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meetings for the year ; and the treasurer, Mr Middlemas, stated 

 that Mr Kerr had audited the accounts and found a balance of 

 £ 12 8s 8id in favour of the Club. 



Sir Walter Elliot read an article on the Objects of the Club, 

 in which he impressed upon the members the advisability of 

 systematic action in scientific and archaeological research. It 

 was resolved to appoint a committee to carry out some of Sir 

 Walter Elliot's suggestions. 



Mr James B. Kerr read a paper upon some verses written by 

 Sir Walter Scott, in 1832, while residing in Rome, which are be- 

 lieved to have been the last ever written by the poet. Mr Kerr 

 produced the original manuscript, which is written in a very 

 feeble hand ; as also a passport for Sir Walter Scott, signed by 

 Prince de Polignac, the Erench Ambassador in London, and 

 dated 25th October, 1826. This passport bears Sir Walter 

 Scott's own signature and address, viz.. Hotel Windsor, Eue de 

 Eivoli, No. 38. Another document shewn was a diploma of the 

 Society of Antiquaries of Normandy, in favour of Sir Walter 

 Scott, Bart., President of the Eoyal Society of Edinburgh, and 

 dated A Caen le 19 Janvier, 1829, and bearing the signatures of 

 Le President, Le Secretaire, le Secretaire adjoint, &c. 



Dr Francis Douglas said that the Club was under great obli- 

 gations to the Northumberland and Durham Archseological 

 Society at the meeting at Durham last month ; and he thought 

 it was only due from them as recipients of the generosity and 

 liberality of the Archaeological Society, that the kindness of the 

 sister society should be put on record. He hoped that an oppor- 

 tunity might soon occur when the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 

 might meet them, and make some return for the favours re- 

 ceived. His motion was cordially adopted. 



Some discussion next ensued as to the proper place for the de- 

 posit of the books and pamphlets received by the Club from 

 other societies, but nothing definite was resolved upon. 



The following were proposed as members of the Club : — Mr 

 Ralph Patterson Nisbet, Chesterhill House, Belford ; Mr George 

 Bolam, Berwick ; Eev. Thomas S. Marjoribanks, Prestonkirk, 

 East Lothian ; Eev. James King, vicar of St. Mary's, Berwick ; 

 Mr James Bogie, 5, Spence Street, Newington, Edinburgh; 

 Eev. Alexander Milne, Swinton ; Mr Francis D. Blake of Till- 

 mouth Park, Coldstream ; Dr Andrew P. Aitken, Dr. So. Nivelle 



