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had been given by Sir Walter Elliot, was [moved by Sheriff 

 Russell, and seconded by Mr. Milne Home. The Rev. W. 

 Darnell moved that the meetings be held, as at present, on 

 Thursdays. 15 voted for the motion, and 9 for the 

 amendment. 



Professor Balfour made some statements on the botanical 

 part of the day's excursion. 



Mr. Milne Home drew attention to the three natural 

 terraces which are distinctly visible in the vicinity of Floors 

 Castle. He did not think that these could have been formed 

 by the river. He had there seen masses of sand and gravel 

 100 feet high, and these indicated that great changes had 

 taken place, and that the lake or river had remained at the 

 same level for a long time, and then that there had been 

 sudden falls. What had occasioned those falls ? This might 

 be made a subject of enquiry by the members of the Club. 

 He also suggested that the family of Maxwell, who had 

 formerly their head-quarters in this district, might also form 

 the subject of a paper. The places of meeting appointed for 

 next year were Melrose in May, Holy Island in June, 

 Dunbar in July, Yetholm in August, and Alnwick in 

 September. 



Mr. George Muirhead, Paxton ; Dr. Samuel Grieron, 

 Melrose ; Mr. Edward Liddell, Morris Hall ; Rev. A. Bisset, 

 Foulden ; and Mr. W. B. Elliot, of Benrig, were proposed 

 as members. 



The first meeting of the year 1875 was held at Melrose, 

 on Wednesday, the 12th of May. Present: — The Secretaries, 

 Dr. Francis Douglas and Mr. Hardy ; Sir Walter Elliot ; 

 Messrs. D. Milne Home, A. Curie, J. H. Borthwick, C. W. 

 Peach, B. N. Peach, E. Selby, C. M. Wilson, James Wood, J. 

 B. Kerr, A. Brotherston, John Freer, Sholto Douglas, J. 

 Thomson, F. Walker, J. Scott Dudgeon ; Drs. C. Stuart, 

 Dewar, Grierson ; Lieut.-Col. The Master of Sinclair, Capt. 

 Macpherson ; Revs. Farquharson, Wilson, Graham, Stobbs, 

 M'Douall, Green, Davidson, M'Kerron, Paul. 



