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the Cathedral the recently-discovered apsidal terminations of 

 nave and aisles were eagerly and curiously scanned. 



On Thursday the morning was again devoted to business, but 

 the afternoon was spent in visiting the President's extensive and 

 unique collections at Burnmoor Eectory, when all reassembled 

 for the Association dinner at the County Hotel, Newcastle. 



Again the morning was wholly devoted to business on Friday, 

 and the afternoon to mixed pleasure and profit, but the pleasure 

 was somewhat marred by heavy rain-showers, which led to some 

 re-arrangement of the programme, and one of which shortened 

 a visit made to the peculiar botryoidal Magnesian rocks at Roker. 

 Mrs. Cameron and other Sunderland ladies kindly provided tea 

 in the Mayor's Chamber, after which the Museum and Winter 

 Garden were seen under the guidance of E. Cameron, M.P. 



A reception and dinner by the Mayor of Sunderland in the 

 Town Hall practically ended, and well ended, the programme, 

 for the projected excursion for Saturday, to the Roman camp of 

 Cilurnum, at Chollerford, fell through. The kindly hospitality 

 extended to the Association by Sunderland will not readily die 

 out of the memories of those privileged to partake of it. How 

 was it Sunderland stood alone ? 



FouKTH Meeting, Thursday, August 22nd. This was a de- 

 parture from the ordinary Field Meeting, as our Jield was, for 

 this day, the sea. "We skirted the coast for about twenty miles, 

 from the mouth of the Blyth river to Coquet Island, spending, 

 however, most of the time in Druridge Bay. It was the largest, 

 and in more respects than one, the most successful meeting of 

 my Presidency, and that largely through the labours, willing 

 labours, of our late President, John Foster Spence, who, we all 

 deeply regretted, was prevented from joining us by severe family 

 affliction. The unavoidable absence of Prof. Brady was another 

 cause of regret. The party numbered twenty. The day was 

 glorious, and the sea a dream, over which the fog veil fell fitly 

 as the day closed and we reached our landing place 9.15 p.m., 

 having been at sea from 9 a.m. 



In the early part of the day a slight and shifting fog had 



