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Bannister, the successful labourer in the field of old Cornish names, 
in the course of the meeting. But, gratifying as it was that 
remnants of Cornish literature had been rescued from oblivion, 
Dr. Jago held it to be fortunate that Cornish was no longer the 
living language of the county. Whether it were true or not, as 
he had read in last week’s Atheneum, that there was a project 
afoot for translating Dickens’s works into Welsh, for the benefit 
of a numerous population in this island who had hitherto been 
unable to read them, it was in every way an advantage to Cornish 
folk that they had adopted one of the great universal languages, 
which gave them ready access to other men’s thoughts, and enabled 
them to communicate their own. Otherwise they would be much 
worse off than a small independent nation with a language of its 
own ; and how such a people as this might feel themselves incom- 
moded in this respect might be seen by a series of publications 
which had just been presented to the Institution by the University 
of Christiania, and produced by its learned professors. These were 
not all written in Norwegian, but, besides one joint statistical 
pamphlet by the Russian and Norwegian Governments, which was 
in French, there was one Essay printed in English and another in 
German, that they might gain the general circulation that they 
would not have attained in Norwegian. 
Mr. F. V. BuDGE read the lists of Presents :— 
DONATIONS TO THE MUSEUM. 
Wood-Tin, from a depth of 200 fathoms; Metal 
Lode, Wheal Vor, Breage ..........ceeeee Mr. William Argall. 
Three Cannon Balls (two of iron, and one of Mr. Reginald Rogers, Car- 
stone), found at Carwinion .............. winion. ~ 
Part of a Cannon Ball, from the Alma battle- . 
vel diMeriecvals Es MHA ES elas Aire es ee NOR eer Sener Mr. C. M. Barrett, Truro. 
Six Arrows, brought from New Zealand in 1870, Rev. Edward Tippett, New- 
by My. Frederick Hele Tippett ......... lee quay. 
Relic from the Chicago Fire ...........s000 Mr. Hancock. 
Ancient Carved Stone; dug, about 40 years since, 
from beneath the site of a housein Ferris- 
town, Truro, when the ground was being 
excavated for its foundation. Supposed to Mr. Edward Sharp, jun., 
have belonged to the St. Dominick Friary .. Truro. 
Hamburg Coin, 1727* .. 202. oe cece ee cee wee Mr. Thomas Worth, Truro. 
* Legend on the Obverse: Carolus VI. D. G. ROM. IMP. SEMP. AUG. 
On the Reverse: Hamburger Current. 1727. IlIl SCHIL, 
