36 ANNUAIi MEETING. 



of the Society, helped it by sending many valuable presents. 

 He was well-known for his philanthropy and for his kindness 

 and generosity to the poor. 



Mr. Henderson's genial presence and witty speeches con- 

 tributed to the success of our meetings during many years. 



It is our painful duty also to record the death of Mr. 

 Silvanus Trevail, a well-known figure at these meetings. He 

 had the interest of the Society greatly at heart, and was ever 

 ready to assist us in our work by his professional advice. It 

 was only a few days before his death that he visited the museum 

 and expressed his pleasure and satisfaction at the improvements 

 that were being carried out. 



In concluding this obituary notice the Council would like to 

 refer to M. Vivant Leon Moissenet (1831-1901) formerly 

 professor of assaying in the Ecole des Mines, Paris. He was the 

 author of several papers on the Mineral Yeins of Cornwall and 

 an Associate of this Society. 



The 3^ear has been a record one in many ways, especially 

 with regard to the additions to the museum and library. 



The first to claim attention is the Eashleigh collection of 

 minerals. This large and important collection has now found 

 a resting place in our museum, thanks to the jprompt action and 

 generosity of Mr. Enys and other friends including Dr. Richard 

 Pearce, a Cornishman now at Denver, Colorado, who contributed 

 £100 to the amount required. Many of the specimens are the 

 finest of their kind that have been produced from Cornwall, and 

 it woidd have been a serious loss had the collection been allowed 

 to go out of the county. 



Col. Sir Francis Graves-Sawle, Bart., C.V.O., shortly before 

 his death presented the whole of the collection of more than 

 200 cases of British birds, made by his father, the late Sir 

 Charles Grraves-Sawle, Bart. Many valuable and rare specimens 

 are to be found in the collection, including the American Green 

 Heron, which was shot by the game-keeper at Penrice, on 

 October 27th, 1889, and which is the only example ever taken in 

 Europe. This bird was exhibited before the members of the 

 Linneean Society at their meeting, on April I7tli, 1890, and has 

 since been figured in Lord Lilford's work on British Birds. 



