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January 29. Western Morning Neius publishes a Letter from Kev. W. S 

 Laeh-Sczyrma on " Cornish Nationality," suggesting the establishment, in 

 Cornwall, of annual meetings (eisteddfodau) of Cornish and other Celtic or 

 Cymrian scholars. 



January 30. Cornish Telegraph records that a very excellent quern had 

 recently been found in the trench of the Fogou at Treveneague ; and that it 

 had been added to the pottery of various kinds, the spear-head and other iron 

 instruments, the flint arrow-head and nodule, the two muUers and the tin- 

 crusher, the celts and stone hatchets, bones, &c., already found there and in 

 the possession of the Penzance Natural History and Antiquarian Society. — 

 Also, that this' Society had obtained a specimen of the Pintail Duck, from 

 Mr. James Trembath of Mayon, and of the Great Crested Grebe. 



January 31. Cormvall Gazette publishes a Letter on " Cornish Nation- 

 ality," from Eev. Dr. Bannister. 



February 2. Western Morning Neivs publishes a Paper on " Plympton 

 in the Olden Time," recently read by Mr. F. Hine, to the members of the 

 Plymouth Institution. 



February 6, 13, and 20. Cornish Telegraph publishes, from Good Words, 

 papers by Mr. Eobert Hunt, F.R.G.S., on " Tin Mining in Cornwall, and its 

 traditions." 



February 8 a7id 15. West Briton publishes Letters on " Tre, Pol, and 

 Pen," from T. H. Edwards and Eev. Dr. Bannister. 



February 9. Members of the Penzance Natural History and Anti- 

 quarian Society visit the recently discovered Fogou at Treveneague, in St. 

 Hilary ; and also a Jews' House, in the valley beneath. 



February 13. Penzance Natural History and Antiquarian Society. At 

 a meeting of the Council, a notice of the Fogou at Treveneague was pre- 

 sented ; and it was reported that a specimen of the Sordid Drag-net had 

 been procured. 



February 14. Gornioall Gazette publishes a Letter, from " Christopher 

 Cooke," on the " Priory of Truru, or Triuerue." 



February 20 and 27. Cornish Telegraph publishes Letters on Eock- 

 Altars, from " A Cornish Villager," and "W. B., St. Mary's Terrace, Pen- 

 zance." 



February 26. Miners' Association of Cornwall and Devon. Annual 

 Meeting at Eedruth ; Mr. Basset of Tehidy presiding. Mr. J. St. Aubyn, 

 M.P., elected President for the ensuing year. 



February 27. The Church of St. Mary and All Saints, Plymstock, 

 opened, after restoration. 



March 1. West Briton publishes letters, from " Tre," on " Cornish 

 Words," and " John Eounsevell," on " Tre, Pen, and Pol." 



