ANNUAL MEETING. 347 



Mr. F. H. Davey, F.L.S., j)resentecl liis Botanical lieport 

 for 1905, and exhibited specimens of new plants that had been 

 found in the county. 



The Rev H. Edwardes said an effort was being naade to 

 preserve St. Piran's Oratory, on Perran sand hills, and he moved 

 that Mr. J. D. Enys and Mr. T. C. Peter be co-trustees with 

 those to be appointed b}- the Diocesan Conference to take the 

 matter in hand, Mr. Coidter Hancock, the lord of the manor, 

 having promised to hand over the property to them. Mr. E. 

 Sedding w^ould have charge of the renovation. 



Mr. Alderman T. L. Dorrington seconded and it was agreed 

 to. 



Mr. P. Jennings read the second part of his paper on " The 

 Mayoralty of Truro." 



On the motion of Mr. F. J. Bowles, seconded by Mr. J. R. 

 Collins, a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the contributors 

 of i^apers and the donors of gifts to the museum and lilirary, and 

 on the proposition of the Rev. W. lago, seconded by Mr. J. D. 

 Enys, the thanks of the meeting were accorded the retiring 

 president and the president-elect for the ability with which they 

 had presided. 



At the close of the meeting, in a new exhibition room, where 

 refreshment was served, Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence handed 

 over Mr. Smallfield's beautiful picture " The Ringers of 

 Launcells Tower " to the Institution, remarking that Mr. 

 Smallfield had asked him where it could be fittingly placed, and 

 he suggested inside the walls of that Institution. 



The following resolution proposed by the Rev. W. lago, and 

 seconded by Mr. Howard Fox was unanimously passed: "That 

 the Royal Institution of Cornwall tenders its very best thanks to 

 Mr. Frederick Smallheld, A.R.W.S., for the valuable painting in 

 oils, " The Ringers of Launcells Tower," which he has so 

 generously presented to the nuiseum and art gallery, and to 

 Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence, Bart., M.P., for his good offices 

 in connection with the matter." 



