4 Anniversary Address. 



Purvis, George Young, John Clay, Robert Douglas, W. 

 Cunningham, G. L. Paulin, Matthew Young, Thos. Patrick, 

 and W. Weatherhead ; and as visitors, Mr. Dykes and Mr. 

 A. Simpson. 



The business transactions were taken up after break- 

 fast, the accounts audited, and the funds of the Club 

 reported to be in a satisfactory state. The annual subscrip- 

 tion was fixed at 6s. for 1872-3. The new members elected 

 were :— Mr. Thomas Arkle, Highlaws, Morpeth ; Mr. Adam 

 Deas, Dunse ; Mr. J. T. S. Doughty, Ayton ; Captain Carr- 

 Ellison, Hedgeley ; Mr. W. T. Hindmarsh, Alnwick ; Rev. R, 

 Home, Swinton ; Rev. R. Park, Bamburgh ; Major J. Paton, 

 Hundalee Cottage, Jedburgh ; Mr. H. A. Paynter, Alnwick ; 

 Mr. E. A. Storer, Alnwick and County Bank ; Captain 

 Thompson, Walworth Hall, Darlington. Mrs Barwell Carter, 

 daughter of the late Dr. Johnston, was chosen as an extra- 

 ordinary member ; Mr. Andrew Brotherston, Kelso, and Mr, 

 John Ferguson, Allanton, were placed on the list of corres- 

 ponding members. It was resolved that fifty extra copies 

 of the Club's Proceedings should be printed, to exchange for 

 the transactions of other Natural History or Archaeological 

 Associations ; and that Mr. Hardy be authorised to open a 

 friendly correspondence with such societies as are willing to 

 co-operate, the custody of such publications as are received 

 to remain with him for the meantime, and to be acknowledged 

 in the Club's Proceedings. The following are the appointed 

 places of meeting for 1873 :■ — 



Chatton Thursday, May 15th. 



Howick - „ June 26th. 



Bass Rock ... - „ July 31st. 



Chirnside - - „ Aug. 28th. 



Berwick - „ Sept. 25 th. 



The meeting at the Bass' was afterwards changed to the 30th, 



as the date fixed would have interfered with the meeting of 



another society, in which several members were interested.. 



Dr. Douglas brought examples of Veronica peregrina,. 



