XXXVll 

 FIFTY-FIEST ANNUAL GENEEAL MEETING 



OF THE 



ROYAL mSTITUTION OF CORRWALL, 



Held on Monday, November 15th, 1869. 



There were present at this meeting: — Mr. Smirke, V.W., and 

 Mr. W. J. Henwood, F.R.S., Vice-Presidents ; Dr. Jago, one of 

 the Secretaries; Mr. Tweedy, Treasurer; Mr. J. St. Aubyn, M.P., 

 Dr. Barham, Mr. ChUcott, Eev. J. E. Cornish, Mr. J. H. Collins, 

 Mr. A. C. Glubb, Mr. W. H. Jenkins, Mr. J. B. Job, Mr. H. Spry 

 Leverton, Mr. M. Loam, Mr. A. P. Nix, Mr. Alexander Paull, 

 Mr. G. F. Eemfry, Mr. H. 0. Eemfry, Mr. E. Sharp, junr., Eev. 

 H. S. Slight, Mr. E. a. Spry, and Mr. Snell. 



In the absence (through illness) of the President, Mr. Eogers 

 of Penrose, the Chair was taken by Mr. Smirke, a Vice-President. 



The Council's Eeport was read ; and it was resolved unani- 

 mously, that it be received, adopted, and printed. 



Mr. Smirke then vacated the Chair, and it was taken by the 

 President Elect, Mr. W. J. Henwood,^.E.S., who said: — When, 

 two years ago, I had the honour of proposing to you the choice 

 of Mr. Eogers as President of this Institution, it had never once 

 occurred to me as possible that I could ever occupy the position 

 to which your kindness has now called me. Indeed, the first 

 mention of it took me as much by surprise as, without doubt, it 

 has now taken you. I beg you to bear with me whilst I mention 

 that I at once represented to the of&cers and council that other 

 members of the Institution, who had not yet passed the chair, 

 were far better qualified to fill it than I could pretend to be — that 

 of the several subjects within the scope of our inquiry, ray life 

 had been devoted to but one — that though I have occasionally 

 written, I have rarely ventured to speak even of this, — and, 

 probably of much more importance, than any of these, to the 

 future welfare of the Institution — that my social position is a 

 widely difl"erent one to that from which the Presidents of our 



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