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and striated, the lines running from N.W. by W. to S.E. by 

 E., being nearly in the direction of the dip of the stratum, 

 which is N.W, by N. Several other examples of the same 

 kind occur in North Northumberland, as at Hawkhill, Dun- 

 stanburgh, and Swinhoe. Large blocks embedded in the 

 clay are polished and scratched in a similar manner. These 

 effects have usually been attributed to ice action — probably 

 to great icebergs detached from glaciers, laden with blocks 

 and gravel, floating in an ancient sub-arctic sea, and which 

 when driven by currents over the rocks at the bottom of the 

 sea, polished these rocks by their movement and weight, and 

 furrowed and striated them by the gravel and sand acting as 

 gravers. 



After dinner an able and interesting address was read by 

 the president. On his nomination, Mr William Stevenson, 

 of Dunse, was elected president for the ensuing year. The 

 subscription was fixed at 6s., and it was resolved to print 600 

 copies of the Proceedings of the year. 



A specimen of the larva of the Acherontia Atropos, sent by 

 Mr Dand, from Hauxley, was shewn ; and a specimen of 

 Echinus neglectus, (new to the district,) sent by Mr Robert 

 Embleton. 



There were also read a paper from Major Luard, de- 

 scribing the opening of a cairn on Lucker moor, and a paper 

 by the Rev. P. Mearns, on an ancient bridge at Coldstream. 

 The first field meeting of the year 1864 was held on the 

 26th May, at Greenlaw. There were present : — Captain 

 M'Laren, Messrs. Robert Douglas, Thos. Clutterbuck, Wm. 

 Cunningham, Thos. Friar, jun., Edmund Friar, Jas. Tait, 

 John Wilson, Charles Rea, T. Y. Greet, Wm. Chartres, 

 Wm. Dickson, sen., Patrick Dickson, John Paxton, Thos. 

 Robertson, George Tate, Charles Watson, Revds. J. Walker 

 and Peter Mearns -, and as visitors, Lieut. M'^Laren of the 

 58th Regiment, Mr Adam Matheson, and the Rev. M. Weeks. 

 After breakfast a paper was read by the Rev. John Walker, 

 on Greenlaw. The Rev. John Bigge, Stamfordham, and 

 the Rev. James Huie, Wooler, were elected members ; and 



