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tear and wear of the traffic is not uniform. There is a 

 constant waste of the coast at the Magdalen Fields, which 

 supplies a good section of the Boulder clay. Many of the 

 stones which once formed its constituents are scattered on 

 the beach ; there being several rolled blocks of greenstone 

 (one very large), and a variety of different sorts of porphyry 

 (one of them particularly pretty). Some contain scales of 

 mica, and approach to syenite ; and there is a brown variety 

 of imperfectly crystalline structure, which resembles the 

 trap-porphyry of St. Abb's Head. Most of them are probably 

 from Lamberton Hill, in the vicinity. Mr. Stevenson writes : 

 — " I have found pebbles of the Cockburnlaw granite on the 

 shore at Berwick. The only greenstone in the district is a 

 vein at Blackies' Heugh, between Eyemouth and Burn- 

 mouth." Several of these blocks have been utilized in 

 paving the town of Berwick ; but the. greater portion of the 

 stones employed for this purpose are shipped from the coast 

 ' near Budle. The sea- weed was being carted off from near 

 the pier, in an. oblong vehicle much more commodious 

 than the ordinary farm cart. The sea-weed is the property 

 of the Corporation, and the right to lead it away is 

 sold. 



The Museum has received some interesting additions since 

 the Club's last visit. A Bonito was noticed as not being 

 recorded by the Club. It is hoped that this and several 

 other omissions will yet be supplied. 



Twenty-three assembled at dinner in the King's Arms 

 Hotel. The President brought under the notice of the Club 

 a communication from Mr. Geo. P. Hughes, of Middleton 

 Hall, entitled, " A Resume of Discussions at the Brighton 

 meeting of the British Association, Aug. 14th to 22nd, 1872.' 

 Mr. Hughes represented the president of the club on that 

 occasion, and it was regretted that there was not time to 

 take up his report at present. The President then delivered 

 an able address ; and Dr. Charles Stuart was elected 

 President for 1873. 



