62 ANNUAL MEETING. 



Eoyal Geological Society of Cornwall, and the others for this 

 institution. 



Mr. Vallentin said he did not know how to express ade- 

 quately his thanks for the honour conferred on him. It would 

 be an incentive to him to enter still more thoroughly into the 

 study of the Fauna of Falmouth. 



At this stage of the proceedings the President, the Rev. S- 

 Baring-Gould, having arrived, Mr. J. D. Enys vacated the chair 

 in his favour. 



Mr. F. H. Davey read a paper on "Some Botanical 

 Records." 



The Rev. W. lago gave a very interesting description of 

 the recently-lifted cross at Penzance, illustrating his remarks 

 with very effective rubbings of different portions of the cross. 



Mr. J. D. Enys mentioned that a son of Mr. F. W. Michell 

 had discovered a fossil in one of the St. Agnes clay beds, and he 

 trusted the discovery would encourage others to search in those 

 beds, which for many years had puzzled geologists. 



The Rev. S. Baring-Gould observed that he was now resign- 

 ing his Presidency, and Mr. J. 0. Williams would succeed him. 

 It had given him the greatest possible pleasure to fill the position. 

 He was sure the new President would be able to give them a 

 great deal of new and Interesting matter in connection with the 

 county. He (the speaker) did not really belong to Cornwall, 

 but he considered Devon and Cornwall belonged to the old 

 kingdom of Dumnonia, and were really once occupied by the 

 Celts, who were held down by the Saxon people. 



Thanks to the o£S.cers were voted on the proposal of Canon 

 S. Rogers, seconded by Dr. Norway. 



Contributors of papers and donors to the institution were 

 thanked, on the motion of Archdeacon Cornish, seconded by 

 Mr. Howard Fox. — The Chairman was thanked, on the propo- 

 sition of Mr. T. L. Dorrington, seconded by Rev, S. Rundle — 

 Rev. S. Baring-Gould said he had already inflicted a good deal 

 about the Cornish saints on the Institution, and as those saints 

 were crying out for a biographer he was afraid he should have 

 to trespass on the space of their Journal for years to come. 



