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(applause). He spoke with pleasure of those men, because he 

 had seen them at their work. They were reliable and competent 

 and shewed great discernment — they were not content with 

 merely finding things, but they came to Mr. Peter to ask what 

 the things were which they had found. He desired to present 

 Mr. Peter with the Gold Medal on behalf of the Institution, and 

 at the same time, beg him to accept for his little daughter 

 (whose sharp eyes had helped him so materially in his explora- 

 tions,) an arrow-head which he had brought home from abroad 

 and which was now mounted for her, in silver, as a brooch, 

 (applause). 



Mr. Peter (having received the presents amid loud plaudits 

 from the beholders) said he was intensely surprised as well as 

 gratified at receiving the medal. He did not contemplate such 

 an honour when he began to write his paper. Mr. £nys had 

 referred to three of his fellow workers, without whom he could 

 not have had the patience to carry out these explorations (hear, 

 hear). He did not like solitude, and without the company of his 

 little daughter and her sharp eyes, he should not have found 

 many of the circles at all (hear, hear). They studied a great 

 many things together — she and he — but lately their studies had 

 been devoted to " The History of the Snow Queen." He was 

 glad Mr. Enys had referred to the two men as he had. One of 

 the men had gone to Africa and had since died in a hospital 

 there ; the other had come home, and he did not hesitate to say 

 that if he could have fitting opportuntity he would make one of 

 the most accomplished geologists in Cornwall (applause). This 

 man had brought home from South Africa many objects (not 

 simply pretty), and his observations shewed that he appreciated 

 their peculiar characteristics of manufacture in a very intelligent 

 way. He desired to say before closing that he did not think that 

 the Institution was suflS.ciently appreciated by the general public 

 (hear, hear). The people whom they were pleased to call the lower 

 classes only wanted a little encouragement to be of great service 

 to them as well as to themselves. For example, they knew that 

 lately a beautiful cross had been found at Crane, near Camborne. 

 How was it found ? Simply by the Camborne Students' Associ- 

 ation, into which were admitted the mine girl and the artisan, as 

 well as those in a higher position, and all were on the same 



