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now changed, and before we reached our journey's end a pelting 

 rain came on, reminding us that this is a world of change, and 

 that we ought to feel thankful that we had been favoured on 

 the day before with such fine weather. Later on in the after- 

 noon we left Dumfries behind en route for Newcastle, the whole 

 party having much enjoyed this excursion. 



" The PounTH FiELi) Meeting was held at Staward Peel and 

 Haydon Bridge on Wednesday, the 23rd of August. It had 

 been fixed for Sadbergh, but it was considered much too late in 

 the year for so distant a meeting, and also not desirable to hold 

 two distant meetings in the same year ; consequently, a meeting 

 was arranged for Staward Peel and Haydon Bridge. It will be 

 in remembrance that the attempt in May was a failure, on 

 account of the very bad weather. 



The day was fine, and there was a fair gathering of members, 

 who scattered themselves about amongst the beautiful scenery 

 of the Allen ; some extended their excursion to higher parts of 

 the river, but afterwards all worked their way down stream, 

 botanizing so far as the late season would allow, and obtaining 

 refreshments here and there as opportunity offered, as no fixed 

 meal was arranged for, and thus wending their way down to 

 Haydon Bridge in due time. Many of the members visited 

 Langley Castle, which was courteously shewn to the visitors. 

 During the course of his ramble Mr. Cobb obtained several rare 

 plants." 



" The Fifth Field Meeting was held at Wycliffe-on-Tees on 

 "Wednesday, the 20th of September. On arriving at Winstone 

 Station they drove by Winstoue Bridge, where there is a very 

 fine and unique view of the Tees, both up and down the river. 

 The bed of the stream, when at its ordinary level, is studded 

 with large erratic blocks, many of them Shap Fell granite, as it 

 is called ; and at about this place the uppermost bed of carboni- 

 ferous limestone is seen in section on the south bank of the Tees. 

 On arriving at Wycliffe the members were courteously and kindly 

 shewn by Mrs. Erskine of the Rectory all the historical attrac- 



