274 CHRONOLOGICAL MEMORANDA. 



Februanj 10. Between 9 p.m. of Saturday, February 10, and 9 a.m. of 

 the following day, there was a fall in the barometer at the Eoyal Institution 

 of Cornwall, of 0-93 inch, viz., from 29*52 inches to 28-59. From 9 a.m. to 

 9 p.m. on the Saturday there had been but little variation. 



February 14. Cornish Telegraph publishes various documents — temp. 

 1733 to 1762 — concerning a sale of Tin-bounds in Perranzabuloe and St. 

 Agnes ; the parties being, John Argall of Perranzabuloe of the one part, and 

 Joseph Jane, of the Borough of Truro, clerk, of the other part. 



February 22. Mr. J, T. Blight, of Penzance, elected a Fellow of the 

 Society of Antiquaries. 



March 8. Mr. Thomas Daniell, formerly of Trelissick and Truro, died 

 at Boulogne-sur-Mer, aged 79 years. (A biographical memoir of him and his 

 ancestors in the West Briton of March 23). 



March 9. Western Morning News publishes an abstract of Mr. Pengelly's 

 Lecture at the Royal Institution, on the exploration of Kent's Cavern, Tor- 

 quay. 



March 11. Sudden death, at Truro, of Mr. Richard Michell Hodge, of 

 Menhay, Budock. 



April 3. Re-opening of the Church of St. Clement, Truro, after reno- 

 vation and improvement. 



April 5. Cornwall Gazette publishes Extracts from the Gentleman^ s 

 Magazine concerning the Tin Mines of Cornwall, the Stannary Court, Tin- 

 bounding, &c. 



April 10. General Meeting of the Miners' Association of Cornwall and 

 iDevon ; Mr. Basset of Tehidy presiding. 



April 10. Death of Lord Clinton, at his seat, Heanton Satchville, 

 Devon. 



April 11. An Exhibition of works of Ecclesiastical Art, for the counties 

 of Devon and Cornwall, at Plymouth. The Exhibition comprised : examples 

 of Church furniture, ornaments, and decorations ; pictm-es, di-awings, prints, 

 photographs, rubbings from monumental brasses ; books, manuscripts, and 

 miscellaneous articles. Rev. W. Wray, M.A., read on behalf of Mr. Edmund 

 Sedding, a Paper on " Ecclesiastical Embroidery." 



April 11 and 18. Cornish Telegraph publishes Articles by Mr. J. H. 

 Kankivell of Penzance, on " Cornish Words and Places." 



April 13. About 8.15 p.m. a magnificent meteor passed from soiith-east 

 to north-west over Penzance, about 50 degrees above the horizon. When 

 first observed, it was already in full flame, and then travelled over about 12 

 Or 15 degrees, when it burst in a great nvimber of large and small particles 

 of light. Its appearance is described as resembling that of a rocket travelling 

 with great swiftness. ... 



