Anniversary Address. 7 



Rev. J. Dixon Clark, Mr. Embleton, Rev. George Rooke, Mr. 

 John Boyd, and Mr. J. Turnbull. 



John Church, Esq., and William Gray, Esq., were elected 

 Members ; and W. Smellie Watson, Esq., of Edinburgh, and 

 John Craster, Esq., of Craster Tower, were proposed. 



The majority of the small party, which formed the meeting 

 on this occasion, were tempted to start from Belford Hall by the 

 treacherous cessation of the rain of the early morn, and were 

 fortunate enough to reach Heathpool without encountering any- 

 thing beyond threats; there, however, these threats became 

 realities, and the rain descended in torrents. Having come, 

 however, so far towards the place of meeting, forward was the 

 word ; and the party having reduced their nether garments as 

 nearly as practicable to the Highland form, but retaining the more 

 Southern weapon, the umbrella, despite of wind and rain, reached 

 Dunsdale. Messrs. J. Turnbull and Boyd, who had already pro- 

 vided an ample supply of trout, met them on the way. Here the 

 great desideratum was to get rid of the acquired moisture, in which 

 the worthy Shepherd's wardrobe played its part by contributing 

 to a change of costume. An excellent dinner, which had been 

 furnished through Mr. Boyd, and a little more " mountain dew," 

 this time internally applied, restored the feeling of comfort to 

 all ; and a pleasant drive home, during a warm and fine evening, 

 closed the day. 



The only plants gathered were Galeopsis versicolor, Pinguicula 

 vulgaris, and Narthecium ossifragum. 



A most interesting paper upon " Linton and its legends," in- 

 tended for this meeting, has been contributed by Dr. Wilson. 



This day, Gentlemen, terminates the nineteenth year of our 

 Club's existence, an existence to which each year appears to add 

 strength and value. Since our last anniversary we have had the 

 pleasure of enrolling six additional names amongst the lovers of 

 nature ; and although it is not to be expected that in all should 

 be found the same zeal for, and success in, investigating the 

 wonders of creation which distinguish many of our number, still 

 to no one, I feel convinced, will the time passed in these our 

 cheerful gatherings be ever remembered with any other feelings 

 than those of gratification, if not instruction. 



The only painful part of my duty, on this occasion, is to ex- 



