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The Eev. G. Eome Hall, P.S.A., exhibited some teeth and 

 fossil remains, found upon excavating a Eoman village, at Gun- 

 nerton, IS'orth Tyne. The excavation is being conducted by Mr. 

 Hall, in accordance with an instruction from His Grace the 

 Duke of JSTorthumberland. 



The thanks of the meeting, on the motion of Mr. Richard 

 Howse, were heartily accorded to the readers of the papers. 



The PouETH EvEN^iJS'G Meeting took place on March 26th, 

 1877, when nine new members were elected. 



Mr. C. M. Adamson communicated papers, entitled, "A Natu- 

 ralisfs view of the Extension of the Close Time of the Sea Birds'* 

 Preservation Act in Northumherland,^'' and '' Observations on the 

 Knot, Tringa Canutus,'''' Linn. 



A lengthy discussion followed, and on the motion of the Rev. 

 J. M. Hicks, the thanks of the meeting were voted to Mr. C. M. 

 Adamson. 



The papers by the Right Honourable the Earl of Ravensworth, 

 Mr. Hancock, and Mr. Atthey have already been published in 

 the Transactions ; the others will appear in due course. 



The retrospect of the proceedings of the Club during the past 

 .year would not be complete unless its publications are referred 

 to. A Part of the Transactions has been issued with commenda- 

 ble punctuality. It contains contributions from several of our 

 most distinguished naturalists. It will bear favourable compari- 

 son with those issued in former years. The Part completes 

 Volume y. In addition, a Part of the Illustrated Catalogue of 

 Remarkable Trees of Northumberland and Durham, selected and 

 executed under the personal supervision of the hitc George Clay- 

 ton Atkinson, Esq., has been issued. In making mention of the 

 name of Mr. Atkinson, it is with extreme regret that we have to 

 deplore his decease, which occurred on April 14th, 1877, at the 

 age of 69. Mr. Atkinson was an original member of the !N^atural 

 History Society founded in 1830; and of the Tyncside l^atural- 

 ists' Eield Club, of which he was President in the year 1871, and 

 ever took a lively personal interest in its proceedings and in its 



