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from time to time, and those of our friends who are in foreign 

 countries have shewn their practical interest in what we aim at. 



Astronomy, perhaps, has not hitherto received from us the 

 attention it deserves, but, acting on Mr. H. M. Whitley's advice, 

 the Council has sent the large Telescope to an eminent firm 

 of opticians for complete restoration and improvement. Mr. 

 Whitley has been requested to keep a sharp eye on celestial 

 phenomena, by means of it ; and he has kindly undertaken to do 

 this in the interest of the Institu.tion, and has promised to report 

 on such astronomical matters as may be suitable for notice in 

 our Journal. 



The funds of the Society are in a satisfactory state. All 

 liabilities having been met, some outlay has been justified in 

 furthering the study of science. With this end in view, books 

 and various objects have been acquired, and others will, in 

 course of time, be obtained. On the whole, then, the members 

 of the Royal Institution of Cornwall may be congratulated on 

 its prosperous and progressive state. 



The following papers were then read : — 



" Tregonning Hill and its Surroundings." — Eev. S. Eundle, 

 M.A. 



" Lanyhorn Castle and its Lords." — H. Michell Whitley, 

 F.G.S. 



" The Problem of the Lizard Rocks."— E. A. Wiinsch, F.G.S. 



"The Total Eclipse of the Moon on Jan. 28th, 1888."— 

 H. Michell Whitley, F.G.S. 



Votes of thanks were passed to the Authors of Papers and 

 Donors to the Library and Museum, and to the Chairman for his 

 Address. 



