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pantries and larder, the king's hall, and other rooms were 

 inspected with interest. In the keep, the court room with 

 its portraits and tapestry, the armoury and entrance hall with 

 the various equipments, that had found a resting place there, 

 were all seen. The library with its rare books was opened 

 to us by Canon Long. Lord Crewe, Bishoj) of Durliam, 

 purchased the Castle and property from the Fosters in 1704, 

 and lie left it to charitable purposes in 1720. His trustees 

 coniinenced to restore it in 1757, and fitted it with schools, 

 surgery, library, etc. 



Mr Hutchinson informed ' us farther that Lord Armstrong 

 had recently purchased the Castle from the Crewe Trustees, 

 intending to restore it to its original proportions, and to 

 endow it for charitable purposes. Whatever constructions 

 Lord Armstrong required to add or take down, would be so 

 managed as to interfere as little as possible with old work. 



Canon Long showed us the site of an ancient burial-ground, 

 about 300 yards S. K. of the Great Gate, the existence of which 

 had been revealed by strong westerly winds in 1817. He 

 expected that, if excavations were judiciously made in its 

 vicinity, some interesting relics would be found amongst the 

 debris that had been deposited there during the restorations 

 of 1773. 



After dinner the thanks of the Club were cordially given 

 to Lord Armstrong and Dr Hodgkin and Major Browne for 

 permitting us to visit their properties ; to the vicar. Canon 

 Long, for his masterly account of the Church, to Mr Hutchinson 

 for his able guidance of the Club through the history and 

 archaeology of the Cttstle, and to Mr Hindmarsh for his genial 

 superintendence of our outing. Upon his motion, also a 

 special vote of congratulation, to Major Browne of Callaly 

 Castle, was cordially adopted upon the occasion of his son's 

 marriage. 



Thereafter the following gentlemen were nominated for 

 election as members of the Club: — The Rev. Henry Frederick 

 Long, M.A., Canon of Newcastle and Vicar of Bamburgh ; 

 Kev. Adam Wilkinson, Felton, Acklington ; Messrs James 

 Ferguson, Bailiti'gate, Alnwick ; Alexander Nisbet McDougal, 

 Duns; and Henry Thomas Morton of Twizell, Bplford. 



The President thereafter intimated an apology for absence 

 from Dr Hardy, and laid on the table Dr Hardy's list of 



