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library, augmented last year by Dr. Jago of Saltash, Mr. Jeffery, 

 one of our Vice-presidents, has presented the Diary in MS. of 

 Miss L. Grenfell, which he has had neatly bound, and Mr. E. 

 Opie of Plymouth, has sent two books in the Breton language. 

 The Government of the United States of America has again 

 forwarded several handsome donations of valuable Geological 

 and Mineralogical Books ; the Cornwall Library the first fifteen 

 volumes of the Memoirs of the Eoyal Astronomical Society ; and 

 Mr. W. J. Clyma has given several old Maps, two being pictorial 

 routes, one from Exeter to Truroe, and the other from Barstable 

 to Truro. By the interest of Mr. H. Michell Whitley we have 

 acquired by exchange, thirteen volumes of the Collections of the 

 Sussex Archaeological Society, and a handsome copy of the Sussex 

 Domesday Book; and by the good offices of Mr. J. Langdon 

 Bonython, the Proceedings of the Eoyal Geographical Society of 

 Australia. We have again been able to extend our list of 

 exchanges with other learned societies. 



The weather observations have been taken daily, and dupli- 

 cate copies regularly supplied to the Registrar General and to 

 local papers. In answer to many inquiries respecting the 

 weather letters, it may be stated that, it is proposed to resume the 

 publication of others at the beginning of the coming year. 



The Annual Excursion took place on the 4th of September, 

 and was well attended. The party, numbering between forty and 

 fifty, proceeded by steamer to the Helford River and visited 

 Bosahan, where they were received by Mr. A. P. and Lady 

 Jane Vivian, who kindly accompanied them over the gardens 

 and grounds, and afterwards entertained them at luncheon in a 

 marquee erected on the lawn. The house was next visited and 

 its treasures were pointed out by Mr. Vivian, — his cases of 

 minerals and fossils — his unique collection of birds and wild 

 quadrupeds (almost every specimen of which fell to his own gun 

 during his travels in many lands), and his extensive array 

 of armour were greatly admired. On leaving Bosahan, the 

 ancient church of St. Anthony was examined, and the recent 

 restoration was explained by the Rev. W. Fox, who superintended 

 it. Manaccan was next visited, and the church inspected ; much 

 interest was felt in the fig-tree, said to be 200 years old 



