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Ropal Institution or Cornwall. 



8PE1NG MEETING, 1905. 



The Sjji'ing Meeting- of the niemhers of the Institution was 

 held at Truro on Tuesday the 23rd May, 1905. Mr. J. D. Enys, 

 E.G.S., presided in the absence througli ill-health of tlie 

 president, Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence, Bart., M. P. There were 

 also present Eevs. St. A. H. Molesworth-St.Auhyn, S. Eundle, 

 I). G. Whitley, Philip Carlyon, T. M. Gomyns, and P. E. Browne. 

 The Mayor of Truro (Mr. W. F. Clarke), Dr. W. Hammond and 

 Dr. Cholmeley; Messrs. Horton Bolitho, W. H. Barlow, F.I.C., 

 J. Bryant, F. Blatherwick, J. R. Collins, J. H. Collins, F.G.S., 

 F. A. Cozens, E. Crawley, T. L. Dorrington, R. Dixon, E. H. 

 Davison, E. Dobell, W. G. N. Earthy, D. E. Graves, G. E. 

 Graves, H. G. Henderson, H. James, S. Jones, A. P. Jenkin, 

 J. Morrish, J. E. Paul, T. C. Peter, W. A. Eollason, E. H. 

 AVilliams, and E. F. Whitley ; Mesdames Cornish, Cholmeley, 

 Crawley, Dixon, Dorrington, Henderson, Molesworth-St.Auhyn, 

 Paull, Eollason, and Share ; The Misses Dixon, Henderson, 

 Holland, James, L. Paull, Peter, M. Peter, Share, Truran, 

 and Williams; the Eev. W. lago, and Major Parkyn, F.G.S. 

 (honorary secretaries), and Mr. George Penrose (curator). 



Major Parkyn read the minutes of the last meeting (22nd 

 November, 1904) and, g.fter same were confirmed, stated that he 

 had received the following letter from the president: — "Will 

 you kindly express to our friends my great regret at my enforced 

 absence. I had looked forward to the j)leasure of personally 

 presenting my address, which now I must ask you to depute 

 someone to be good enough to present. Nobody will be more 

 sorry on Tuesday than myself that I am not present." 



It was decided to send the following telegram to Sir Edwin : 

 — " The members of the Eoyal Institution of Cornwall, assembled 

 for their spring meeting, desire to express their unfeigned regret 

 at your enforced absence, and sincerely hope to hear very soon 

 of your complete recovery." 



