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many laborious years, until in 1871 his “Glossary of Cornish 
Names” was got through the press. Under what tedious diffi- 
culties the 20,000 names in it were collected and collated, and the 
derivations of the majority quoted or suggested, may be gathered 
from the singularly modest preface to the work. Yet no sooner 
had the ingenious Author freed his hands from this task than he 
commenced to assort other materials for an early appendix to it. 
All this while he had in contemplation the publication of an 
Anglo-Cornubian Dictionary, as a companion to the Cornubio- 
English Dictionary by the Rev. Dr. Williams, and had made plenti- 
ful notes with this view in an interleaved copy of this well-known 
work, which notes, it is to be hoped, may fall imto the hands of 
some scholar competent to render them available for their original 
purpose. Finally, Dr. Bannister had long been an active Member 
and friend of this Insititution. He contributed to its Journal, 
spoke at its meetings, joined in its excursions, and assisted dili- 
gently in its management as a Member of the Council. 
At the beginning of the last financial year there was a balance 
in the hands of the Treasurer of £77. 12s. 2d. At its close the 
balance in favour of the Institution was £24. 15s. 3d. This 
difference is more than accounted for by the fact that the printing 
of the Journal for the previous year, amounting to £58. 19s. 6d., is 
included in the expenditure, as well as the cost of the last number. 
The expenditure includes a rather large item (£15) paid to Mr. 
Vingoe for cleaning and refitting the cases in the Museum. This 
work had been reported on as necessary for some years past, and 
its execution had been delayed solely on account of the cost. A 
minute examination of the specimens shewed that many of them 
were not worth any attempts at preservation; and it is to be 
hoped that the kindness of donors will replace them satisfactorily. 
We are again indebted to Mr. Williams Hockin for perfecting 
the classified arrangement of the collection of British Shells, and 
also for rendering it more complete through the exchange of our 
duplicates for varieties not before in our possession. Our thanks 
are also due to Mr. Collins for continued attention to our Minerals. 
Independently of the families of Members 6148 individuals 
have visited the Museum during the year ending with July last. 
Of these 116 were admitted by payment, 136 by ticket, and the 
remaining 5896 were free. 
It was stated in the Report for 1871 that the publication of 
two numbers of the Journal annually, as in the earlier years of its 
issue, had been discussed, but that the conclusion had been un- 
willingly arrived -at that the funds available for the purpose were 
nut sufficient to justify the attempt. It has, however, been felt 
that it is of great importance to the welfare and usefulness of this 
