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February 27. West Briton publishes a letter from Mr. Charles Fox, 

 dated " Algiers," on the subject of longevity, and on antiquities in Numidia. 

 Also, a letter from Eev. Dr. Bannister, concerning his ' ' Cornish Glossary " ; 

 and, under the title " Cornubiana," an article on " St. Germans," with refer- 

 ence mainly to Walter Moyle of Bake, who died in the year 1721. 



March 4. Penzance Natural History and Antiquarian Society. Meeting 

 of the Council ; Mr. J. J. A. Boase, president. The Honorary Secretary, 

 Mr. T. Cornish, reported the presentation to the Society of a Eed-headed 

 Pochard and a Black Scoter, by Mr. James Symons, of Mayon ; and a 

 Shoveller Duck and a Teal, by Mr. Cai-ter. 



March 12. Annual Meeting of the Eoyal Cornwall Polytechnic Society ; 

 Mr. Rogers, of Penrose, one of the Vice-Presidents, in the chair. Mr. John 

 St. Aubyn, M.P., elected President in place of the late Sir Charles Lemon, 

 Bart. Mr. Augustus Smith, Mr. T. S. Bolitho, Dr. George Smith, and Mr. 

 Jervoise Smith, M.P., elected Vice-Presidents. The nomination of Mr. 

 Lovell Squire as meteorological observer was confirmed ; and Mr. W. P. 

 Dymond and Mr. A. LI. Fox were re-elected honorary secretaries. 



March25. Cornish Telegraph publishes a letter signed " W. N., London," 

 on the ancient family of Levelis of Trewoofe. — Also a letter signed " E. P." 

 on " Old Celt and The Excursion." 



March 25. Cornish Telegraph publishes " Extracts relating to Cornwall," 

 from the Lansdown and the C^ttonian MSS. in the British Museum. 



March 26. West Briton publishes a letter signed " Curiosus," on 

 " Brasses formerly in Crowan Church." 



March 26, and May 14. Cormvall Gazette publishes letters signed 

 " Christopher Cooke," concerning Padstow and its antiquities. 



April 16. West Briton publishes a letter from " Curiosus," on " Archte- 

 ology." "^ 



April 20. Seventh Annual Meeting of the Miners' Association of 

 Cornwall and Devonshire, at Eedruth ; Mr. John St. Aubyn, M.P., Presi- 

 dent, in the chair. Mr. Eobert Were Fox, Major Bickford, and Eev. Saltren 

 Eogers, elected Vice-Presidents. Mr. Collins appointed lecturer, in place of 

 Dr. Le Neve Foster, who had accepted an engagement under the Viceroy of 

 Egypt. 



May 1. Annual Conversazione of the Plymouth Institution and Devon 

 and Cornwall Natural History Society; Mr. E. F. Waymouth, M.A., in the 

 chair. Mr. C. Spence Bate, F.E.S., shewed and described a remarkable Eay, 

 differing from the ordinary Ray in having two large spines close to the tail. 

 Dr. Albert Hingston read a Paper on the health of Plymouth. 



May 6. A Puya 'Chiliensis in flower, for the third time, in the gardens 

 of Tresco Abbey, Scilly. It is stated to be the only siDecimen in the kingdom 

 out of doors. It was planted in its present position about 25 years ago, 

 when it was purchased on the dispersion of Messrs. Loddige's collection, 



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