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carry him ; so that not only the moorland or the sea-cliffs are 

 good after the city, but he who dwells in the purest upland 

 valley finds that a long day's ramble in some populous neigh- 

 bourhood, between full hedgerows and among fields rich with 

 the manure contributed by towns, has given him unexpected 

 buoyancy and vigour, together with an appetite which the 

 breeziest hill near home could not impart to him. 



For an account of the Meeting held at Wooler, in Septem- 

 ber last, the club is entirely indebted to our indefatigable 

 Secretary, Mr. Tate, whose researches into the antiquities of 

 our district added to his great attainments and experience as 

 a geologist, render even his passing remarks of more than 

 ordinary weight and value. 



" There was a large attendance of Members at the Anniver- 

 sary Meeting at Wooler, on the 29th of September, 1859 ; 

 but as the Members arrived at the place of meeting, at dif- 

 ferent periods, in the course of the forenoon, they started off 

 in separate parties to view the objects of interest in the neigh- 

 bourhood.. 



" The day was unfavourable for natural history observations, 

 as the various exploring parties encountered storms of wind 

 and rain among the hills. One party visited Yeavering Bell; 

 another wandered towards the Kettles, Middleton Hall, and 

 Middleton Bog ; and a third examined the Humbleton Ter- 

 races. 



" A numerous party took the route to the Kettles, a large 

 camp on a narrow long hill, singularly protruded between two 

 higher hills, from which it is separated by deep rocky ravines. 

 The outer rampier of this Camp encloses an area of between 

 three and four acres. Wallis calls it the Maiden Castle ; and 

 it is sometimes also called Greenside. Not far distant from 

 it, to the west, is a prominent conical hill, known as the Cup 

 and Saucer Camp, an ancient fortlet, resembling not a little 

 the Mote hills of other parts of the county. The party walked 

 onward to Middleton Hall, where they were hospitably enter- 

 tained by Mr. Hughes. Here they saw a specimen of the 

 head and antlers of the Cervus Elephus which had been taken 

 out of Middleton bog. This bog was afterwards visited, and 



