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Alnwick; Mr W. Wood, Newcastle; Mr F. 0. Chrisp, Prend- 

 wick ; Messrs E. Archer and J. Archer, Alnwick; Mr W. J. 

 Eobinson, New Moor House ; Mr and Mrs E. Middlen\as, Aln- 

 wick ; Mr and Mrs Hu^gan, Callaly ; Messrs E. Amos, G. E. 

 Watson, H. Gr. Wilkin, Alnwick ; Eev. J. Scott, Harbottle ; Mr 

 J. Stevenson, Berwick ; Mr A. Eobertsou and Mr A. Eobertson, 

 jun., Alnwick; Mr H. M. Leadbitter, Legerwood ; Mr J. Play- 

 fair, Eoseden ; Mr G. P. Hughes, Middleton Hall ; Mr B. Morton, 

 Sunderland ; Mr J. J. E. Storer, Alnwick ; Mr T. B. Short, 

 Berwick, &c. 



After the cloth had been removed, the Chairman gave in turn 

 the toasts of the "Queen," and " Success to the Club," coupled 

 with the name of Dr Hardy, who responded. Eev. D. Paul gave 

 "The Ladies," coupled with the name of Mrs Middlemas, who 

 had performed the whole journey. Mr E. Middlemas responded, 

 and then gave " The Health of Major and Mrs Browne," 

 thanking them for the magnificent reception they had given to 

 the Club, and for affoi'ding them the opportunity of enjoying 

 such a rich botanical and archaeological treat. This toast was en- 

 thusiastically received with musical honours, and Major Browne 

 in responding, stated how pleased he was to welcome them there, 

 and how he hoped at a future period to have more to show to 

 them and to redouble his efforts in entertaining tlie Club. Thus 

 ended one of the most pleasing gatherings the Berwickshire 

 Naturalists' Chib has had for many years. 



Melrose. 



The Club held its third Meeting for the season at Melrose on 

 Wednesday, July 23rd, when 34 attended. After breakfast of 

 the early comers at the King's Arms Hotel, a very interesting 

 series of antiquities entrusted by local collectors to Mr Freer, was 

 exhibited by him — including fragments of British pottery, one 

 of them a portion of a thick vessel, coloured like a red tile, 

 another of a black colour of more compact and tliinner texture 

 and ot lozenge style of ornamentation, along with charcoal from 

 the excavations on the summit of Bow Castle, Gala Water ; 

 similar fragments from what is called " The Eoman Camp," on 

 one of the Eildon Hills, one of which was an unmistakeable 

 piece of red Samian ware. Accompanying these was a granitic 



