132 Anniversary Addr-ess. 



The pai-ty assembled at dinner, consisted of J. C. Langlands, 

 President, Eobert Embleton and Gr. Tate, Secretaries, Wm. 

 Dickson, Eev. Dixon Clark, Eev. Wm. Darnell, AV. Watson, C. 

 Watson, F. E. Wilson, Dr. Eobson, W. Boyd, J. Boyd, Scott 

 Dudgeon, Geo. Hugbes, jnn., J, Macbeatb, W. Logan, C. Eea, 

 J. Cla}', and Ealpb Carr ; ^th Mr. Heriot, Mr. Lomas, Mr. Pringle 

 Hugbes, and Mr. Edmund Carr as visitors. Tbe folloTving gentle- 

 men were proposed for election at tbe next meeting : — Eev. J. A. 

 Bennett, Ellingbam, Mr. Pringle Hugbes, Middleton Hall, Dr. 

 Embleton, Newcastle, Mr. Middleton Dand, Hauxley, Mr. Stepben 

 Sanderson, Berwick, Mr. James Maidment, 25, Eoyal Circus, 

 Edinbiu'gb. 



Tbe meeting at Eotbbury was beld on Tbursday tbe 28tb June. 

 Present, tbe President, G. Tate, Secretary, Eev. Dixon Clark, 

 Eev. E. Simpson, Eev. W. Dunn, J. Clay, E. E. Wilson, Ealpb 

 Carr, J. Stuart, Cbarles Eea, Jas. Grey, E. G. Huggup, Eev. 

 G. S. Tbomson, M. Dand; and as visitors, Eev. A. Procter, Eev. 

 J. Hall, and F. Simpson, jun. 



Tbe drive over tbe rugged mountain road on a beautiful sum- 

 mer's morning gave a pecubar relisb to tbe breakfast at tbe 

 Tbree Half. Moons, after wbicb tbe members visited Eotbbury 

 churcb, and examined witb mucb interest tbe fragment of tbe 

 Saxon cross, wbicb now serves as tbe sbaft or pillar of tbe Eont, 

 and wbicb was described by Mr. Dickson in tbe last year's trans- 

 actions. A beadless figiu-e was formerly set in tbe wall on tbe 

 rigbt-band side of tbe soutb porcb of tbe cburcb — tbe rigbt band 

 bearing a sword, tbe left a large pnrse, representing St. James 

 of Compostella — ^like tbe fragments of tbe Saxon cross, it also 

 bas disaj^peared since tbe restoration of tbe cburcb. Tbe Eev. 

 J. Hall sbewed tbe members some urns, and an iron weapon, 

 wbicb, witb a num.ber of bones bad been found in cists at Tosson 

 and Eotbbmy. A description of tbese will be given in a separate 

 paper. Tbe party tben strolled down tbe banks of tbe Coquet 

 to Brinkburn Priory — viewing on tbeir way tbe romantic Thrum 

 or Scottisb ford, tbe Eeiver's Well, one of tbose wonderful 

 springs of water wbicb occur in several places in tbis neigbbour- 

 bood. Tbey passed round tbe Crag End, on wbicb is situated tbe 

 quarry of piu^e wbite close-grained freestone, from wbence tbe 

 massive blocks are procured for tbe landings and staircases of 

 Alnwick Castle. Tbe extensive works of tbe new iron smelting 

 company were passed ; but no smelting appeared to be going on 

 at present. 



