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to which its tenure is limited ; and your Council are confident 

 that every member will regard it as a matter of course that Mr. 

 Henwood should be invited to be his successor, and Avill rejoice 

 that he has consented to be nominated for the chair. That nomi- 

 nation has been earned by the conspicuous zeal and ability he has 

 manifested as the deputy of Mr. Eogers ; but independently of 

 that claim, we must regard it as a privilege to be able to mark our 

 sense of the merit of honest and sterling labour, and consequent 

 immense additions to previous knowledge, in a department of 

 science especially Cornish and our own, by conferring on Mr. 

 Henwood the highest honour we have to bestow. 



The number of visitors to the Museum during the year ending 

 July, 1869, was— admitted free, 6,735; by ticket, 141; at six- 

 pence each, 101. Total, 6,977. 



On the subject of the Cheesewring, as referred to in the 

 Eeport, Mr. Chilcott said he had just been informed by his 

 friend Mr. Glubb that there was reason for believing that measures 

 for ensuring its safety had been adopted by the Duchy. 



Mr. Glubb explained that, on a recent visit to the Cheese- 

 wring, he saw that it was propped up on the side where it had 

 been giving way, and that stones had been placed round it for its 

 protection. 



Dr. Jago said the propping sjDoken of had been done before 

 the state of the Cheesewring had been examined and reported on 

 by a Committee of this Institution ; but the Committee thought 

 that the accident that was apprehended might occur nevertheless. 



Mr. St. Aubyn remarked that it was highly desirable that 

 they should have definite assurance with regard to the Cheese- 

 wring. When he heard that the Tolmen was in danger of being 

 destroyed, he put himself in communication with certain parties, 

 and urged the desirability of taking steps to prevent this ; and he 

 was assured that the Tolmen was in no danger. Within a fort- 

 night, liowever, it was blown up. 



Mr. Smirke explained that the reason Avhy no answer had 

 been received from the Council of the Duchy in reply to the 

 memorial was that only one short meeting had been helcl by that 

 body since it was presented. He congratulated Mr. Henwood on 

 his appointment as President, and expressed his concurrence in 

 that gentleman's opinion, that there was really no evidence in 

 support of the current opinion that ores of copper had been in 

 former times commonly thrown away as worthless. Further, there 



