Anniversary Address. 3 



It was also agreed to, after due deliberation, that the ex- 

 penses incurred at the respective meetings of the club for 

 breakfast and dinner, the latter including ale and spirits, be 

 paid according to the old usage, in equal shares by the mem- 

 bers attending the meeting, after deducting from the bill the 

 authorised contribution from the club funds ; but that any 

 member may order wine for himself provided he pay for the 

 same. 



The places of meeting of the ensuing year were appointed 

 to be at 



Newtown St. Boswell's on Thursday, 28th May. 



Longhoughton for the Howick coast „ 25th June. 



Cornhill for Wark . . . . „ 30th July. 



Warkworth . . . . „ 27th Aug. 



Belford . . . . „ 24th Sep. 



The ^following gentlemen who had been proposed at the 

 last meeting were elected members : — Mr David Ferguson, 

 Dunse ; Mr James Wood, Wellfield House, Dunse ; John 

 Tait, M.D., Dunse, and James Falla, M.D., Jedburgh ; and 

 two candidates for membership were proposed. 



The first field meeting of this year was held at St. Bos- 

 well's Newtown, on the 28th May, when the following mem- 

 bers were present : — The President, Messrs R. Embleton, 

 Geo. Tate, Robt. Home, Robt. Douglas, J. Scott Dudgeon, 

 Wm. Boyd, Arch. Jerdon, A. Jeffrey, John Hilson, J. A. 

 Murray, M. Culley, Wm. Stevenson, Henry R. Hardie, 

 Patrick Dickson, Thomas Friar, James Tait, Sir Geo. Doug- 

 las, Bart., Rev. J. C. Bruce, LL.D., Drs. Chas. Douglas, 

 Robson Scott, James Falla, Revds. P. Mearns, Jas. Dand, 

 John Walker ; and as visitors, Messrs Carr of Hedgely, 

 Carr of Newtown, Curie of Melrose, Wade and Currie of 

 Darnick, Dand of Field House, Dickson of Hawick, Elliot of 

 Wolflee, Revds. Mr Murray of Melrose, Lungnarr of New- 

 town, and Dr Davison. 



The hotel in which the club breakfasted is close by the 

 railway station, and stands on the line of Watling Street, 



