314 CHRONOLOGICAL MEMORANDA. 



November 2. Cornish Telegraph publishes, in its " Archseological Notes," 

 remarks of Sir John Lubbock, on the importance of preserving antiquities 

 from destruction. 



November 4. The Building Neios publishes woodcuts of the Font in 

 Landewednack Church, by " J. B. Fowler." 



November 15. Eoyal Institution of Cornwall. Annual Meeting; Mr. 

 W. J. Henwood, F.E.S., President, in the chair. In the evening a conver- 

 sazione in the Institution Lecture Eoom. ("See 53rcZ Annual Report of the 

 Royal Institution of Cormvall.) 



November 23. Oxford Local Examinations. Presentation of Prizes and 

 Certificates at Truro, by Lieut. -Colonel Tremayne. 



November 23. Cornish Telegraph records recent presents to the Penzance 

 Natural History and Antiquarian Society, of a granite Spindle- Whorl, found 

 at Trevilley, and a White-fronted Goose— both from Mr. J. Symons, jun., of 

 Mayon, Senneu. 



November 25. Annual Meeting of the Penzance Natural History and 

 Antiquarian Society; Mr J. St. Aubyn, M.P., President, in the chair. 

 Remarks made by Mr. Ralfs, Mr. Curuow, and Dr. Montgomery, on the 

 occurrence, this season, in the neighbourhood of Penzance, of large quantities 

 of the Parasol Fungus, an edible variety. 



November 28, Mr. W. C. Boiiase lectured at the Penzance Institute on 

 "Prehistoric Cornwall." 



Deceviber 1. — Cornish Telegraph, in its " Archseological Notes," makes 

 reference to the curious inscribed font in Landewednack Church. 



December 10. Cornioall Gazette records the recent capture of a specimen 

 of the (Silvery) Hairtail (Trichiurus k^tonfs) about 4 miles from Looe. It 

 was sent to Mr. Frank Buckland, for his Museum at Soiith Kensington. — 

 West Briton, of Dec. 22, records the capture of another specimen in Meva- 

 gissey Bay. 



December 10. " Land and Water," of this date, contains a letter, by Mr. 

 Matthias Dunn, of Mevagissey, on the " Spawning of Sea Fish." 



December 17. Cornioall Gazette publishes an article (introductory) on 

 " Cornwall, Two and a Quarter Centuries Ago." It contains a notice of 

 " John Taylor, the Water Poet," and of his book, published 1649, entitled 

 " John Taylor's Wandering ; to see the Wonders of the West." 



December 22. A Conversazione of the Pioyal Institution of Cornwall ; 

 Dr. Jago, F E.S., presiding. Optics and Theories of Light ; the Spectroscope ; 

 Phenomena of Solar Eclipses ; the Planet Jupiter, its colours and belts ; 

 Entoptics ; and Microscopic Observations. 



December 30 and 31. Western Morning News publishes Articles on 

 " Eighteen Hundred and Seventy " in the West of England." 



December 31. Cormvall Gaz tte publishes letters from " Christopher 

 Cooke," concerning the " Pendarves, Quoit," near Clowance, and " The 

 Wringcheese," St. Cleer. 



