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During the year many valuable gifts hare again been 

 presented to the museum, the following being especially worthy 

 of mention. Mrs. Peter, of Chyverton, has kindly given two 

 handsome models in plaster, one of the district of Sinai and 

 the other of Jerusalem. The former is a graphic representation 

 of this deeply interesting neighbourhood, and contains a number 

 of scriptural references. The latter is an exquisitely finished 

 piece of workmanship, constructed on a scale of 3J inches to 

 the mile, and shows the contour of the country, whilst the 

 different geological formations are indicated by the use of 

 different colours. It is of especial value, as it was constructed 

 by the Ordnance Survey Officers under Lieut. General Sir 

 Henry James, E.E., F.R.S., who was so eminent an authority 

 and who was at one time connected with this county. 



Miss Holland presented a very interesting relic of old 

 Truro, viz. : the staff of the constable of the Parish of St. 

 Mary, in the time of William IV. The handle is turned and 

 painted black, while the head is square in section and painted 

 red, picked out with gold. Two of the rectangular sides bear 

 the royal arms, while on the others are inscribed "W.E." 

 surmounted by a crown, and " W. Hobbs, parish of St. Mary's." 



Mr. James Osborne, to whom the museum is indebted for 

 many valuable gifts, has presented amongst other objects a 

 number of Moorish tiles from a Palace near Seville in the South 

 of Spain.* They comprise a number of such as were used for 

 the decoration of walls. These were placed so as to extend to a 

 height of from 4 to 6 feet from the floor, and formed a border 

 or dado ; these tiles show the ability of the Moors in arranging 

 colours and designs for decorative purposes. 



Mr. Thurstan 0. Peter has sent another consignment of 

 flint implements obtained during his explorations of Carn Brea. 



Mr. John D. Enys, one of our most generous donors has 

 obtained, from the Parish of Laneast, near Launceston, a mould 

 once used for casting ingots of tin, and, from the collection of 

 the late Mr. G. B. Millett, of Penzance, a glass lamp. 



* One of the tiles in the Museum, from Luxulyan Church, is of exactly 

 similar make, design, and color, and was therefore probably brought to Luxulyan 

 from Spain, 



