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principal rooms of the Castle. The dining-room contains 

 three celebrated pictures by Landseer. The Wild Cattle, and 

 a Group of Red Deer, are excellent examples of the master 

 hand of this prince of animal painters. At the other end of 

 the dining-room hangs a very fine picture by the same 

 artist, depicting an incident in the life of the present Lord ; 

 who, while a youth, was attacked in the park by a wild bull 

 — which was shot by one of the keepers. Landseer admired 

 this picture so much, it is said, that he had it in his studio 

 for twenty -five years. It was only when the other pictures 

 described were sent to Chillingham, that this celebrated one 

 could be got. A fine portrait of the present Lord Tanker- 

 ville, by Sir Francis Grant, and presented by his Lordship's 

 tenantry, also graces this noble apartment ; while horns of 

 the wild cattle, and furniture in the antique style, harmonise 

 well with the building and surroundings. The drawing-room 

 is also adorned with many fine pictures ; and a screen hung 

 with miniatures and enamels excited particular attention. 

 Everything here showed a refined taste ; the furniture being 

 — like that in the dining-room — in good keeping with the 

 style of the architecture of the Castle, and of the most 

 beautiful description. 



The flower-garden was waiting for its bedding plants, and 

 in consequence, vacant. However, a Wistaria Sinensis, here 

 trained on a wall, showed to what a size, in favourable situa- 

 tions, it would attain. The Black Spleenwort (Asplenium 

 trichomanes) grew everywhere on the walls, and proved the 

 antiquity of the place* 



Mr. Atkinson, of Wylam Hall, kindly presented the Club 

 with an instrument, his own invention, for measuring the 

 height of growing trees — which I myself have tested and 

 found very useful. The thanks of the Club were awarded 

 for his attention. 



After dinner, a copy of " The History of the Club," from 

 the commencement, which belonged to one of its founders, 

 was purchased by the Club: hitherto the Club was not 



