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at an early meeting he would bring before the club a full 

 account of the incised rocks of that county. 



Captain McLaren exhibited fragments of an urn and a flint 

 weapon, from a cist at Coldstream, belonging to the ancient 

 British period. He also shewed an old map of Northumber- 

 land, made in the 16th century, and it was ordered that this 

 be lithographed for the club. 



It was very much regretted by the club, that though the 

 president had come to Greenlaw for the purpose of attending 

 the meeting, he was prevented doing so from an attack 

 of illness. 



The second field meeting of the year was held at Cheviot, 

 on the 30th of June. The place of rendezvous was Langley- 

 ford, at the base of the hill ; and at 10 o'clock in the morn- 

 ing a numerous party was there assembled ready to ascend 

 the Cheviot, or to explore the ravines on its sides. The day 

 was suitable for such an excursion, — sunny, breezy, and 

 tolerably clear. The larger number, under the guidance of 

 Mr William Henderson, ascended to the summit of the hill, 

 which is 2658 feet above the sea level, and which is a dreary 

 flat platform of considerable extent of black peaty matter, 

 furrowed by the heavy rainfalls. Other members examined 

 the Bizzle, a craggy gorge where the pretty Asplenium viride 

 grows, and others the Diamond Burn, on the sides of which 

 a variety of igneous rocks are exposed, and particularly crys- 

 tals of quartz, whence from their resemblance to diamonds it 

 takes its name. 



The various parties were re-united at 3 o'clock, and 42 

 dined in the open air at the foot of the hill. After dinner the 

 members proposed at last meeting were elected, and the fol- 

 lowing were proposed as candidates : — Rev. Henry Miles, 

 Acklington ; Rev. Beverly Wilson, Etal ; Rev. Francis 

 Thompson, St. Giles, Durham ; Mr John Charles Middle- 

 ton, Kirknewton, Wooler -, and Mr William Hindmarsh, 

 Wooler. 



A paper by Dr George R. Tate, on the Botany of the 

 Cheviots, was read. Mr George Tate gave an account of 



