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the charming panorama of lovely scenery, extending to the Sol- 

 way Frith and the hills of Scotland, towards the west. After 

 they reached Lanercost Abbey and joined the ''early" party, 

 the many beautiful and interesting features of the spot were in- 

 spected together. The Yicar, the Eev. E. "W. Chapman, kindly 

 acted as cicerone, and explained the various points of detail of 

 the architecture, and showed us the fine collection of Roman 

 altars in the vaulted cellar under the Refectory, and the many 

 objects of interest around. On leaving Lanercost the lately 

 united party was again broken up into several fragments. One 

 detachment went off to seek for the ruins of the Roman or Me- 

 diaeval Bridge, higher up than the present Abbey Bridge, which 

 in former days connected JSTaworth and Lanercost, and having 

 found the stout stone piers on the land, and the rapidly disap- 

 pearing oaken beams in the water, crossed by a ford still higher 

 up, and, traversing the woods by a short but romantic path, stood 

 again under the shadow of the Castle walls ; another detachment 

 went by another road to the Castle, and, by the kindness of the 

 family, were allowed to go through the building, and inspect the 

 many objects of interest it contains ; a third party went direct 

 to Brampton. There at five p.m. all gathered to an excellent 

 dinner at the Howard Arms. The evening turned out wet, but 

 the heavy shower, through which the party walked to the Sta- 

 tion, did not seem to diminish the enjoyment which all had re- 

 ceived from a thoroughly delightful day. 



Between the Third and Fourth Field Meetings interposed a 

 Special Excursion, of three days' length, to the Cheviot. Eighteen 

 members joined in this expedition, starting from [N'ewcastle on 

 the morning of Thursday, July 26th. The railway was left at 

 Alnwick, and the journey thence continued in brakes. The day 

 was very fine, and the drive to Woolcr was greatly enjoyed. At 

 Eglingham a halt was made, and the Church was inspected. At 

 Old Bewick the conveyances were ordered to proceed to meet 

 the party farther on, while the members ascended the hill and 

 examined the site of the double camp with its deep trenches, and 

 the foundations still remaining in places of the ancient circuhir 

 dwellings of our rude forefathers of the British period. Some 



