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shade from the sun, and, it may be, materials for a nest; as I have seen in other parts 

 of the forest, chiefly pendant from branches on the banks of rivers and creeks, a small 

 pouch-like structure, artistically woven with delicate threads, similar to the footstalks 

 of the seeds ; the bird, in return, aids the propagation of the plant, by dropping its 

 seeds on the boughs of various trees and shrubs, thus enabling it to obey that primary 

 mandate of the Creator, ' Increase and multiply ! ' By multiplying the numbers of 

 the plants, it increases the quantity of food available for itself, its offspring, and iis 

 kindred — an exemplification of another of the wise ordinances of Nature, which makes 

 the good and natural action (and an action is only good in so far as it is natural) bring 

 its own reward, and the bad and unnatural one its own punishment. 



" The spider is indebted to the plant for the means— and to the bird for the oppor- 

 tunity of catching its prey ; the plant supplies food to the fly, and it in turn forms the 

 nourishment of the spider. How many are the ramifications of this harmony which 

 we understand ! — how many more kind offices may the members of one kingdom per- 

 form for those of the other, which are beyond the range of our knowledge ! But I 

 have reached my assigned limits, and must reserve other notes on this interesting fa- 

 mily of insects to another opportunity." — I. Norman. 



Tyneside Naturalists' 1 Field Club. 



March 21, 1851. — Dennis Embleton, M.D., President, in the chair. 



Ralph Carr, Esq., of Dunston Hill, read the continuation of his paper ' On Com- 

 posite Names of Places of Anglo-Saxon Derivation.' 



Mr. Storey read an abstract of his paper ' On the Flowering Plants and Ferns 

 found within five miles of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.' 



Mr. Albany Hancock presented a short paper, intituled a ' Notice of the Occur- 

 rence of Diphyllidia lineata on the Durham Coast.' 



A collection of Algae and corallines was sent for inspection by Miss Errington. 



Dr. Embleton and Mr. D. Oliver, jun., exhibited numerous well-dried specimens 

 of ferns and other plants. 



On the following day the Anniversary Meeting was held in one of the rooms of the 

 Government School of Design, when the President, Dr. Embleton, delivered an able 

 and highly interesting address ; after which, Mr. Carr read the concluding portion of 

 his paper ' On the Composite Names of Places.' 



The following gentlemen were elected office-bearers for the ensuing year: — Presi- 

 dent ; Robert Ingham, Esq., Westoe. Vice-Presidents ; Dennis Embleton, M.D., 

 Rev. J. F. Bigge, and Mr. William Kell. Treasurer ; Mr. Thomas Burnet. Secre- 

 tary ; Mr. John Storey. Committee ; Rev. G. Cooper Abbes, Mr. Albany Hancock, 

 Mr. John Hancock, Mr. Joshua Alder, Mr. J. T. Bold, Mr. George Tate, F.G.S., Mr. 

 John Thompson, Mr. R. Y. Green, Mr. D. Oliver, jun., Mr. Robert Currie, Mr. Ed- 

 ward Mather, and Mr. Thomas Jefferson. 



The following gentlemen were elected Members of the Club : — George Robinson, 

 M.D., Capt. Moody, R.E., Mr. J. B. Falconar, jun., Mr. E. B. Richardson, Mr. G. 

 A. Button, and Mr. F. J. Peck, Newcastle; Mr. James Forster, Gateshead; Mr. Ste- 

 phens, North Shields; Rev. Cuthbcrt J. Carr, Witton Gilbert; and Rev. Joseph De- 

 plcdgc, Chester-le-Street. 



