Anniversary Address. 59 



for the year, and Mr. W. 8harswood, of Philadelphia, and 

 Mr. Thomas Tate, of Hastings, were elected members. The 

 following were severally proposed and seconded for election 

 at the next meeting, to be held at Berwick-on- Tweed, on the 

 28th of October, — the Rev. John Woodham Dunn, Vicar 

 of Warkworth, the Rev. William Procter, Incumbent of 

 Doddington, Patrick Thorp Dickson, of Alnwick, Thomas 

 Young Grete, of Norham, and the Rev. William Cumby, 

 Incumbent of Beadnell. A paper was read by the President, 

 Mr. Dickson, on the Maish Samphire {Salicornia herbacea) 

 which grows in great abundance at Alnmouth. Dr. Emble- 

 ton exhibited a beautiful specimen of a gold quarter noble of 

 Edward III., found at Dunstanburgh Castle. A nugget of 

 fine gold from the Ballarat diggings, the same colour as the 

 above coin, and weighing about an ounce, was exhibited by 

 the President ; also a piece of coarse stone interspersed with 

 grains of sparkling gold, which is extracted by crushing and 

 melting. A fine specimen of a fossil shell with its matrix, 

 from Lord Grey's quarry at Hawkhill, was also shewn, which 

 Mr. Tate pronounced to be " Productus giganteus,''' a char- 

 acteristic organism of the mountain limestone formation. 

 The Rev. J..D. Clark exhibited a pair of curious spurs, the 

 particulars of which are to appear amongst our records. A 

 specimen of a locust {Lociista migratoria) taken at Belford, 

 was also shewn by Mr. Clark. The President then delivered 

 his address, which was a most elaborate and interesting docu- 

 ment. This concluded the proceedings of a day diversified 

 with abundance of recreation and fresh air, and combined 

 with some natural history and antique lore. 



On the 28th October, the Club met as usual at Berwjck. 

 It was a bright Autumnal day. After breakfast at the Red 

 Lion, at which were present, the Rev. J. D. Clark, Messrs. 

 Home, Clay, Boyd,. Major Elliott, Lieut. Johnston, Dr. 

 Clarke, Dr. Embleton, the Secretary, and the Rev. William 

 Darnell, President. We were joined by the Vicar of Ber- 

 wick, who conducted us to the Parish Church, the recent 

 restoration of which must be an object of interest to all who 



