2 Anniversary Address. 



Etal, where the following plants were noticed : — Campanula lati- 

 fulia, Parietaria officinalis /3. erecta, Rosa villosa, Aspidium 

 aculeatum, Agaricus rotula, Collema crispum, and Nostoc mus- 

 corum. The latter is new to our district. — After dinner the 

 Address from the Chair was read, and Mr. Broderick was after- 

 wards unanimously elected President for the ensuing year. 

 Mr. Gregson exhibited a locust which had been taken on Bows- 

 den Moor a few days previously. Another specimen had been 

 captured about the same time at Tweedmouth. Capt. Car- 

 penter proposed Dr. Francis S. Cahill as a member, and the 

 motion was seconded by Dr. Johnston. Mr. Stephens was ad- 

 mitted a member. 



Berwick upon Tweed, October 18th, 1849. 



On this day the Club mustered in strength, and commenced 

 a very pleasant meeting by doing justice to the cheering and 

 well-furnished breakfast-table of Mr. Macbeath. They were 

 afterwards joined by other members, and the meeting embraced 

 the following names : — The President, Dr. Johnston, Mr. Emble- 

 ton, Mr. Selby, Capt. Carpenter, Dr. Clarke, Rev. J. Dixon 

 Clark, Mr. Macbeath, Rev. W. Darnell, Mr. Home, Mr. J. 

 Turnbull, Rev. H. Evans, Major Elliott, Mr. Clay, Mr. Turn- 

 bull, Mr. Renton, and Dr. Hood. 



The Minutes of the Etal meeting having been read and con- 

 firmed, Dr. Francis S. Cahill was elected a member. 



Captain Carpenter moved that henceforth a list containing 

 the name and address of eafch member be printed annually, and, 

 upon the votes being taken thereon, the motion was carried in 

 the affirmative. 



The following places were agreed upon for the meetings of the 

 ensuing summer : viz. 



May, 1st Wednesday, Cornhill. 



June, 3rd Wednesday, Preston. 



July, last Wednesday, Dunsdale. 



September, 3rd Wednesday, Wark worth. 



This necessary business having been completed, the members 

 separated until the dinner-hour. A party proceeded to Hutton- 

 mill Bridge, whence they followed the sinuous Whiteadder down- 

 wards for about three miles to Edrington Castle. The walk 

 was in every respect a delightful one, the air balmy, the river 

 full to its margin, and its banks and haughs beautiful in the 



