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much pleasure that the Council look forward to a continuation 

 of the work by Mr. Crowther, under whose care and] attention 

 they feel sure the interests of the Society will be furthered, and 

 its hold on the public be strengthened more and more. 



The Taunton Refractor of 3| inches aperture was received 

 from Messrs. Cook & Son in February, having been put in 

 . thorough repair and furnished with a new object glass. Mr. H. 

 Mich ell Whitley, in whose hands it has been placed by the Council 

 for astronomical work, has determined to devote it mainly to the 

 study of star colours, taking first the visible stars in these 

 latitudes down to and inclusive of the fifth magnitude. Fair 

 progress has been made in this work, the stars in the following 

 constellations having been examined and their colours registered ; 

 Canis Minor, Corona Borealis, Corvus, Delphinus, Equuleus, 

 Leo, Lyra, Sagitta, Serpens, and Triangulum. The colours of a 

 large number of stars in other constellations have also been 

 ascertained. The instrument, with its accessories, has been 

 maintained in good order. 



The President, Mr. Tremayne, having served for two years, 

 the Council have great pleasure in proposing that Mr. Edwin 

 Dunkin, F.E.S., late President of the Eoyal Astronomical 

 Society, be elected President of this Institution for the next 

 two years. 



They also propose the election of the following as Vice- 

 Presidents for the ensuing year : — 



Dr. Jago, F.E.S. I Mr. H. M. Jeffery, F.E.S. 



Eev. Canon Moor, M.A. I Sir W. W. Smyth, F.E.S. 

 Mr. John Tremayne. 

 As other Members of Council : — 



Ven. Archdeacon of Cornwall, Chancellor of the Diocese of 



Eev. J. E. Cornish, M.A 

 Mr. Howard Fox, F.GKS. 

 Eev. W. Iago, B.A. 

 Mr. Hamilton James. 

 Eev. A. H. Malan, M.A. 



Cornwall, Mr. E. M. Paul, 

 M.A. 

 Mr. E. Bundle, F.E.C.S.I. 

 Eev. A. E. Tomlinson, M.A. 

 Mr. Eobert Tweedy. 

 Mr. N. Whitley, F.E.Met.S. 

 Mr. A. C. Willyams, Treasurer. 

 Mr. H. Michell Whitley, F.G.S., \ 

 Major Parkyn, F.G.S. j Eon ' Secs - 



