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burgh ; Mr Laing-, East Linton ; George Muirhead, Paxton ; 

 John Storie, East Linton ; Eichard Stephenson, Duns ; John. 

 Turnbull of Abbey St. Bathans ; John Turnbull, Selkirk ; Thos. 

 Turnbull, Lilliesleaf ; and Matthew Young, Berwick. 



The Eev. Thomas S. Marjoribanks has, at Prestonkirk, a very 

 varied collection of conifers, not very old, but growing vigorously. 

 This was visited by members after dinner, who also had the 

 pleasure of seeing his collection of roses, and well-stocked bor- 

 ders. In the manse are some good family portraits of his 

 ancestry, the Marjoribanks of Eatho. The church, which has 

 been renovated and rendered every way becoming in the interior, 

 came in for a share of attention. 



In a former visit of the Club to Prestonkirk an amusing mis- 

 take occurred, a grotesque sculpture built up into the outer 

 church-wall, being taken for a portion of the pseudo-effigy of St 

 Baldred, that lay long in the churchyard, after being turned out- 

 side during some alterations, and was at length smashed by a 

 mason. This alter ego, it may be remarked was also a misnomer, 

 and had no title to be called " Ealdred's Statue." James Miller 

 comes nearer the truth : "An old intelligent carpenter told me, 

 that this statue was similarto the one now lying in Tyningham 

 church. It was called St Baudron's, but was supposed to be the 

 figure of some one who had left large endowments for ecclesias- 

 tical purposes." (Notes to St. Baldred, p. 86). I would rather 

 say that it was the funeral slab of some ancient knight or land- 

 owner interred within the church. He was not necessarily a 

 benefactor, as any local magnate, could claim this distinction. 



SELKIRK rOR ETTEICK. 



The fourth meeting of the year was held at Selkirk on Wed- 

 nesday 27th August. The Club had only twice before met at this 

 station, on neither of which occasions was the famous vale of 

 Ettrick explored ; so the gathering, to whom new and interesting 

 ground was promised, was a numerous one, local members 

 mustering in force. 



I may premise that as Mr Hardy is contributing a separate 

 paper on the Ettrick to the Proceedings, my own Eeport of the 

 day's doings need be but in outline. 



At 10 min. past 9, our conveyances left Hogg's Railway Hotel, 

 the weather being fine, as, indeed, it fortunately was throughout 



