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walls, drew much attention, as did the pictures and the 

 artistic and elaborate decoration of the various rooms. 

 Quite a long time was spent in the library, where the 

 th'xisands of books — rare and extremely valuable, many of 

 them — fornaed objects of interest ; and further enjoyment 

 was obtained from the museums, the armoury, and the 

 Egyptian collections. 



The Castle thon^ughly examined, most of the members 

 formed a brake party for the " Long Drive," round the 

 extensive, prettily- wooded parks. Here the deer were seen 

 to advantage, and a lovely vista was opened out to the 

 spectators. The trees in their varied tints of green were 

 e.xtremely pleasing to look upon, and indeed everything was 

 full of summer beauty. A halt was made at Brizlee Tower 

 (Plate yil.) and many members of the party climbed to its 

 highest point, from which the view was magnificent. The 

 Aln slowly winds at the bottom of the bank, while to the 

 north the Cheviots are visible, and away in the far distance 

 is the hill of Ross Castle, which marks Chillingham Park. 

 Eglingham village is also to be seen amongst the trees. 

 Hulne Priory (Plate YIII.) was the next stopping place, 

 and here Mr George Eeavell, junior, acted as guide, and 

 explained many interesting points in connection with those 

 picturesque old ruins. The site of the house is said to 

 have been selected from a fancied resemblance to Mount 

 Carmel, in Palestine, and the foundation to have been 

 possessed, at the first, by some friars returned from the Holy 

 Land. The return journey was made by way of Alnwick 

 Abbey, and from there the party drove to the Star Hotel, 

 where dinner was provided. 



The President proposed the toasts of "The Queen" and 

 "The Club," both of which were heartily honoured, and a 

 cordial vote of thanks having been passed to His Grace 

 the Duke of Northumberland, and to Messrs Wheler, 

 Willyams, Hodgson, Skelly, and Reavell, the company 

 dispersed, at the end of a most enjoyable visit. 



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