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which he conjectures to have been Roman, and formed for itine- 

 rary encampments ; in my opinion a less satisfactory account. It 

 appears more reasonable that they were designed for what Mr. 

 Wallis imagines, as nothing could more highly gratify the pride 

 of a chieftain's heart, in this warlike country, than to review at 

 one glance his vassals placed so advantageously for that purpose.' 

 —Tour in Scotland, 1772, p. 281. 



" Dr. Johnston read a paper by Mr. Hardy, l On an assemblage 

 of Celtic sepulchral monuments in the East of Berwickshire/ — 

 The following nominations for Membership were placed on the 

 Minutes : — 1 . Rev. Geo. Selby Thompson, Vicar of Alnham — 

 by Mr. Tate and Rev. Mr. Parker : — 2. Sir John Marjoribanks, 

 Bart. — by Rev. Mr. Fyler and Captain Carpenter :— 3. Dr. Matt. 

 Jas. Turnbull of Coldstream — by Captain Carpenter and Dr. 

 Clarke : — 4. Capt. the Hon. Frederick Gray — by Rev. Mr. Rigge 

 and Mr. Tate." 



This is Mr. Tate's note of the same Meeting : — 



" My son and myself, on our way to the meeting, observed 

 growing on the wayside near to West Bolton, Doronicum parda- 

 lianches. According to Gerard, this plant was gathered on the 

 cold mountains in Northumberland by Dr. Penny more than 

 250 years ago. Although carefully sought for, it has not since 

 been observed on these mountains. It has undoubtedly been in- 

 troduced to its present locality. 



" The highly picturesque dean at Roddam we examined, and 

 found its geological structure as interesting as its external features 

 are beautiful. One very rare plant we found — the Orobus niger, 

 which, we believe, has not been recorded for any other locality in 

 England; it was not however in flower. Saxifraga granulata, 

 Chrysosplenium alternifolium and Vicia sylvatica are the only 

 other plants noticed which are not common. 



" Wooler, the place of meeting, is not devoid of geological 

 interest ; for here are seen, near to each other, the porphyry of 

 the Cheviot range and the lower sandstone of the carboniferous 

 formation. Our walk was chiefly along the boundary-line of 

 these formations and up some of the gorges where the porphyry 

 cliffs are exposed. Generally the porphyry is of a reddish colour, 

 being composed of a compact felspar base, with numerous crystals 

 of common and glassy felspar imbedded ; occasionally a little 



