126 THE peesident's addeess. 



and he continues : — 



" May Brunswick's lov'd illustrious race 

 Still govern Britain, mild and free, 

 May after-ages in this place 

 Hold many a jovial Jubilee ! " 



Perliaps the memLers of our Institution may dine upon the 

 Rock in the course of our next Autumn Excursion, thence we 

 might proceed to Eoughtor and Brown- Willy, Cornwall's highest 

 peaks — from one of which, as from other western eminences, the 

 Beacon-fires will soon again shine forth upon the night-air to do 

 honour to her Majesty. 



Mr. Rogers thus concludes : — 



" Wten time shall Britain's Kings remove 

 To realms of true felicity, 

 may V7e share with them above 

 An everlasting Jubilee ! " 



But I must here at least pause — lest you should think that 

 my remarks about the Jubilee will be everlasting ! I will only 

 very shortly advert to two other events which are linked with 

 this now most familiar word. 



A Poet who still lives amongst us, Mr. Stokes, is issuing 

 from the press an ode* which may perhaps quite eclipse the 

 late Poet Pogers's patriotic song. 



Lastly, in connection with the present Jubilee, a special 

 matter of business has occupied the serious attention of your 

 council. 



One of our Institution members laid before the public a 

 scheme propounded by himself for the enlargement of our 

 premises and for the carrying out of a system of instruction 

 which would in the main have been highly beneficial had no 

 real risk attended it. 



I was warmly in favour of the general principle of the 

 undertaking, so were others — but undoubtedly there would have 

 been objections to some of the details. The Truro Civic 

 Authorities most obligingly expressed their willingness to 

 co-operate with us if we could act in the direction indicated. 



* Since published by Messrs. Liddell, Bodmin. " A Lay from Cornwall for 

 the Jubilee of Queen Victoria," written by H.S.S. 



