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interesting objects which he acquired in Egypt, including a 

 genuine model scarabseus, an alabaster vase, and ancient 

 bronze coin. Mr. James Osborne has sent a beautiful collection 

 of minerals, chiefly Spanish and Portuguese. Mr. Thos. Clark, 

 slides of the Lizard Eocks. Mr. Albert H. Carlyon, of Truro, 

 a model of an Indian canoe, minerals, and shells. 



The greatest acquisition to the museum this year from any 

 one person, has been the addition of the collection of shells 

 of the late Eev. Wm. Eogers, of Mawnan, presented to the 

 Society by his son, Mr. Ealph Baron Eogers, of Falmouth, 

 a member of the Institution. They occupy eighteen drawers, 

 and are of the utmost value to the museum, forming probably 

 the finest collection of Cornish shells extant. There are also 

 many valuable foreign specimens. It is proposed to set apart 

 the Cornish portion as a memento of their patient collector; 

 so that eventually the Institution will possess an additional 

 county group of natural history objects, which will further attract 

 visitors. 



Dr. Eundle, a member of council, has generously presented 

 two cases of beautiful Indian butterflies — a very valuable gift, 

 which will materially contribute to the types required for the 

 re-arrangement of the collection. 



The Eev. W. Iago has procured for the society the portrait 

 of Mr. Joseph Polsue, the writer of the History of Cornwall,* 

 published in four volumes by Messrs. Lake and Lake, of Truro. 

 It is gratifying to know that this likeness was taken expressly 

 for the Institution, at the request of the Eev. W. Iago. 



The Henwood Gold Medal has been conferred by the council 

 on the Eev. W. Iago, B.A., for his paper on "Some Eecent 

 Archaeological Discoveries in Cornwall," and will be awarded 

 in the course of the meeting. 



The last number of the Journal of the Eoyal Institution 

 of Cornwall is treble the bulk of the ordinary issues, and its 

 contents are of corresponding value. The Eev. "W. Iago, 

 contributes an illustrated account of rock markings, cinerary urns, 

 Celtic, Eoman, Saxon, Norman, and Mediseval remains, all being 



* An Index to this work has been published by Mr. Boase in the commence- 

 ment of his "Collectanea Cornubiensia," 1890. 



