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Atlienseum at Plymouth. Asa member of the Royal Institution 

 of Cornwall, he contributed several papers to the volumes of 

 this Journal, a very valuable essay of his, on Prehistoric Stone 

 remains, appearing, in the number last issued. 



Besides being engaged in literary pursuits, Mr. Worth was a 

 zealous promoter of educational and other social movements, 

 and held local offices of considerable importance. 



Some idea of the extensive range of his literary productions 

 may be obtained by reference to the lists of them given in the 

 four Volumes of the Cornish Bibliotheca and Collectanea. The 

 members of this Society greatly lament the demise of one who, 

 for many years, took an active and pleasing part in its 

 proceedings. 



The late Mr. GEORGE BOWN MILLETT. 



It was with sincere sorrow that the Members of the Eoyal 

 Institution of Cornwall heard of the unexpected death of one 

 of their most highly esteemed fellow-members, resident at 

 Penzance. The following press-notice evoked their sincere sym- 

 pathy: — " Deep regret was felt by all classes in Penzance when 

 it became known that Mr. George Bown Millett, medical officer 

 of health for the borough, had succumbed late on Thursday 

 night, September 17th, 1896, to an attack of acute inflammation 

 of the throat. Mr. Millett had attended the Sanitary Congress 

 at Newcastle, and suffered from slight indisposition while in the 

 northern city, but it was not until his return to Penzance that 

 the symptoms became serious." 



" Mr. Millett was the second and only surviving son of the 

 late Mr. Richard Millett, solicitor, of Penzance, and was born on 

 the 27th of June, 1842. He was educated by tutors, and 

 having decided to embrace the medical profession went to St. 

 Mary's Hospital in 1862, and after completing his course there 

 passed his examination in 1865-66, and became M.R.C.S. Eng., 

 1865, L.RC.P., Edin., 1866, and L.S.A., 1866. In 1877 he was 

 in succession to the late Mr. F. Boase, elected medical officer for 

 Penzance Urban and Port Sanitary Authorities. He held the 



