ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. 19 



Transactions. The Midland Union of Natural History Societies, 

 for the last three volumes of its organ ' ' The Midland Naturalist ;" 

 and the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia for four 

 volumes of its Proceedings, completing our set to date. 



The efforts which have been made to complete certain 

 volumes of Transactions on our shelves have been very success- 

 ful ; fourteen learned Societies which a year ago did not make 

 exchanges with us, now do so to the great benefit of the 

 Institution. The use of the library for reference for visitors 

 outside the county has been freely offered, and advantage has 

 been taken of this on several occasions. 



It is with pleasure that the Council see the marked growth 

 of the library ; so numerous and extensive have been the pre- 

 sents this year to it, that a new book-case has had to be procured 

 to contain the gifts. More than two hundred volumes have been 

 added since the last annual Meeting. The loans from the 

 library have likewise been more numerous. 



During the last twelve months the Curator has furnished to 

 the Press a monthly weather letter, which has excited much 

 interest, and been well received by the public at large. The 

 meteorological observations have had the usual care bestowed on 

 them, and have been supplied to the Registrar General in con- 

 nection with the Eoyal Observatory at Greenwich (for comparison 

 with observations taken in different parts of Europe), — to other 

 eminent London observers, and to the Press of the two counties 

 of Cornwall and Devon. In order to further ensure correctness 

 of observation a new maximum thermometer by Negretti 

 and Zambra has been added to the stock of meteorological 

 instruments. 



A new number of the Journal has just been issued, which in 

 bulk and appearance is very indicative of the increased activity 

 which is permeating the Society. The editor, Mr. H. Michell 

 Whitley, F.G.S., contributes three papers, " Lanyhorn Castle 

 and its Lords," " Godolphin and the Godolphins," and " Probus 

 Church and Tower." Mr. H. M. Jeffery, F.E.S., apaperonthe 

 " Union of the Benefices of Budock and Gluvias." Mr. E. N. 

 Worth, P.G.S., on " The Eomans at Tamar Mouth." There are 

 also papers by Mr. N. Whitley, F.E.Met.S., on " The Eaised 

 Beach and Cliff Boulders of Falmouth Bay, and of The Drift 



