8 Anniversary Address. 



Northumberland Street, Edinburgh. ; Colonel Alexander Murray 

 Brown of Longformacus; Rev. Eobert Nimmo Smith, first charge, 

 Haddington. 



There were laid on the table, there not being time for read- 

 ing : 1, Notice of localities in Berwickshire for Adder' s-Tongue 

 fern ( Ophioghssum vulgatumj, which indicated a new habitat 

 for it near the Pease Mill, Cockburnspath. 2, Sketch of the Life 

 and Wiitings of Samuel Smiles, L.L.D., ; by Mr David Jordan, 

 Dalkeith, the brother-in-law of. Dr. Smiles, Dr. Smiles was 

 born at Haddington, December 23rd, 1812. This article was 

 not intended for publication, but the Club has to thank Mr Jor- 

 dan for his kind communication. 



The party broke up in time to allow of departure by the 

 evening trains ; and the members of the Club left Haddington, 

 carrying with them pleasant memories of their visit to the 

 ancient burgh, and of the kindness and attention shown them 

 by the members of the youthful local sister Society. 



HouNAM Meeting. 



When I accepted the oflB.ce of President, I resolved, if possible, 

 to attend all the meetings of the Club during the year, although 

 the distance of Selkirk from the ordinary field of your operations 

 frequently necessitates a three days' absence from home, in order 

 to allow of my attendance at a field meeting. I had made 

 arrangements to attend the meeting at Hounam, when the death 

 of a near relative summoned me to Aberdeen, and rendered it im- 

 possible I should be present. This I regretted very much on 

 personal grounds, for I was most desirous of seeing the Eoman 

 Camp at Chew Green. In the previous autumn several visits to 

 the very perfect and finely displayed Roman Camp at Saalburg, 

 near Homburg v.d. Hohe in Germany, had given me, to quote 

 ' The Manse Garden, ' the bite for that kind of antiquarian 

 remains, and I wished to compare, I fear it would have been in 

 some respects to contrast, the German Camp with that which 

 lurks among the bare hUls at the head waters of the Coquet. In 

 the absence of ocular inspection, I must content myself with the 

 minute description of the district visited and of the Camp, which 

 Mr Hardy has kindly prepared, and which I now incorporate in 

 this address. 



The second meeting for the season was held at Hounam. 

 The following were present :— Dr. F. Douglas and Mr Hardy, 



