232 ANNUAL MEETING. 



The interest of the public in the museum, as exhibited by 

 the number of visitors, shows no diminution, and every facility 

 has been afforded students and others who have made use of it 

 for antiquarian or scientific purposes. Many of the visitors 

 from outside the county speak very highly of the various 

 collections, and express their surprise at finding such an 

 excellent museum in connection with the Institution. 



The numbers admitted during the year were : 



Admitted Free .. .. 3019 



Members and friends . . 226 



By Payment, . . . . . 355 



3600 



The technical classes held in the Institution during the past 

 session were attended by an increased number of students, and 

 the results, as shown by the examinations of the Science and 

 Art Department, were very good. The classes recently started 

 for the current session are being still more largely attended, and 

 several of the students are doing good advanced work. 

 Arrangements have been made with Messrs. Henderson & Son 

 by which their mining students are enabled to take advantage 

 of the laboratory of the Institution. 



A pleasing incident in the year's proceedings was the 

 Joint Meeting of the Scientific Societies of the County, which 

 took place on Tuesday, 1 8th September last, when a very large 

 and representative party assembled at Dolcoath Mine, where 

 Oapt. Josiah Thomas, together with his son Mr. Arthur Thomas, 

 chaperoned the party, taking them first to Williams's shaft, 

 which is going down from surface, perpendicularly, to below the 

 present deepest point in the mine, and afterwards taking them 

 to inspect any features which were of special interest. From 

 Dolcoath the party proceeded to Carn Brea Mine, where Capt. 

 Teague and Capt. White had arranged a series of experiments 

 on the use of high and low pressure air in rock drilling. 



In Carn Brea Account House luncheon was partaken of, 

 at the invitation of Mr. T. Forster Brown, the President of the 

 Mining Association and Institute of Cornwall. 



