6 Anniversary Address. 



Berwickshire Naturalists' Club. After/ the repast the party 

 adjourned to the open air and gave themselves up to the calm 

 enjoyment of the cool evening and the beautiful scenery abound- 

 ing in all directions. Most of the party returned home by the 

 8.35 p.m. train coming east, but a few, principally members of 

 the Berwickshire Club, remained all night, with the view of 

 visitmg the Chesters the following day. 



After dinner papers were laid before the Club on a Cist found 

 near Eckford, by the President ; on Sculptured Eocks, in Fow- 

 berry Park, by W. Gunn, F.G.S. ; and on the ravages in the 

 pastures of Upper Ettrick by caterpillars of the Antler Moth. 



On this trip to Tyneside I sojourned at Capt Carr-Ellison's, 

 Dunston Hill, and there and at Whickham obtained some infor- 

 mation which may be serviceable to the Club. 



WEDDERLIE AND EVELAW. 



In August, at Wedderlie, in the parish of Westruther, a fine 

 old mansion only tenanted in the shooting season, was seen, its 

 history related, and architectural drawings of it were submitted, 

 presented to the Club by a stranger, while another non-member 

 in memory of his ancestry has supplied the means for engraving 

 them. At Evelaw, also touched at on this occasion, there is an 

 old peel tower, unmodernised, of which drawings have been 

 placed at the Club's service, and the line of succession of the 

 owners of the estate has been made out, duly authenticated by 

 documentary evidence. An extended search was made across the 

 hill for plants, but those who went by Wedderlie had the ad- 

 vantage. Dr Stuart says he never saw more white heather than 

 was noticed that day on the two Dirringtons. 



COCKBURNSPATH. 



The Cockburnspath Meeting in September, owing to continuous 

 heavy rain, was confined to Dunglass dean, the old church, the 

 gardens, and the grounds. The intention had been to penetrate 

 to a scene of considerable geological interest and no slight beauty 

 and rude grandeur at Aikengall on the hills above Oldhamstocks. 

 As this is the second time the Club has been baffled in attempt- 

 ing to reach it, some accounts of what is to be expected there 

 may serve to fill up the comparative vacancy of this day in the 

 Club's annals, 



