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72nd annual GENEEAL MEETING. 



The Animal Meeting of the members of the Royal Institu- 

 tion of Cornwall was held on Tuesday afternoon, November 24th, 

 1891, in the Museum Rooms, the chair being taken by the Rev. 

 W. lago, B.A., Hon. Secretary for Cornwall of the Society of 

 Antiquaries, London, and Vice-President of the Institution, who 

 presided in the absence of the retiring President, Mr. Edwin 

 Dunkin, F.R.S., Past-President of the Royal Astronomical 

 Society. 



The Chairman regretted the absence of their retiring Presi- 

 dent, who had performed the duties of his office with such 

 very great success and benefit to the Institution. The Council 

 recommended the appointment of Sir John Maclean, F.S.A., — 

 the well-known antiquary, the author of "The History of the 

 Deanery of Trigg Minor," and other valuable works, — but he 

 regretted that the prevailing influenza prevented his attendance 

 that day. Sir John had written saying, although he had been 

 elected president of other societies, he felt the greatest pleasure 

 and honour in being chosen to occupy the presidential chair of this 

 Royal Institution, Cornwall being his native county. It was 

 at their suggestion that Sir John Maclean was not among them. 

 They were not willing to risk the health of so valuable a presi- 

 dent as Sir John would be, by his taking a journey in the present 

 weather and coming into a district where influenza prevailed. 

 Sir John wrote taking their suggestion and thanking them for it. 

 Since they met last their worthy Bishop had left Truro, and now 

 a new Bishop had taken his place. The first Bishop of Truro was 

 one of their very best members. His successor was also a mem- 

 ber, and, having had the honour and privilege of having the two 

 Bishops as members, they looked forward to the time when Dr. 

 Gott would also be enrolled. He (Mr. lago) had already invited 

 the Bishop to join them, and he would have been there, had he 

 not been engaged that day with a confirmation at St. Just. 



