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comprehensive sections of the mountain limestone in the north; 

 the various limestone sills in the upper part of the group, are 

 seen from Gheswick to Scremerston ; and nearer to Spittal 

 and Tweedmouth, the lovv^er portion of the group (in which 

 are the valuable coal seams now wrought,) can be examined. 

 Much interest was taken in the contorted, curved, and arched 

 limestone strata near Scremerston; an account of this section, 

 with lists of the organic remains in the several beds, is in 

 course of preparation. 



After dinner the President read an able address, and nom- 

 inated Frederick J. W. Collingwood, Esq., as President for 

 the ensuing year, which was unanimously agreed to. 



The following Members were then elected — Dr. Robert 

 Wilson, of Alnwick, Mr. Christopher Seymour Bell, of Den- 

 wick, Mr. J. Towlerton Leather, of Middleton Hall, Belford, 

 Mr. James Logan, of Newcastle, and Mr. George Webster, 

 of Edinburgh. The following were nominated as Members — 

 Mr. Ralph Forster, proposed by the Rev. W. Darnell and 

 seconded by Mr. R. Home ; the Rev. William Clark King, 

 of Norham, proposed by Mr. T. Y. Greet and seconded by 

 the Rev. W. Darnell ; and Dr. Colville Brown, proposed by 

 Mr. Paxton and seconded by Mr. Septimus Smith. 



The Places of Meeting for the ensuing year were fixed, 

 viz.: — 



Norham, the last Thursday in May. 

 Hownam, „ „ June. 



St. Abb's Head, „ July. 



Rothbury, „ „ August. 



Berwick, „ „ September. 



The first Field Meeting of the year 1865, held at Norham 

 on the 25tli of May, was attended by forty-three Members 

 and their friends, who, by special invitation, breakfasted 

 with the Rev. W. C. King at the Vicarage, and afterwards 

 dined with Mr. D. M. Home at Milne Graden. Before break- 

 fast, Mr. G. Tate exhibited and gave an account of a curious 

 recently formed rock — shaped like a saddle — illustrating the 

 rapid deposition of several strata under peculiar conditions ; 



