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Annual Eeport and Transactions of the Ply- 

 mouth Institution and Devon and Cornwall 

 Natural History Society. Vol. IV, Part I. 

 1869—70 From the Institution. 



Monthly Eeport of the Deputy Special Com- 

 missioner of the Revenue, in charge of the 



Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Department. From the Smithsonian Insti- 

 Numbers 1, 2, 3.— Series 1869—70 tution. 



Annual Eeport of the Board of Eegents of the 



Smithsonian Institution, for the year 1868. Ditto. 



The Eev. H. S. Slight called attention to a remark in Mr. 

 Hawker's " History of Morwenstow," that it was a custom to bury 

 the clergy with their feet towards the west and the laity with 

 their feet to the east ; and asked if any one present could give 

 instances of such a custom having been observed.^ — -The Rev. W. 

 Iago said the custom had been observed at Tintagel and Bodmin, 

 as shown by figures on the tomb-stones. The idea was, that when 

 Christ appeared in the East, all those who laboured with Him in 

 the holy offices of the Ministry would approach with Him, and 

 thus rise Avith their faces to the west, whilst the laity would rise 

 with their faces to the east. — Mr. H. M. Whitley stated that 

 Boutell's " History of Slabs " also mentioned the custom, but he 

 added that the custom was not invariable. — The President said it 

 used to be followed in Ireland, so that, it was said, the priest 

 should rise with his face to the congregation. — Mr. St. Aubyn 

 mentioned that on St. Michael's Mount one of the priors was buried 

 with his feet to the east. 



In the evening, after tea and coffee in the Truro Concert Hall, 

 and the enjoyment of performances by Mr. H. C Trembath on 

 its fine organ, there was a numerously attended Conversazione in 

 the Institution Lecture-Eoom, under Mr. Kenwood's presidency ; 

 and various interesting subjects, for the most part having relation 

 to the Excursion in August, were made the themes of conversation 

 and discussion. 



Eev. W. Iago, of Bodmin, spoke of the Inscribed Stones at 

 Castle Goff and Slaughter Bridge, and of the Brass Tablet in 

 Tintagel Church, commemorative of the mother of John Kelly ; of 

 all which he exhibited rubbings and dramngs. Concerning the 

 Castle Goff stone, Mr. Iago said there could be no doubt it 

 was in memory of a Saxon Christian — the inscription recording 



