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had sustained by the death of her husband, the President-elect 

 of the year. This was approved of. A paper was read from 

 Mr Skelly, Alnwick, entitled "Notice of St. Leonard's Hospital, 

 Alnwick, with an account of an ancient Mortar found in its 

 vicinity," accompanied by a drawing. 



A notice had been received from Mr Hugh Miller, F.P.S.E., 

 F.Gr.S. of H.M. Ordnance Geological Survey, of the reasons that 

 induced the Ordnance Survey to adopt Mr George Tate's 

 arrangement,first proposed in the Club's Proceedings,of the Lower 

 Carboniferous Strata in Northumberland, in preference to any 

 other. It is found applicable to the whole of Northumberland 

 and Liddesdale, and the borders of Cumberland. This paper is 

 printed in the Club's Proceedings for 1887, Vol. xn., pp. 116-8. 



A skin of Pallas's Sand-Grouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus) was 

 exhibited from Mr George Pow, Dunbar, one of several sent to 

 him to be stuffed from the neighbourhood of Oldhamstocks. A 

 small flock of Sand Grouse was also seen on May 23rd in the 

 corn-fields at Penmanshiel, a few days after the Dotterels had 

 departed. They still remained at Red Clues on Townhead farm 

 till June 14th. This adjoins tht field on Penmanshiel. A flock 

 had also been seen by Mr Craw at West Foulden. 



A letter was read from Major- General Sir William Grossman, 

 M.P., on a proposed, visit to Holy Island, to view recent excava- 

 tions there among the domestic buildings of the Priory, along 

 with the Durham Architectural and Archaeological Society and 

 the Antiquarian Society of Newcastle, which was agreed to. 



There was a numerous attendance at this meeting ; including 

 Mr F. W. Collingwood, of Glantou Pyke ; Pev. P. H. Williamson, 

 Whiokham ; Pev. E. H. Adamson, Felling ; Pev. Canon Ilderton, 

 Ingrain ; Capt. Norman, P.N., Berwick ; Pev. David Paul, M.A., 

 Roxburgh ; Mr James Hardy, Oldcambus, (Secretary) ; Capt. 

 Forbes, P.N., Berwick ; Mr G. P. Hughes, Middleton Hall, 

 Wooler ; Mr Adam Pobertson, Alnwick ; Mr George Peavell, 

 Alnwick; Mr B. Morton, Sunderland; Rev. Adam Davidson, 

 Yetholm ; Mr John Dunlop, Norham ; Mr E. Willoby, Berwick ; 

 Mr and Mrs. G. Muirhead, Paxton; Dr. Stuart, Chirnside ; Mr 

 J. J. P. Storer, Alnwick; Mr J. J. Horsley, Alnwick; Mr W. 

 T. Hindmarsh, Alnwick ; Pev. John Walker, Whalton Pectory ; 

 Pev, P. McKerron, Kelso ; Mr James Thomson, Shawdon ; Mr 

 Wm. Thompson, Shawdon Cottage ; Mr J. C. Hodgson, Low 

 Buston ; Mr W. D. La Touche, Warkworth ; Mr Edward Thew, 



