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me, not only by supplying information, but by procuring tbe 

 photographs which have been exhibited. 



The morning of the 26th June gave promise of an auspicious 

 day for the concerted meeting of the Club, at Newcastleton, 

 with the Dumfries and Galloway Natural History and Anti- 

 quarian Society. The summons issued by the Secretary met 

 with a hearty response, and notwithstanding the scanty and 

 imperfect means of communication, members from Northum- 

 berland,* Berwickshire, and Roxburghshire,f flocked to the 

 rendezvous to welcome their brother naturalists from the 

 west.J Several visitors favoured the meeting with their 

 company.^ Upwards of thirty sat down to breakfast, at the 

 conclusion of which it was arranged that one party should 

 drive to Hermitage, whence Mr. Langlands and several of the 

 Northumbrian members determined to walk to Riccarton 

 junction, without coming back to dinner, as the only means 

 by which they could catch the return train. Another party 

 was to proceed on foot down the Liddel, under the guidance 

 of Messrs. John Elliot and Adam Noble, of Newcastleton, and 

 after inspecting some antiquarian remains near the town to 

 separate into two divisons, one party investigating the botany 

 and geology of the Tweeden glen, the other continuing their 

 antiquarian researches. 



The pedestrians accordingly were first directed to a fine old 

 cross,|| a little above the road, said to mark the spot where 



* From Northumberland — Mr. J. G. Langlands, Rev. J. Bigge, Rev. J. S. 

 Green, Rev. P. M'Dowall, Mr. Heatley, Mr. Allen, Master Bigge. 



f From Roxburghshire— Sir Walter Elliot, Dr. F. Douglas. Mr. Wm. Boyd, 

 Dr. Robson Scott, Mr. Borhwick, Mr Jerdon Mr. VV. Dickson, Captain 

 M'Pherson, Rev. J, P. Macmorland, Capt. Grant. 



% From Dumfries — Sir Wm Jardine, Bart., President ; Mr. Stark, of Tro- 

 queerholme, Vice-president ; Provost Harkness, of Dumfries; Mr. Arch. Hark- 

 ness, Dumfries ; Major Bowden,Lockfield ; Mr. Maxwell Witham, Kirkconnell ; 

 Mr. Witham, Kirkconnell ; Dr. Gilchrist, Crighton ; Dr. M'Nab, Dumfries ; 

 Mr. A. D. Murray, Secretary ; Mr R. Murray, St. Catherines. 



§ Visitors — Mr. R. Barclay, Secretary, Montrose Nat. Hist, and Antiq. Soc. ; 

 Mr. R. S. Murray, President, Hawick Archaeological Soc ; Rev K. Prescot 

 Ponteland ; Mr. E. Lyon, of Windlesham Hall, Surrey. 



|| It is called the Milnho'm Cross in the Statistical account \ but Sir Walter 

 Scott names the place Langraw. Bord. Mins., I, lxviit 



