JOURNAL 



OF THE 



ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CORNWALL. 

 No. XVIII. MAY. 1876. 



SPRING MEETING AT TRURO, 



May 23, 1876. 



THE PEESIDENT'S ADDEESS. 



The present position and future prospects of the Institution 

 were never more satisfactory than at the present time. 



The list of members contains the names of residents from all 

 parts of the county, besides several who reside in other counties 

 — thtis proving the wide-spread interest taken in the objects of 

 the Institution. The subscriptions were never more numerous 

 than at the present time ; and we may assume this to be an indi- 

 cation that there is a general wish that our society should continue 

 to have an independent existence, and not amalgamate with other 

 societies in the county. 



The numerous and excellent contributions to our Journal con- 

 tinue to give to the publication an importance which is recognized 

 beyond the limits of our county — and a demand is now made for 

 early Reports of the Institution in excess of the power of supply. 



The subjects treated of in the printed Reports and Journal, 

 which have been going on for 58 years, are so varied and numer- 

 ous, that great complaints are made of the want of an Index — 

 which has become absolutely necessary, so that the information 

 in the papers may be available for ready reference. I believe 

 Mr. B. Kitto has undertaken to make a general index of the papers 



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