ANNUAIi GENERAL MEETING. 105 



BOOKS PURCHASED. 



Western Antiquary. 



Symons's Eainfall Magazine. 



Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London. 



The Ray Society. 



The Palfeontographical Society. 



Journal of the Meteorological Society. 



Nature. 



The Zoologist. 



Knowledge. 



Mr. Whitley on behalf of Dr. Winn, presented to the 

 institution various specimens of stones from the Kimberley 

 Diamond Fields, which, he said, were valuable to them. There 

 was amongst the specimens one rock very similar to the Cornish 

 green stone rocks commonly called blue elvan, and there was a 

 crystallization on the surface of one of the specimens similar to 

 that found in some of the local rocks. The whole of the 

 specimens would be valuable in connection with local geology. 



The President said Mr. John Tremayne, of Heligan, had 

 presented to the museum a brass token or farthing, which was 

 interesting, because they had never had one like it before. It 

 was found in Mevagissey Church, and was of considerable local 

 interest, although of no intrinsic value. On the obverse it 

 displayed the name "James Bonython" surrounding three 

 fleurs-de-lis, (marshalled 1 and 2 ; not as the Bonythons used 

 them armorially, 2 and 1). On the reverse, "of Mavegisie, 

 165I," surrounding the Initials of James Bonython and Mary 

 his wife, thus placed {x;m., as was usual on tokens of this class. 



One other Mevagissey Trade Token, that of John Keagle, 

 1664, was previously known. 



The Parish Registers throw light upon these names. 



The following papers were then read : — 



" The Krakatoa Explosion, 1883," by Howard Fox. 



"The Ancient Topography of Falmouth," by H. M. Jeffery, 

 F.E.S. 



" Catacleuse Stone from Colan Church," by T. Clark, 



On the motion of Mr. E. Eundle, seconded by Mr. T. 

 Hawken, the vice-presidents and members of the Council, as 

 proposed in the report, were elected. 



