!)2 Eeport of Meetings for 1885. By Jas. Hardy. 



by the Ilex. Thomas Leishman, D.D., Linton, President of the 

 Club, who delivered his address, and Mr Hardy read the report. 

 Thereafter, 14 new members were admitted, viz. : — Colonel 

 Charles Elliot, C.B., E.A., Hazelbank, Murrayfield, Midlothian ; 

 James Dand, Field House, Lesbury ; Eev. James Stark, B.A., 

 St Cuthbert's Church, North Shields ; Eev. James L. Blake, 

 M.A., Langton ; John Simson, Oxnam Eow, Jedburgh ; James 

 Gibson, of Gunsgreen, Eyemouth ; Thomas Elliot Boog, Spylaw, 

 Kelso ; Frederick John Leather, of Middleton Hall, Belford ; 

 David Leitch, Greenlaw ; George Henderson, M.B., CM., Cold- 

 stream; Eev. Edward Hussey Adamson, St Alban's Vicarage, 

 Felling, Gateshead ; L. G. Broadbent, M.D., Bamburgh, Belford ; 

 David Eoss Stewart, LL.B., Advocate, 18 Duke Street, Edin- 

 burgh ; John Hogg, Quixwood, Grant's House ; and "Walter 

 Tjaidlaw, and James Watson, both of Jedburgh, as Associate 

 Members. 



Mr Eobert Middlemas, solicitor, Alnwick, w T ho has for many 

 years acted as Treasurer, was chosen as President for the ensuing 

 year; and Peebles, Lauder, Cresswell and Newbiggin, St Boswells, 

 Alnwick, and another not decided on, were fixed as the places of 

 meeting. The Treasurer's accounts were audited, and measures 

 were resolved on to enforce the punctual payment of subscrip- 

 tions. The subscription for the current j r ear was fixed at 7s 6d. 

 A motion was submitted for the purpose of overturning the 

 decision at which the Club arrived last year with regard to 

 the admission of new members; but it was judged to be inex- 

 pedient to make any more alterations at present. 



Dr F. Douglas, the Joint-Secretary of the Club, tendered his 

 resignation on account of advancing years, and fears that in conse- 

 quence he would not be physically capable any longer to perform 

 the duties. The President expressed his sense of the Club's 

 obligations to Dr Douglas, and the loss which they would ex- 

 perience through the retirement of so old and valued a member, 

 and amid the plaudits of the meeting Dr. Douglas consented to 

 remain for another year.* 



The dinner took place in the Queen's Head Hotel, when over 



* Dr Douglas died on the 7th March, 1886, after a short illness, in his 

 71st year. He was Surgeon-Major in H.M. Bengal Army, and served 

 through the Sikh War. He stood at the head of the Club, having been 

 admitted July 30th, 1834. He was elected Joint- Secretary of the Club, 

 September 26th, 1872. 



