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mend the members to avail themselves of the opportunity to sup- 

 ply themselves with copies." 



In proposing the usual toast, *' Success to the Berwickshire 

 Naturalist's Club," the President, the last survivor of the origin- 

 ators of the Club, gave an interesting account of its origin and 

 history, and dwelt particularly on the wish of its founder that it 

 should be a non-pretentious and a social Club, and congratulated 

 the meeting that his ideas should have hitherto been so well car- 

 ried out. The *' Lady members of the Club " having been duly 

 honoured, this memorable gathering dispersed. 



Eedesdale Meeting. 



The third meeting was held on Wednesday and Thursday, July 

 27th and 28th, at Elsdon and Otterburn in Eedesdale, one of the 

 most sequestered districts in Northumberland. Among those pre- 

 sent were:— Sir Walter Elliott of Wolfelee, K.C.S.I., LL.D,, 

 F.E.S. ; Mr Hardy, Secretary ; Eevs. T. G-. Baillie, Elsdon ; J. 

 Elliot Bates, Milburn Hall ; M. A. Bettison, Otterburn ; J. E. 

 Bigge, Stamfordham ; William Stobbs, Gordon ; J. Walker, 

 Whalton ; C. Wesson, Alnwick ; Messrs. Joseph Archbold, Aln- 

 wick ; Ephraim Arkle, Carrick ; Thomas Arkle, Highlaws ; J. 

 E. Arkle, Carrick ; Eobert Gr. Bolam, Berwick ; John Broadway, 

 Alnwick ; William Currie of LinthiU ; Samuel Donkin, By well ; 

 — Elliot, Arkleton ; Eobert Eaill, Dunshiel ; William N. Eraser 

 of Tornaveen, W.S , Edinburgh ; G. Gibson, Alnwick ; William 

 Thompson Hall, Dunns Houses ; W. T. Hindmarsh, Alnwick ; 

 John James Horsley, Alnwick ; Alexander Main, M.D., Alnwick; 

 Hugh Miller, F.G.S., Elsdon ; J. L. Newbigin, Alnwick ; James 

 Nicholson, Murton ; Dr. John Paxton, Berwick ; Adam Eobert- 

 son, Alnwick ; Dr. E. C. Bobertson, Otterburn ; John Eussell, 

 Edinburgh ; John Thomson, Kelso ; J. P. Turnbull, Alnwick ; 

 Thomas Turnbull, Lilliesleaf ; F. E. WHson, F.S.B.A., Alnwick ; 

 James Wood, Galashiels, etc. 



The place of meeting was at Elsdon. Many from beyond the 

 Borders came by train to Knowesgate and Bellingham Stations, 

 where conveyances awaited them, while others mounted or driv- 

 ing came from every point of the compass, a brake and four 

 conveying a large party coming from Alnwick by way of Eoth- 

 bury. 



The contingent that arrived at Knowesgate, met there the 

 conveyances that their Eedesdale friends and others had kindly 



