Anniversary Address. S53 



open his castle, museums and grounds to the meetmg\, brought 

 together an unvisually large assemblage. Upwards of 40 

 members and visitors connected with this club were present. 



The ordinary business of the club was transacted after 

 breakfast. His Grace the Duke of Northumberland, on the 

 proposition of the president, was elected a member of the club. 

 The members proposed at the last meeting were elected ; and 

 the following nominations were made, viz. : — Mr. Wm. Cun- 

 ningham, Coldstream; Mr. Thos. Fryer, Grindon Ridge; 

 Mr. Wm. Wightman, Wooler ; Rev. Court Granville, Aln- 

 wick ; Mr. Thos. Landale, Temple Hall, Coldingham ; Mr. 

 Robert Oliver, Lockside, Yetholm ; Mr. Wm. Dallas, York. 



The dilapidated condition of Edin's Hall, in Berwickshire, 

 was brought before the meeting, and it was resolved, that an 

 effort be made to have this interesting antiquity cleared out 

 and protected, and that the owner be requested to grant per- 

 mission to the club for these objects. A circular was adopted, 

 addressed to the members and others interested in the exam- 

 ination and preservation of antiquities, asking subscriptions 

 to defray the expenses of excavation and walling ; and a 

 committee, with Mr. TurnbuU of Abbey St. Bathans, as con- 

 vener, was appointed to superintend and report. 



The party proceeded to Alnwick castle, and were conducted 

 through this magnificent building, and had an opportunity of 

 examining the extensive restorations recently made, and the 

 splendid decorations of the interior. The museum of British 

 antiquities was visited, where there are many instructive 

 relics of the ancient British people, several Roman altars and 

 sculptured stones, and a fine Saxon cross, taken from the 

 ruined church of Alnmouth, and which has, besides sculp- 

 tured figures, an inscription of a mixed Saxon and Runic char- 

 acter. His Grace received the party with great courtesy in 

 his Egyptian museum, and very kindly gave an interesting 

 exposition of the various antiquities there, illustrating the 

 religion, history, and ordinary life of the Egyptians, 



After leaving the castle, the party was divided into two ; 

 one went through Hulne Park, and examined, in their route. 



