociferation, which caused us much 

 amusement, by the aid of the past and present Presidents, the 

 cart which was fast disappearing beneath the fast rising tide, 

 was rescued, and restored to its sorrowing owners. After this 

 interlude we continued our way to Newbiggin, where four 

 members only partook of a very good dinner, provided by the 

 landlord of the Ship Inn, and shortly afterwards we returned 

 to Newcastle by rail; having had a very pleasant day, and 

 feeling sorry for those members who had not partaken in our 

 pleasure. 



Our Field Meetings during the past year were but poorly 

 attended, and we may hope that this coming season may see 

 more avail themselves of these opportunities for pleasant excur- 

 sions to the various localities to which it shall be decided to 

 direct our pilgrim steps. 



I must express my regret at the meagreness of my address, 

 that I have not been able to take any special subject on which 

 to enlarge. The past season has not been a very favourable one 

 for discoveries in the branch of Natural History, to which I 

 more particularly address myself. The most noticeable records 

 I have seen, are those of the occurrence in large numbers of the 

 Convolvulus Hawk Moth, and the continued occurrence, in ap- 

 parently extended localities, of the new arrival, Anosia plexippus. 

 A scare, somewhat similar to that of the Colorado Beetle scare, 

 has been caused by the Hessian Ply, concerning which Miss 

 Omerod has, I believe, written some interesting observations. 

 I believe, and am happy to believe, that we have lost few of 

 our members during the past year, and that no member of any 

 note among us has been removed by death. 



I was grieved to notice in the papers the other day the obituary 

 of a local entomologist, Mr. Sang, of Darlington, whose know- 

 ledge of the micro-lepidoptera of the district, and of that division 

 generally, was of a very far-reaching nature. He was of great 



