Ropal Institution of Cornioall 



SPEING MEETING, 1899. 



The Spring Meeting was held on Tuesday, May 23rd, 1899, 

 at the rooms of the Institution, Truro. The President, the Rev. 

 S. Baring-Gould, in the chaii\ There were also present Arch- 

 deacon Cornish, Chancellor Worlledge, Canons A. P. Moor, 

 J. H. Moore, Flint, and Donaldson, the Eevs. A. R. Tomlinson, 

 W. lago, S. Rundle, R, Leigh. H. Edwardes, and T. M. Comyns, 

 Sir E. D. Lawrence, Bart., M.P.,Lady Protheroe Smith, the Hon. 

 Mrs. Davies Gilbert, Mesdames H. James, Leverton, Blenkinsop, 

 Cornish, T. C. Peter, Casey, and PauU, Misses James, Tomn, 

 Blenkinsop, Parky u, Haughton, M. E. M. Peter, G. T. Peter, 

 Morison, and Donaldson, Messrs. W. Rose (Mayor of Truro), 

 J. D. Enys, F.G.S., S. Trevail, C. Davies Gilbert, Thurstan C. 

 Peter, R. M. Hill (Chief Constable of Cornwall), T. V. Hodgson 

 (Plymouth), J. Barrett, J. Bryant, J. Bryant, jun., A. G. 

 Leverton, S, Sara, W. Sara, T. Dennis Jenkins, A. Blenkinsop, 

 R. Dobell, B. Williams, Hamilton James, W. J. Clyma^ Theo. 

 Hawken, P. Jennings, E. H. Davey, T. Worth, G. Penrose, 

 T. Clark, Capt. J. Eslick, Major Parkyn, Hon. Sec, and R. A. 

 Gregg, Curator. Letters of apology were received from the 

 Bishop of Truro, Rev. Sir Vyell D. Vyvyan, Bart., Mr. C. L. 

 Cowlard, Mr. A. L. Lewis (London), and Mr. E. Nalder. 



The President delivered his annual address, on '* The Celtic 

 Saints," after which Mr. F. H. Davey read a paper on " Two 

 Forgotten Travellers," followed by one by Mr. Thurstan C. 

 Peter, entitled " Notes on St. Michael's Mount." 



Rev. W. lago (one of the Secretaries) made some interesting 

 remarks on the derivation of the name Liskeard, and Hock, 

 hogen, the feast of hocking, hocktide, &c. Mr. J. D. Enys gave 

 some particulars respecting the Urns recently found at 

 Gunwalloe. 



