820 Eeport of Meetings for 18dl. By "Dr J. Hardy. 



across the temples, pi^obably Anglo-Saxon ; the teeth were 

 perfect, and there was a hole, the size of a penny, in one of the 

 skulls. Other graves of a similar character were found on the 

 links east of Dunbar, behind Mr Bowe's block of new houses ; 

 and there was one, of which in a former year I saw fragments at 

 Stafford House, west of the Castle, and between that house and 

 the sea. It is to be hoped that some precautions may hereafter 

 be taken with the remains found in these slab-sepulchres. 



If the race of those who constructed them, can be recognised. 

 it may happen to solve some of the obscure problems of past 

 history. 



Berwick-on-Tweed. 



The Annual Meeting was held at Berwick, in the Museum, on 

 Wednesday October 14, and was numerously attended. Among 

 those present were Watson Askew-Robertson, Esq., the retiring 

 President; Major General Sir William Grossman, M.P., 

 K.C.M.G., Cheswick; Major A. H. ]3rowne, Callaly Castle; 

 Aid. Captain Norman, E.N., Maj'or of Berwick; Dr Hardy, 

 Oldcamiius, Secretary ; Mr Middlemas, Alnwick, Treasurer ; Dr 

 Turnbull, Coldstream : Mr E. G. Bolam, Berwick ; Mr W. 

 Wilson, Berwick; Mr 0. H. Thompson, Alnwick; Mr J. L. 

 Newbigin, Alnwick ; Captain J. A. Forbes, E.N., Berwick ; Mr J. 

 Stevenson, Berwick; Mr Robert Weddell, Berwick ; Eev. W.Corson, 

 Callender, Galashiels ; Eev. Evan Eutter, Spittal ; Mr H. G. 

 M'Creath, Galagate, Norham ; Mr Barr, Norham ; Eev. Peter 

 Mearns, Coldstream ; Mr Edward Bateson, B.A., Newcastle-on- 

 Tyne ; Mr Charles Watson, F.S.A., Scot., Duns; Mr Wm. T. 

 Hindmarsh, F.L.S., Alnbank, Alnwick ; Mr John Philipson, 

 J. P., M.I.M.E., Newcastle-on-Tyne ; Rev. William Dobie, 

 Ladykirk ; Mr Alderman William Alder, Berwick ; Mr William 

 Weatherhead, Berwick ; Mr John Broadway, Berwick ; Mr 

 Edward Willoby, Berwick ; Mr A. Towers Eobertson, Berwick ; 

 Mr James Heatley, Alnwick ; Mr Eobert Oarr, Allerdean ; and 

 many others. 



The President having read his Address, concluded by 

 nominating Thomas Craig-Brown, Esq., Provost of Selkirk, as 

 his successor. Dr Hardy then read an account of the Proceed- 

 ings of the Club during the past year. 



