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the customary toasts, the President proposed the health of 

 Lady John Scott, which was drunk with all the honours ; 

 and thanks were voted for her liberality in allowing the 

 members to see the grounds and house of Spottiswood, and 

 for their hospitable reception at the mansion. 



Sir Walter Elliot, K.C.S.I., and D. Milne Home, L.L.D., 

 were appointed as Delegates to represent the Club at the 

 ensuing meeting of the British Association for the Advance- 

 ment of Science ; and thus ended a day, which, though at 

 first threatening, proved most pleasant, enjoyable, and full of 

 interest to the members present. 



I would, with all deference, draw your attention to some 

 works by members of the Club, locally connected with the 

 district, which contain most valuable and instructive informa- 

 tion, and are the results of great labour and research. I 

 would refer especially to the very able chapters on Natural 

 History and Geology in the History of Alnwick by our 

 worthy secretary, Mr. Tate, which must have cost him many 

 years of toil, and accurate enquiry ; and to Mr. Milne Home's 

 learned and interesting papers on the Boulder Clay of Europe, 

 in the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 



We have to deplore the loss of four members, who have 

 been removed from amongst us by the stroke of death during 

 the past year : — Sir James Y. Simpson, Bart., M.D., became 

 a member of the Club in 1862, and died May 6, 1870. He 

 enjoyed a world-wide reputation, and contributed vastly to 

 alleviate the sufferings and sorrows of humanity by the dis- 

 covery of chloroform. James Falla, M.D., of Jedburgh, 

 entered September 25, 1862, and died in December, 1869. 

 Patrick Johnston, entered July 26, 1866, and died Febru- 

 ary 26, 1870. The Rev. J. Dixon Clark, of Belford Hall, 

 entered December 15, 1840, was president in 1845, always 

 took a lively interest in the proceedings of the Club, and as 

 long as he was in good health, attended most of the meetings ; 

 he died in September, 1870. 



I have trespassed so long on your attention, that I will 

 only say a few words in conclusion. In all our delightful 



