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Charles Stuart, Hillside, Ghirnside; Mr John Ferguson, The 

 Hermitage, Duns ; Major J. F. Macpherson, United Service 

 Club, Edinburgh ; Mr E. Willoby, Berwick ; Eev. Evan Rutter, 

 Spittal ; Mr J. L. Newbigin, Alnwick ; Mr A. H. Evans, 

 Serein erston ; Mr William B. Boyd, Faldonside ; Mr Michael 

 Muir, Selkirk ; Mr John Turnbull, Selkirk ; Mr C. Hewat, 

 Malta ; Mr T. Dunn, Selkirk ; Mr W. J. Ions, Newcastle ; Mr 

 G. H. Thompson, Alnwick ; Hon. Sydney G. W. Maitland, 

 Thirlestane Castle ; Rev. Thomas Martin, Lauder ; Rev. George 

 W. Sprott, D.D., North Berwick; Mr James Hood, Cockburns- 

 path ; Mr William Doughty and Mr Douglas Doughty, Byre- 

 burn, Canonbie ; Mr George Fortune, Duns ; Mr W. G. Guthrie, 

 Hawick ; Mr John Cairns, Alnwick ; Mr C. B. P. Bosanquet, 

 Rock Hall, Alnwick ; Mr Charles Watson, F.S.A. Scot., Duns. 



The day did not quite fulfil its initial promise, it having 

 become showery about midday, just as the company reached the 

 designed area of operations ; but eventually the weather cleared 

 up, and a compensation was afforded hy a shift of scene. After 

 breakfast at the St. George Hotel, the large party set out through 

 one of the fairest and richest stretches of East Lothian, where 

 the corn crop was now ready for harvest, or partly already in 

 stook. Turnips, reanimated by recent rains, had completely 

 recovered from the caterpillars, and were placed beyond the 

 danger of any later blight. The journey was eastwards by 

 Broxmouth Park, with Lochend, Broomhouses, Spot, and the 

 Doon Hill in nearer proximity ; and the back hills of Hartside, 

 Pathhead, Presmennan, and Traprain, environed the wide 

 cultured lands, diversified with trees and hedgerows, and smiling 

 farm steadings that lay further away. The green Doon Hill 

 stood in profile above its sylvan cincture, and the long ridge and 

 lateral slopes swept downwards, which Lesley's troops descended, 

 September 2nd, slept out all the wild wet night upon, " cowering 

 under corn stooks," to be crushed next morning by Cromwell's 

 pikemen and Ironsides beyond remeed. (Sept. 3rd, 1650.) 



The fertile farms of Ox well Mains, Meikle and Little Pinker- 

 ton were on the right. On the left lay the treacherous shore of 

 the Vaults, fatal to mariners, with a large ocean steamer stranded 

 on a reef of rocks, and a couple of diminutive tugs, like puny 

 hovering flies, vainly day after day endeavouring to move the 

 bulky fixture — a work not effected till long after. Barney Hill 

 is passed on the left, and then East Barns, with its spacious 



