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a diamond shape in Buck's view already mentioned. It is 

 made of iron, and mounted on a wooden frame, having been 

 worked by stone weights and wound by means of spokes pro- 

 jecting radially from the ends of each of its two barrels. In 

 its original construction it was not regulated by a pendulum, 

 from which it may be concluded that it dates from a period 

 anterior to 1621, when that method of regulation was first 

 used in Britain. In clear weather an extensive view may be 

 had from the roof of the Castle, but the day having become 

 dull and the clouds lowering, the efforts of those who ascended 

 the tower were only partially rewarded. In the park to the 

 South some notable trees, which had attracted attention on a 

 former visit, were observed, among which may be mentioned 

 a Sycamore (Acer pseudo platanus) 14 feet 10 inches at 4| feet, 

 and a very dilapidated Walnut (Juglans regia) of great age. 

 On the East of the Castle is a cluster of Chili Pines ( Araucaria 

 imbricata) in meagre health, one of which measured 54 feet 

 in height and 6 feet in width at 4|^ feet, and on the North 

 a fine Cedar (Cedrus Libani) girthing 8 feet 10 inches at 

 4 feet. 



Some time being still at their disposal, the party proceeded 

 under umbrellas in the direction of the Lake, which is fringed 

 with dense vegetation unexamined, and accomplished a circuit 

 of the Crags, round which a series of delightful paths has been 

 engineered. Had the weather been moi-e favourable this detour 

 would have proved equally interesting and pleasant. From 

 several points on the route fine glimpses of the mansion 

 and terraces could be obtained. As the members assembled 

 at the stables and prepared to leave, they accorded a very 



warm acknowledgment of their host's kind 

 Club efforts on their behalf. The drive back to 



Dinner. Morpeth was by the road traversed in the 



forenoon. Dinner was served in the Newcastle 

 House Hotel at 5 p.m., when twenty-six did honour to the 

 customary toasts. 



