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THE ANNUAL EXOUESION, 1887. 



"To the highest point of Cornwall, via the G-eorgian 

 Jubilee Eock, and back through Temple," was the route 

 appropriately chosen by the Eoyal Institution of Cornwall for 

 its Autumn Excursion in the Victorian Jubilee year. 



On Tuesday, the 30th of August, 1887, carriages from the 

 County Town, and early trains from east and west, bore the 

 excursionists with their commissariat to the rendezvous — Bodmin 

 new Eailway Terminus, opposite the Military Barracks. 



In the bright appearance of the new Station and its 

 surroundings there is nothing to remind us of the past history 

 of the spot — but here, from the 13th century (or earlier) down 

 to our own day, was a lonely burial ground — which for a long 

 period pertained to a chapel dedicated to St. Nicholas. The 

 name of this saint is still applied to the locality. 



When the members of the expedition had taken their 

 places in the vehicles which awaited them, the occupants were 

 found to be about fifty in number. Amongst those present 

 ■^ere : — Eev. W. lago (President) and Mrs. lago, Mr. Preston 

 Wallis Pearce, Mrs. Dickinson, Col. Alms, the Misses Mary and 

 Ada Alms, Dr. and Mrs. Elliott, Miss J. Stokes, Col. Parkyn, 

 Mr. Webster (Bodmin), Mr. H.M. Jeffery, F.E.S., Vice-President 

 (Falmouth), Mr. W. N. Carne (Eosemundy, St. Agnes) 

 Mrs. Muller, Eev. H. C and Mrs. Shuttleworth (London), 

 Eev. E. Shuttleworth (Egloshayle), Mr. S. S. Leverton (Kent), 

 Mr. A. Q-. Leverton (Tavistock), The Misses Constance and 

 Beatrice Leverton (Truro), J. PoweU. (Yorkshire), M. Elder 

 (London), M. and J. Jago, Miss Tom (Trehaverne), Miss Paull 

 (Truro), Messrs. E. A. Fox (Wellington), F. E. Sach (Plymouth), 

 Hancock (St. Grermans), J. Barrett, H. Barrett, H. Blenkinsop, 

 J. Bryant, W. N. GiU, A. W. Gill, Theo. Hawken, HamHton 

 James, C. Kent, E. Eundle, E. i . Whitley, and Major Parkyn, 

 Honorary Secretary (Truro). The Venerable the Archdeacon 

 of Bodrnin went in his own carriage accompanied by Miss 



