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the iron Dagger attached to or inserted in the belt; so when all else 

 decayed, the metal articles had fallen in npon the bones. The place 

 on the island where they were found is that part of the road that 

 is cut through a steep bank between the east window of the Chapel 

 and the ruins of the Hospitinm. 



I do not know from whom my father obtained them, but, in my 

 early recollection, he was about the only man in Bamburghshire who 

 took the slightest interest in Archseology or any other scientific 

 pursuit; and people used to bring him anything they found that was 

 different from what they were accustomed to dig up. 



I remain, dear Sir, 



Respectfully yours, 



RALPH G. HUGGUP. 



P.S.— I have endeavoured to represent the ring of the Buckle as 

 somewhat flattened on the top, and the live little roundlets on the 

 tongue are little circular grooves ; the tongue is represented a little 

 off the centre to show that it is not very tight on the ring. The 

 mark down the middle of the Dagger is meant for a groove ; and the 

 two dark spots on the middle part of the guard stand for two 

 prominent excrescences — perhaps ^ inch even now. 



The dimensions of the Dagger are as follows: — Handle 

 wanting; length of weapon, including tang, 8^ inches; tang 

 2 inches ; blade 6^ inches ; greatest breadth of blade ItV 

 inches; guard across 3-,V inches. Buckle — diameter 2-^- 

 inches; tongue, breadth at base, tV inch; breadth of the 

 ring of Buckle rg- inch. 



Aovemher Gale at Rock Hall Gardens, Northumberland, 

 1893. By R. Cleugh, Rock Gardens. 



On Saturday, 18th November, a very strong gale blew from 

 the N.N.E., beginning after II p.m. on Friday, which caused 

 great injury even to hardy shrubs, scorching them badly on 

 the north side. It is thought that the air was charged with 

 salt. To justify this opinion, the water in one soft water 

 cistern was quite salt ; the lips of people, who were out and 

 exposed to the gale, smarted ; also there was no frost to do 

 any harm, the temperature for the twenty-four hours, ending 

 four p.m., was Max. 57, Min. 32, Rainfall 30. The temperature 

 for the following day was Max. 60, Min. 26. 



Almost all evergreens were injured. Holly leaves dropped 



