we generally escaped the heavy floods which devastated some other 

 parts of the country in the finest months of the year. We had 

 our rain during the winter, when it did not much matter whether 

 we had a little more or less. He had some elaborate diagrams 

 to illustrate his remarks, compiled from the observations which 

 it is intended to publish. These observations extend with 

 a few slight interruptions over a period of 50 years. One 

 interesting little diagram showed the comparative temperatures 

 of Scilly, Penzance, and Truro. It seems there is an average 

 difference of about ten degrees between each ; but in this way : 

 Penzance is ten degrees cooler in summer and ten degrees milder 

 in winter than Truro ; and Scillj^ compared just about the same 

 with Penzance as Penzance does with Truro. Hence the adap- 

 tation of its climate to the early production of vegetables. 

 Climate was one of the great factors in home prosperity, and 

 he thought they had better turn more attention to cultivation 

 of the land now mining operations were so depressed. 



Mr. Vosper, of Plymouth, exhibited Eemington's Type Writer, 

 and shewed its mode of working. 



On the motion of Dr. Jago, which was seconded by Mr. H. 0. 

 Eemfry, a vote of thanks was awarded to the authors of papers 

 and the donors of books and specimens. 



A vote of thanks to the Peesident for his conduct in the 

 chair, was proposed by Mr. J. Jope Rogers, seconded by the 

 Eev. H. S. Slight, and carried unanimously. 



The Members afterwards dined together, as usual, at the Red 

 Lion Hotel, Truro. 



