IX 



EOYAL INSTITUTION OF CORNWALL. 



SPRING MEETING, 



1868. 



The Spring Meeting of the Institution was held in the 

 Council Chamber of the Town Hall, on Friday, the 22nd of 

 May ; the President, Mr. Rogers, of Penrose, in the Chair. 



The President, after apologizing for not having prepared a 

 formal address, expressed the regret which he was sure was felt 

 by all present, for the loss which the Institution had sustained in 

 the death of Sir Charles Lemon, one of its Trustees. He was elected 

 to the Chair after the decease of the first president. Lord Exmouth ; 

 during a long period he continued to hold that office, and through- 

 out his long life he cherished and suj)i3orted the Institution in 

 every possible way. He was liberal in the contribution of valuable 

 additions to the Museum ; while to its serial literature he fre- 

 quently furnished Papers of the character which might be 

 expected from such a man. Especially were the members of this 

 Institution bound to notice the prominent part which Sir Charles 

 Lemon took in connection with the Institution, in endeavouring 

 to found a school at Truro for the scientific instruction of miners. 

 The nature of the effort made by Sir Charles Lemon might be 

 ascertained by reference to the Eeport of this Institution for 

 1840; and he (the President) thought it was due to Sir Charles 

 Lemon's memory that they should now recall what he really did. 

 It was in 1838 Sir Charles Lemon first proposed to assist in the 

 establishment of means whereby miners in this County might 

 obtain more scientific instruction than had been previously within 

 their reach ; and for the promotion of that object he proposed to 

 provide by will a sum not less than £10,000, or, if more were 

 wanted, he would enlarge his bequest to the extent of £20,000. 

 Part of the scheme at that time submitted by Sir Charles was 

 that a small contribution in aid of the proposed Mining School 

 should be levied on ores raised in the County. AVhether from 

 fear of that small tax, or from a repugnance to the scheme itself 



