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Mr. Envs seconded the proposition, whicli was unanimously 

 carried. 



A RUSSIAN GEOLOGIST. 



Eev. D. G. Whitley gave an account of the lahours of 

 Baron Toll, the ] Russian geologist, in the land of Siberia, and 

 what were called the Islands of Siberia. Baron Toll died in the 

 land, and liis papers were sent to St. Petersburg. If they could 

 only get them, not only would they receive information upon the 

 greatest wonder of the world, but also marvellous light upon the 

 quarternary period of Coi'iiwall of superlicial beds upon their 

 coasts. 



Mr. I\. IVIitchell, a Fellow of the Imperial Russian 

 Greograpliical Society (now of Truro), said he would endeavour 

 to obtain the information desii'ed. 



BOTANICAL REPORT FOR 1904. 



Mr. F. H. Davey presented a report on the botanical work 

 done by himself and his coadjutors during the j'car, which is 

 printed in this journal. 



Dr r. C. Vigurs, of Newquay, gave a description of the 

 \)\a\\i Fm mar ia occidental is, Pugsley, and handed around specimens 

 for inspection. Dr. Clark also spoke on the subject. 



Mr. P. Jennings read a paper on " The Mayoralty of Truro, 

 A.D. 1538—1722," and Dr. Clark referred to a paper in 

 preparation on the "Injurious Insects of Cornwall." 



Mr. Thurstan C. Peter had prepared a paper on " St. Ives 

 Church," but there was not time for it to be read. 



On the motion of Mr. Thurstan C. Peter, seconded b}^ the 

 archdeacon of Cornwall, the readers of papers and donors of gifts 

 to the museum and library were thanked and a hearty vote of a 

 similar character was accorded the president on the proposal of 

 Mr. J. D. Enys and Sir John AUeyne. 



GIFTS AND ADDITIONS TO THE MUSEUM. 



DEPARIMENT OF ANTIQUITIES AND ETHNOGRAPHY. 



Cinerary urn and the fragments of bone that were 1 The Rt. Hon. 



found in it, excavated at Treworrick Farm, v Earl of Mount 

 near St. Ewe, Cornwall, 18/1/1904 \ Edgcumbe. 



