on the part of mine agents, the noble offer made by Sir Charles 

 Lemon met with no adequate response, and after the School had 

 been carried on experimentally for a period of two years, it was 

 found that the proposed pecuniary support would not be afforded, 

 and in 1840 that scheme was abandoned. This Institution, how- 

 ever, never lost sight of the importance of establishing such a 

 school, and efforts were made, first in 1843, and again in 1854 

 and 1856, when, in consequence of representations made to the 

 Board of Trade, Dr. Lyon Playfair was sent down into the 

 county to make inquiries ; and the result was that he reported to 

 the Board of Trade that it was not probable that sufficient support 

 would be given to a central mining school, to justify the Govern- 

 ment in sending down trained masters, or in paying the cost of 

 training masters in London. But this Institution itself made the 

 attempt, by obtaining pledges of annual subscriptions for three 

 years, for the purpose of trying a new experiment. That resulted 

 in the establishment of a centre of scientific instruction at Truro ; 

 and, after that period of three years had elapsed, a plan for 

 establishing local classes was organised by this Institution, and 

 successfully worked for a further term of three years ; after which 

 it was merged, in 1860, in the present Miners' Association, mainly 

 set on foot by Mr. Hunt. The scheme now in existence was differ- 

 ent from that which Sir Charles Lemon sought to found, and also 

 from that which this Institution endeavoured to establish ; but, 

 still, the origin of the existing Miners- Association might fairly be 

 traced to the attempt first made by Sir Charles Lemon ; for it was 

 entirely due to the plan which that gentleman originated that the 

 County had been led to view the whole matter more favourably 

 than it had formerly done ; and it was gratifying to find that, in 

 spite of the depression in the County during the last two years, 

 the Miners' Association was rather more flourishing now tlaan it 

 was three years ago. He felt that it would have been unjust to 

 the memory of Sir Charles Lemon if he had said less of the 

 services which Sir Charles had rendered to this Institution by his 

 talents and his purse, and of the debt of gratitude which was due 

 to that gentleman from the county of Cornwall (applause). — 

 Within the last day or two this Institution had sustained another 

 severe loss, in the death of the Reverend John Carne, vicar of 

 Merther, who made promise of becoming a most valuable member 

 of the Institution, particularly in the department of archajological 

 investigation. Mr. Carne had contributed several valuable and 

 interesting Papers which displayed considerable critical ability and 

 careful research, and it was deeply to be lamented that he had 

 been taken from them at so early a period in his career of useful- 

 ness. 



