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Chathill ; Rev. H. M. Oswald and Rev. James Marshall, Aln- 

 wick ; Rev. W. J. Meggison, South Charlton ; and, as a 

 corresponding member, Mr. Thos. Gibb, Alnwick. On the 

 motion of the President, seconded by Dr. Francis Douglas, 

 Miss Mary R. Tate was elected an honorary member. Of 

 honorary members there are now five — all ladies — connected 

 with the Club. 



The following places of meeting, for 1870, were appointed : 



Kyloe Crags and Lowick, in May. 



Edin's Hall, near Abbey St. Bathan's, in June. 



Doddington, near Wooler, in July. 



Whiteburn, near Gordon, in August. 



Cornhill, in September. 

 All on the last Thursday of the respective months. 

 Business over, the members visited the Berwick museum, 

 and after examining the various departments, high satisfac- 

 tion was expressed that so many objects, illustrating the 

 Natural History and Archeeology of the district, had been 

 collected and arranged during the short period the museum 

 had existed. No little of its value is due to the presentation, 

 by Mrs. Johnston, of the collection made by the late Dr. 

 Johnston, the founder of the Club. The botany, especially, 

 is nearly complete ; of 146 birds, 30 have been presented by 

 Mrs. Johnston, Some rare and fine mountain limestone 

 fossils are the gift of Mr. Robt. Douglas, Town Clerk of Ber- 

 wick. The scheme of collecting local objects — so well begun 

 — is deserving of encouragement and support. 



The members afterwards visited, in succession, Mr. Young's 

 oil and oil cake manufactory, Mr. Thos. Allen's saw mills, 

 and Messrs. Crossman & Paulin's super-phosphate manu- 

 factory, with all of which the members were much interested-, 

 as the respective proprietors explained the machinery and the 

 manufacturing processes. 



The party returned to the inn, where the interval before 

 dinner was spent in examining and discussing various Anti- 

 quarian and Geological objects. The President showed 

 ancient copper spear-heads and daggers from India, one of 



