Report of Meetings for 1887. By J. Hardy. 61 



Martin, and Dr Skinner, Lauder; Dr Stewart Stirling, Edinburgh ; 

 Eev. Mr Workman, Stow ; Mr George Muirhead, Paxton ; Dr 

 Gibb, Boon ; Mr Bowie, Canonbie ; Mr A. Dunlop, Ashkirk ; 

 Eev. James Allan, Mr James "Wood, and Mr James Wilson, 

 Galashiels. Mr James E. Stewart, Edinburgh, with his son and 

 daughter, visitants at Torsonce House, accompanied the party 

 during the day. 



After dinner, the Chairman proposed as a toast "The Berwick- 

 shire Naturalists' Club;" and Mr Cochrane, "The Lady Members 

 of the Club." 



The Chairman asked nominations for membership, and two 

 were handed to him : for the Eev. William "Workman, Stow ; 

 and Dr Stewart Stirling, 6 Clifton Terrace, Edinburgh. 



The Chairman handed round for inspection, a large flint spear 

 head, the property of Mr "Wood, Galashiels. No note of the 

 finding of the weapon was submitted, and the Chairman said he 

 thought it was of foreign origin, owing to the character of the 

 flint from which it had been made. 



The Chairman read some notes from Miss Eussell of Ashiestiel, 

 on old roads in Gala Water. They included reference to a period 

 when there was no made road in the upper portion of the valley, 

 and when horsewomen going to the Lothians had a curious way 

 of knowing when to ascend Middleton Moor. "When they got 

 up as far as the foot of Heriot, they had the Gala to cross 

 thirteen times before leaving the valley. They stuck thirteen 

 pins in a portion of their dress, and removed one for every time 

 they crossed the stream. When the last of the series had been 

 thus removed from their dress, they turned to the left and ascended 

 the moor. 



Thus far Mr Wilson, but before the meeting dispersed, some 

 objects of interest had been forwarded by Mr A. J. L. Tait of 

 Stow, to be shown to the members. 1. A brass kail-pot, im- 

 perfect, with three feet, and ears ; height 1 1 ]- inches ; breadth 

 at middle 11 inches ; breadth of top 8^ inches. 2. A brass pottle 

 like that from Drevah., (Hist, of Club, vol. xi. p. 49) with the arc 

 of the handle not so rounded ; the spout with seme ornament or 

 beading at the nozzle, and annexed to the pot by an intermediate 

 branch; height 6| inches; breadth at bottom 6 inches; at mouth 

 3£ inches ; the three feet are 2} inches in height. These were 

 found twelve months previously in a park near Stow, at the back 

 of the Old Torsonce Inn. Erom an advertisement in the Edinburgh 



