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made by Mr. Gr. L. Basset, of Tehidy, in the month, of April was 

 a very important acquisition. These MSS. supplementing those 

 already in the Museum will enable the Institution hereafter, if 

 thought desirable, to publish the collection of records in a much 

 more complete form than otherwise could have been done. 



Mention should also be made of the books and documents 

 known as the Taunton MSS., which were generously presented 

 by Mr. H. S. Stokes, a former member of the council. 



The Society also feels under an obligation to Sir Warington 

 W. Smyth, F.R.S., for obtaining from the Council of the 

 Geological Society of London several back volumes of their 

 Journal which were required to complete the set on our shelves. 



Perhaps the most important purchase was that of the 1st 

 and 2nd volumes of Tonkin's Manuscript Parochial History of 

 Cornwall, acquired at a cost of £75 18s. The 3rd volume of 

 this work being previously in the possession of the Society, 

 (presented by the Pevd. F. W. Pye, rector of Blisland), it was 

 thought highly desirable to secure the earlier volumes. 



At the sale of Mr. Borlase's effects, which took place in 

 October last, at Penzance, the President and Secretary, deputed 

 by the Council, secured for the Museum some typical specimens 

 of Cornish Antiquities, including the remains of the Angrowse 

 Urn with its Bronze Dagger, portions of the Denzell, Ballowal 

 and Chycarne Urns, the beautiful fragment from Morvah Hill 

 Barrow, the miniature Urn from EscoUs Cliff, parts of the 

 Boscregan Urns, one strangely inserted within another ; Pottery 

 from Fogous or Cave Dwellings, Antique "Whetstones from the 

 ancient graves, Schills from mines, mediseval Pidge Tiles and 

 other objects of interest, also some volumes of Mr. Borlase's 

 Manuscript Notes, Plans, and Drawings, illustrating his explor- 

 ations, &c. Other objects, purchased at the sale by Mr. John 

 Burton a well-known resident in Falmouth, were presented by 

 him to the Museum, and the Council desire to express their 

 obligation to him. 



A want long-felt by the members of our society who have 

 occasion to refer to the published Reports and Journals, is a 

 good General Index of their contents, and there is reasonable 

 hope that by the Secretary's help this will be met. 



