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now obsolete, on our left, Mr Walter Laidlavv spoke of, as the 

 birthplace of George Noble, who wrote the verses inscribed on 

 the Wallace Urn at Dryburgh, sometimes (as in Sir David 

 Erskiue's " Annals and Antiquities of Dryburgh,"p. 119), attri- 

 buted to the Earl of Buchan, his patron. In a field on the right 

 near a stone wall running up to the Dunion, a fiue large British 

 Urn was ploughed up two years ago, which is now preserved in 

 the Marquis of Lothian's museum at Mouteviot. Haviug passed 

 Larkhall, as we descended by the back of Glenburnhall, and 

 visible also in the moruiug near Liutalee, there were glimpses of 

 a rich native Kosaceous flora, in the red hips of the Dog Eoses, 

 and the lowlier Rosa mollissiina ; in the trailing Brambles; and 

 the profusion of Raspberries in the fir- woods. 



Jedburgh was reached about half-past four o'clock. Dinner 

 was in the Royal Hotel, at which the Rev. Mr Raul, Roxburgh, 

 the President, presided; and Mr J. Gumming, banker, Jedburgh, 

 acted as croupier. Amongst the others present at the dinner 

 were: — Sheriff Jamesou, Rev. Dr Farquharson, Selkirk; Mr 

 James Hardy, Oldcambus, Secretary of the Club ; Mr Rutherfurd 

 of Fairningtoii ; Capt. Macpherson, Melrose ; Dr E. Johnson, 

 Kelso ; Rev. Geoi'ge Gunu, Stitchel ; Mr J. Turnbull, Selkirk ; 

 Mr J. Watson, Jedburgh ; Rev. J. A. Crozier, Newry ; Mr Adam 

 Cochrane, jun., Galashiels; Mr T. Smail, Jedburgh; Mr A. 

 Bowie, Canoubie ; Mr J. Thomson, Shawdon ; Mr Middloton H. 

 Dand, Hauxley, Northumberland ; Mr W. Thomson, writer, 

 Jedburgh ; Mr James Wood, Galashiels ; Rev. John Walker, 

 Whalton Rectory, Northumberland ; Mr Win. Elliot, Sheriff- 

 Clerk of Roxburghshire ; Rev. Dr G. W. Sprott, North Berwick; 

 Rev. Dr W. Snodgrass, Canoubie ; Mr J. J. Vernon, F.S.A., 

 Hawick ; Mr J. W. Kennedy, Hawick ; Mr F. Elliot Rutherford, 

 Hawick; Mr W. Guthrie, Hawick; Mr Michael Muir, Selkirk; 

 Mr Walter Laidlaw, Jedburgh; and Mr Andrew Waugh, Hawick. 

 Other participators in the days proceedings who were obliged to 

 leave early were: — Mr Peter Loney, Marchmont ; Mr Charles 

 Watson, Duns ; Mr David Leitch, Greenlaw ; Mr A. H. Evans, 

 Cambridge University ; Dr Shirra Gibb and Mr A. G. S pence, 

 Boon ; Mr C B. Bosanquet and Mr R. C. Bosauquet, Rock ; T. 

 Craig-Brown, Selkirk ; Mr Craig, Edinburgh ; Mr Win. Currie, 

 Linthill ; and Mr J. S. Mack, Coveyheugk. After dinner, the 

 Secretary read a paper by Mr Walter Laidlaw, Jedburgh, on the 

 recent discoveries of Roman remains at Cappuck, on the Oxnam 



