128 THE president's addbess. 



end of 2 or 3 years from the present time the first gold medal will 

 be awarded. The late Mr. Henwood's directions appear to this 

 effect in his will : — 



"A G-old Medal of the value of Ten Guineas at the least 

 '' shall be awarded triennially to the person who shall, in the 

 "opinion of the OflS.cers and Council for the time being, have 

 " contributed the best treatise or paper on the 



" G-eology, 



"Mining, 



"Mineralogy, 



" Botany, 



" Ornithology, 



"Ichthyology, 



" Conchology, or 



"Antiquities 

 " of Cornwall, published in any Journal, Proceedings, or 

 "Transactions of the Institution during the 3 years next preceding 

 " the date of such award." Competition for this medal should 

 therefore immediately commence. 



The last number of our Journal was issued in October. The 

 next will shortly appear. It will contain amongst other matters 

 an interesting collection of notes on Falmouth with some curious 

 maps of the locality in reduced facsimile ; Mr. Jeffery, F.E.S., 

 one of our most useful Vice-Presidents being the contributor. 



Other publications connected with the County, which have 

 been recently brought out, likewise claim our attention. Of 

 these I will mention "The Heralds' Visitations of Cornwall," 

 edited by Col. Vivian, containing his notes and extensions, also 

 a great number of additional Cornish Pedigrees. He has 

 performed his laborious work patiently under many heavy 

 interruptions. Sympathy must therefore be mingled with the 

 congratulations we would offer him on the completion of his 

 very valuable book of nearly 700 pages. His preface alludes 

 to the loss he sustained of many of his memoranda by fire, to 

 severe family affliction, and to his continued ill-health. Un- 

 dismayed, however, by the difficulties which have so beset him, 

 he is now still further prosecuting his researches, and we have 

 received from him announcements of the following forthcoming 



