124 Anniversary Address. 



combined to render the once proud Norliam Castle an uninhabit- 

 able rnin, but still a ruin majestic and impressive." 



The first meeting of the year, under my Presidency, was held 

 at Berwick, on Wednesday the 27th of October. Present, — The 

 Eev. Wm. Darnell, Eev. J. Dixon Clark, E. Embleton, Secretary, 

 George Tate, J. Church, Wm. Dickson, Eobert Home, Major 

 Elliott, Wm. Boyd, James Grey, P. E. Wilson, and J. C. Lang- 

 lands, the President for the year. The accounts were examined, 

 and the subscription fixed at 6s. 6d. Mr. G. Tate was appointed 

 joint secretary with Mr. Embleton. The meetings for the year were 

 fixed as follows : — Coldingham, May 26 ; Eothbury, June 30 ; 

 Melrose, July 28 ; Wooler, September 29 ; and Berwick, Oct. 27. 



The financial business being finished, the majority of the party 

 drove to Burnmouth, from whence they walked along the beach 

 bej^ond the village of Eoss : passing the point at which the 

 carboniferous series of rocks abuts uj)on the Silurian beds ; the 

 sandstones becoming visible in masses, on approaching Marshall 

 Meadows. Passing through Eoss, we observed a curious notice afiix- 

 ed on the door of one of the herring curing houses, to this eflPect : — 

 "BOEDEE MAEEIAGES. 

 ANDEEW LYON 

 Begs respectfully to intimate, that he can be found, at his residence, 

 Coxon's Lane, adjoining Walken Gate Lane, any time his services 

 may be required, by parties visiting the Hymeneal Shrine on the 

 Scottish Borders." 



It is to be regretted that this practice still continues among 

 residents in Scotland. The new church of St. Mary's, recently 

 built by Capt. Gordon, M.P., of Pyvie Castle, was visited on our 

 return. 



The party assembled at dinner at the Eed Lion, and had the 

 pleasure of welcoming as their visitor, John Stuart, Esq., of Edin- 

 burgh, the secretary of the Spalding Club ; with whose valuable 

 and beautiful work on the ''Sculptured Stones and Crosses of 

 Scotland" the Club has been made acquainted by Mr. Tate. We 

 had the satisfaction of electing Mr. Stuart one of otir members. 



The Club met at Coldingham, on Thursday, the 26th of May. 

 After breakfast the remains of the Priory were examined under 

 the able guidance of Mr. Dickson, whose connection with the 

 parish of Coldingham, as owner of the estate of Whitecross, on 

 Avhich formerly stood one of the crosses which marked the bound- 

 ary of the sanctuary, in addition to his taste and information in 



