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on-Tweed ; Mr Thomas Smail, Jedburgh ; Eev. G. Gunn, 

 Stichill ; Mr H. Eutherfurd, Fairnington, Eoxburgh ; Eev. 

 Hugh Fleming, Mordington, Berwick ; Mr J. Thomson, 

 Shawdon ; Mr E. G. Huggup, Low Burradon; Mr Crawford 

 Hodgson, Warkworth; Mr George H. Thompson, Alnwick; 

 Mr J. Cairns, Alnwick; Mr E. Carr, Allerdean ; Dr Stuart, 

 Chirnside ; Mr J. Ferguson, Alnwick; Eev. J. J. M. Perry, 

 Alnwick; Mr W. B. Boyd, Faldonside, Melrose; Mr T. 

 Graham, Alnwick ; Mr Craw, West Foulden, Berwick ; Mr 

 and Mrs Jos. Oliver, Eslington Park ; Mr J. L. Newbigin, 

 Alnwick ; Mr G. Bruce Luckley, Newcastle ; Mr Sanderson, 

 jun., "Warkworth; Eev. J. Walker, Whalton Eectory ; Eev. 

 David Paul, LL.D., Eoxburgh; Mr Willoby, Berwick; Mr 

 Maddan, Berwick; Mr H. A. Paynter, Alnwick; Mr Outhbert 

 E. Carr, Low Hedgeley; Mr TurnbuU, Knowe Park, Selkirk; 

 Mr Edward Thew, Birling Manor, Warkworth ; Mr W. E. 

 Hindmarsh, Crag Yiew, Alnwick ; Mr W. Percy, Alnwick ; 

 Mr John Hogg, Quixwood, Grant's House ; Mr John Bolam, 

 Bilton House ; Mr Amos, Aluwick ; Mr William Forster, 

 Burradon (the agent of Mr Leyland's Northumberland estates), 

 and many others. The party were under the guidance of 

 Mr W. T. Hindmarsh, F.L.S., the President. The Secretary, 

 Dr James Hardy, was unable to be present. 



The principal object was to view the extensive collection 

 of rare foreign quadrupeds and birds assembled by Mr 

 Leyland within his extensive domains round the Castle. Mr 

 Hindmarsh, with one of the keepers on the estate, led the 

 party round and furnished explanations, while he also gave 

 briefly the history of the different animals. After revision, 

 Mr Hindmarsh has communicated his statements to the Club, 

 so that an authentic account may be preserved. 



The artificial lake, some nine acres in extent, was then 

 visited, and this was found to contain an almost countless 

 collection of water fowl. Amongst the more rare were 

 some beautiful black swans, and also pure white swans with 

 perfectly black necks. For breeding purposes the lake is 

 studded with islands, all of which have been planted with 

 different coloured trees ; the Copper Island being planted 

 with the copper-coloured beech, whilst the Silver Island has 

 been planted with the silver beech. The effect of the 

 various colours reflected in the lake is extremely fine. 



