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the society. To the lad}"^ visitors, with whose presence they 

 had been honoured that day, he wished also to make 

 acknowledgment, and he hoped the Club would long have 

 the honour of enrolling lady members. 



The company then rose about six o'clock. 



Berwick Meeting. 



The Annual Meeting of the members of the Club took 

 place at Berwick on Wednesday, October 1 1th, in the Berwick 

 Museum. Amongst those present were — Capt. Carr-EUison, 

 Hedgeley, President (in chair) ; Major-Cen. Sir William 

 Crossman, Cheswick House, Beal ; Mr Eobert Crossman ; Aid. 

 Captain Norman, R.N., Berwick ; Captain Forbes, E.N., 

 Berwick ; Dr Embleton, Newcastle ; C. B. P. Bosanquet, Eock ; 

 Eev. G-. Guun, M.A., Hume and Stichill ; Mr E. Middlemas, 

 Alnwick ; Mr G. H. Thompson, Alnwick ; Mr W. T. Hindmarsh, 

 F.L.S., Alnwick ; Mr Peter Loney, Marchmont ; Mr W. 

 Weatherhead, Berwick ; Mr Bateson, Newcastle ; Mr G. P. 

 Hughes, MiAdleton Hall, Wooler ; Mr E. G. Bolam, Berwick ; 

 Mr W. Wilson, Berwick ; Mr E. Weddell, Berwick ; Mr J. 

 Dunlop, Berwick ; Mr E. Willoby, etc. 



Amongst the objects exhibited was a copy of the first volume 

 of the new History of Northumberland, which is to be issued in 

 a few days, and which has been prepared by Mr Bateson. 

 village land. 



Before delivering his Address, the President said he had been 

 asked by Dr Hardy after the meeting at Netherwitton, if he 

 could say anything about the system of village land there. He 

 had made enquiries of Mr Trevelyan, but Mr Trevelyan wrote 

 that he had no information of how long this old custom had 

 lasted, as the Netherwitton papers and documents had been 

 burnt. All that he knew was that as long as the father of the 

 oldest man could remember 60 acres were let to 1 2 tenants, half 

 of the land being for hay, and half for pasture. It did not pass 

 from father to children, but was simply Jet, men employed on 

 the Netherwitton estate having the preference. These men 

 had no right to it as far as Mr Trevelyan knew ; it was simply a 

 privilege granted by the owners of the estate. Of course he 

 might be wrong. Dr. Hardy said there was something of the same 

 kind at Warkworth, but there it descended from father to sou. 



