FIFTY- SIXTH ANNUAL GENEEAL MEETING 



OF THE 



ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CORNWALL, 



Eeld on Tuesday, 2Uh Novemher, 1874. 



The Meeting was held in the Lecture-Room of the Institution, 

 and there were present: — Dr. Jago, F.R.S., President; Dr. 

 Barham, Mr. Tweedy, Major Parky n, the Revs. W. lago, H. S. 

 Slight, A. P. Moor, Messrs. Remfry, W. Tweedy, R. N. Worth, 

 A. W. Ball and T. Cragoe ; and Mr. N. Whitley, F.M.S., and Dr. 

 C. Le Neve Foster, F.G-.S., Secretaries. 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 



In presenting their Annual Report, the Council have much 

 pleasure in congratulating the Members on the prosperous state 

 of the funds of the Society. The Treasurer's accounts are very 

 satisfactory, the balance in his hands having increased from 

 £24. 15s. 3d. to £60. 14s. 6d, ; in other words the income for 

 the year exceeded the expenditure by £35. 19s. 3d. The expendi- 

 ture in several items was below that of last year and the receipts 

 larger ; but this is not likely to be permanent, as, during this 

 year, several arrears of some years standing have been received 

 as well as a payment for life membership. An extra expenditure 

 will be required during this year for external repairs to the build- 

 ing, both as regards the wall and painting the wood work. How- 

 ever, some expense will be avoided under the head of editing. 



it is now eleven years since the old Annual Report of this 

 Society was superseded by the present Journal with a view to 

 afforduig more scope for the literary productions of our members 

 and friends, and the late Mr. Chorley appointed its editor. Not 

 only was he distinguished for assiduity and conscientiousness in 

 the fulfilment of every duty he undertook, but his lengthened 

 experience as a reporter for the press, his scholarship — he was 

 versed in the classics and several modern languages — his varied 

 reading and skill in literary composition rendered him peculiarly 

 eligible for the task. The Council in referring to his unexpected 

 death shortly after the last Spring Meeting of this Institution 

 cannot do so without recording their deep esteem for his memory 

 <::nd their sense of the high value of his services to the Society as 

 Editor of the Journal. 



