168 Anniversary Address. 



the venerable Archdeacon Thorpe, who has dedicated it, with a 

 propriety every one must feel, and with a gratitude we must all 

 participate, to St. Cuthbert, — who had here his cell and chapel. 



"After dinner the Minutes of the Cornhill Meeting were 

 read ; and Mr. W. Majoribanks and Dr. George Douglas were 

 admitted Members. The Secretary next gave a short account 

 of some recent additions to the Flora and Fauna of the district. 

 He next read a paper entitled ' Chirnside, its Church and 

 Churchyard/ by Mr. Henderson ; and laid before the meeting 

 a paper by Mr. Donaldson ' On the Megalithic Stones found in 

 various parts of the North of Europe/ 



"Mr. Tate now read a very excellent report on the capture of 

 a herd of the Delphinus deductor, on the coast near Beadnel. 



"Dr. Stewart, of Chirnside, was proposed as a Member by 

 Dr. Wilson; seconded by Dr. Johnston : and the Rev. Frederick 

 Robinson Simpson was proposed by the Rev. W. Darnell; 

 seconded by the Rev. George Walker. 



" Mr. Embleton brought a most interesting collection to ex- 

 hibit. It consisted of three large and fine specimens of Gonias- 

 ter abbensis ; Comatula rosacea ; a living specimen of Eschara 

 foliacea, and another of Eschara cervicornis. The two last had 

 not been found previously on these northern shores. There were 

 likewise shown several of the rarest of our native shells, but they 

 were not from our district." 



The Blue-bell, Paulinsburn, July 19th. — " The Meeting was 

 an entire failure. Mr. Jerdan came from beyond Jedburgh, and 

 finding no other member, he left about noon : shortly afterwards 

 Captain Carpenter arrived with a friend; and they also left 

 without constituting a club. From Mr. Jerdan I received the 

 following letter : — 



" ' Mossburnford, 20th July, 1854. 



"'Dear Sir, 

 " ' I reached the ' Blue-bell ' yesterday morning about half- 

 past ten, but none of the Club had made their appearance, though 

 the landlady had expected a number to breakfast. After waiting 

 a short time, I took a stroll through the village of Crookham 

 down to the river- side. On returning to the inn, I still found 

 that no Members had appeared, and 1 therefore set off, about 

 twelve o'clock, on my way homewards, as I had a long ride 



