Mr. Whitley made a few remarks upon the Otolith Charms 

 presented by Mr. Tregelles, and Mr. Collins described the 

 Geological Specimens presented by Mr. Clark. 



The following Papers were read and discussed : — 



Ornithological Notes. — By E. H. Rodd. 



Cornish Polyzoa. — By C. W. Peach. 



Cornish Tokens. — By R. N. Worth. 



Description of specimens of Carholic Acid and its Derivatives. — By 

 R. Le Neve Foster. 



On some Pleas recorded in the De Banco Rolls. — By Sir John 

 Maclean. 



On some Palceolithic Remains from the Valley of the River 

 Vezere. — By J. J. Rogers. 



On a proposal to establish the Manufacture of Porcelain in 

 Cornwall.— ^j the Rev. C. M. Ed. Collins. 



These Papers appear in the present number of the Journal. 



At the request of Dr. Barham, the Rev. H. S. Slight ex- 

 plained the circumstances under which specimen of the oak from a 

 submarine forest which he presented to the Museum, was found. 

 It was, he said, a small part of a large tree, of which he had a con- 

 siderable piece at home. The remains of a forest were found in. 

 Pendower Bay some few years ago when there was an extremely 

 low tide, and Lord Falmouth, himseli, and others went down to 

 the beach, and with the assistance of three or four horses 

 dragged out a tree of about 12 inches in diameter, of which this 

 was part. Mr. Whitley said the inference he drew from this 

 was that theirs was an extremely ancient coast line. How far 

 these forests extended it was impossible to say : it might have 

 extended to and been part of similar remains on the coast of 

 France, and at that time we might have been connected with 

 the continent, and the "streak of silver sea" not in existence. 



Dr. Barham next advocated the embodiment of county 

 meteorological observations in the journal of the society, in 

 such a form, however, as to allow of its being sold separately. 

 The fauna of the county had been published by the society in a 

 similar manner. He offered to undertake the duties of editor, 

 either alone or conjointly with Mr. Whitley. Giving a short 

 lecture in illustration of his plans. Dr. Barham remarked that 

 from the observations which he had collected, it appeared that we 

 had every reason to be contented with the climate of Cornwall, for 



