(52 Report of Meet'Bigs for 1885. By Jas. Hardy. 



The dinner was served at the George Inn, Chollerford. The 

 chair was occupied by the Eev. Thomas Leishman, D.D., F.S.A., 

 Scot. President of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club. There 

 were upwards of 60 present. The following list was supplied by 

 the officials of the Durham Society to the newspaper reporter, to 

 which I have added a few names so far as the company could be 

 seen : — Mr James Hardy, Oldcambus ; Mr J. G. Gradon, Dur- 

 ham ; Eev. G. B. and Miss Bulman, Mr E. 0. Heslop, Mr and 

 Mrs Blair, South Shields ; Eev. W. Featherstonhaugh, Mr and 

 Mrs Thompson, Hur worth ; Mr David Herriot, Berwick ; Mr E. 

 Y. Green, Dr Embleton, Mr John Burdon and Miss Burdon, Mr 

 T. Lawson, Eev. Dr. Bruce, Mr Thomas Turnbull, Lilliesleaf ; 

 Mr James Hood, Mr E. B. Ellis, Sunderland ; Mr E. Weatherall, 

 Eev. J. Fleming, Aid. Eichard Cail, Mr Arkle, Highlaws, 

 Morpeth ; Eev. E. H. Adamson, Mr E. Willoby, jun., Berwick ; 

 Mr Eichardson Peele, Durham ; Mr E. Swarley Thorpe, New- 

 castle ; Professor Tylor and Mrs Tylor, Oxford ; Eev. A. 

 Johnson, Healey ; Eev. J. L. Low ; Mr Vernon, Hawick ; Eev. 

 Ambrose Jones, Stannington ; Eev. John Walker, Whalton ; 

 Mr Bentham, Mrs Bentham; Mr W. T. Hindmarsh, Mr J. L. 

 Newbigin, Alnwick ; Mr J. C. Hodgson, Lesbury ; Mr and Mrs 

 Boyd, Mr C. B. P. Bosanquet, Eock; Miss Boyd, Mr and Mrs 

 Eead, Mr Adam Eobertson, Alnwick; Mr C. E. Macarthy, Mr 

 E. Eoutledge, Eev. E. H. Williamson, Whickham ; Eev. Canon 

 Edmunds, Kyloe ; Mr Turnbull, Abbey St Bathans ; Mr J. B. 

 Boyd, Cherrytrees ; Mr James Heatley, Alnwick ; Mr Mason, 

 Alnwick ; Mr Watson, Hawick ; Mr C. C. Hodges, Hexham ; 

 etc. After the repast the Eev. W. Featherstonhaugh proposed a 

 vote of thanks to the gentlemen who had contributed so much to 

 the success of the meeting, viz., to Mr Crawshay for having allowed 

 them to visit Haughton Castle ; to Canon Eogers, for showing 

 them over his church ; and to Mr Taylor, for his great and con- 

 tinual kindness to those who wished to look over his house. The re- 

 Holution was carried by acclamation. The Eev. Mr Featherston- 

 haugh then proposed thanks to the Eev. Mr Hall for his assistance 

 that day, and to Mr Hodges for his contributions to the success 

 of the meeting. This resolution was also carried by acclamation, 

 after which the party adjourned to the open air. Nothing could 

 have been more successful than this combined meeting of the two 

 societies, which will doubtless be remembered for some time to 

 come as one of the most satisfactory over held. 



