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societies. He visited the West of England, and amongst his 

 publications about this time I may mention those which treat 

 of subjects interesting to our western counties. The only paper 

 which appeared in our Journal was on Carn Brea, in Cornwall 

 (27 pages). He also wrote "On Eock basins," "OntheEock 

 basins of Dartmoor," ''On Hut Circles, and other British 

 Eemains on Dartmoor," ''Ancient British walls," "On the use 

 of granite," " On the ornamentation of granite surfaces," "On 

 Cromlehs in Pembrokeshire," &c. 



His published works, chiefly on Egyptian subjects, though 

 very numerous, bear no proportion to the mass of notes, maps, 

 plans, drawings, and descriptions which are still in MSS., and 

 which will, probably, in course of time be published to the world, 

 agreeably to his last wishes. 



Many scientific societies were favoured with his membership, 

 and the Eoyal Institution of Cornwall, in which he took consid- 

 ■ erable interest since he visited the West of England, had num- 

 bered him among its honorary members since the year 1860. 



Sir Grardner Wilkinson, who had for some time previously, 

 been in failing health, died on 29th October, 1875, in his 78th 

 year. 



Foremost among the objects of this Institution should be the 

 encouragement and advancement of literary and scientific works 

 connected with the county of Cornwall. 



The Bihliotheca Corniibiensis is a work in the progress and suc- 

 cess of which every one connected with science and literatiu^e in 

 Cornwall must take a deep interest. The persevering industry 

 with which Messrs. Boase and Courtney are pursuing their 

 laborious undertaking is most praiseworthy ; and none but those 

 who have attempted such a compilation can realize the enormous 

 amount of ever-increasing work which such an undertaking 

 entails. Our Institution is especially bound to take an interest 

 in, and to encotirage the work : for we were the fii'st to originate 

 the idea, and actually collected, with Mr. Chorley's help, a mass 

 of materials for the work. These materials were accepted by 

 Mr. Boase, who had been working independently, though sub- 

 sequently tons, with the same object. 



Messrs. Boase and Courtney have ah-eady published one 

 volume ; and there is also printed, though not published, 



