244 president's address. 



Poly&ticlwm aculeatum. The Fungi noticed during the day were 

 remarkably fine and numerous. It is much to be regretted that 

 none of our members devote themselves to the study of this 

 section of Cryptogamic Botany. The wild roses, which were 

 beautifully in fruit, would also have well repaid the attention 

 of a botanist intimately acquainted with these most difficult and 

 puzzling plants. Having descended into the valley, the South 

 Tyne was crossed by the bridge near the foot of Snowhope Burn, 

 and Burnstones Inn was reached, where an excellent dinner 

 awaited the naturalists. 



Three new members were afterwards elected; and the 5 '40 

 train, by Mr. Smiles' kind permission, having stopped at Burn- 

 stones, the members at that time commenced their homeward 

 journey. 



The Sixth and last Field Meeting took place in accord- 

 ance with the custom of many years, at Marsden ; and as has 

 previously been the case it proved (from its proximity to the 

 large towns, and the shortness of the walk, which enables ladies 

 to take part in it,) the most attractive rendezvous in the pro- 

 gramme of the year. Indeed, we believe that at no previous 

 meeting of the Club has there been so large an attendance. 

 No less than one hundred and thirteen members and their friends 

 sat down to tea in Mrs. Allen's cavern reception room. As soon 

 as the tables were cleared the business of the afternoon com- 

 menced with the election of seventeen new members. This was 

 followed by the reading of a paper 



"On Bacillaria cursoria, its Habitats and peculiar Motions," 

 by Mr. T. P. Barkas. 



Mr. Thomas Thompson then exhibited a specimen of Nephrons 

 Norvegicus, a species of lobster, which, until within the last few 

 years, was unknown on this part of the coast. It is now how- 

 ever brought to the Newcastle market in considerable numbers, 

 being taken in the trawl nets, the use of which has only recently 

 been introduced by the fishermen. 



Some discussion then took place respecting a cave recently 

 discovered at Byhope, in which human and other bones had been 



