Anniversary Address. Ill 



communicated by Mr. Wm. Oliver, of Long Raw. In ad- 

 dition to the customary toasts, the health of Principal Daw- 

 son, a distinguished American geologist, who had favoured 

 the Club with his presence, was proposed by the President. 



The following nominations for membership were made : — 

 Mr. J. P. Turnbull, by Mr. Tate, seconded by Mr. Lang- 

 lands ; Captain Simpson, by Rev. F. R. Simpson, seconded 

 by the President ; Mr. James Wood, by Mr. Wm. Stevenson, 

 seconded by Dr. C. Douglas ; Rev. Augustus Crowther, by 

 the Rev. J. Irwin, seconded by the President. 



Six years ago the Club published an elaborate account of 

 the ancient British Sculptured Rocks of the Eastern Borders, 

 with notices of other kindred sculptures in other parts ; and 

 since that time active research has been made after other new 

 forms, and there has been much speculation as to their age 

 and meaning. That the members might have an opportunity 

 of examining these sculptures, the third meeting of the year 

 was held at Doddington, on Wednesday, 27th July, at which 

 there were present — Rev. G. S. Thomson, president ; Mr. G. 

 Tate, secretary ; Sir Walter Elliot, Messrs. John Turnbull, 

 J. C. Langlands, F. J. W. Collingwood, Thos. Friar, Wm. 

 Henderson, R. G. Bolam, W. Wightman, M. T. Culley, J. 

 Paxton, R. Middlemas, J. Heatley, E. Allen, J. P. Turn- 

 bull, C. Atkinson, W. Lyall, A. Marshall ; Revs. W. Procter, 

 W. Procter, jun,, W. Darnell, P. G. McDouall, J. S. Green, 

 W. L. J. Cooley, W. J. Meggison, E. Ormsby, J. Marshall; 

 Drs. John Marshall, J. Robson Scott, and D. C. McVail. 

 The members were hospitably entertained with breakfast by 

 the Rev. W. Procter, who, before leaving, delivered an im- 

 pressive address, and argued, from the presence of so many 

 of the clergy at the meetings of the Club, that they had no 

 fear of the results of scientific research invalidating the truths 

 of revelation, and he pointed out how the discoveries of 

 geology can be reconciled with the Mosaic account of the 

 creation. 



After this the members visited the church, most of which 

 is of modern work ; but there remains a north aisle, with 



