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laborious researches of these gentlemen in compiling the 

 " Bibliotheca Cormibiensis ; while all who take an interest in 

 the vestiges of our primitive ancestors will await with keen 

 expectation the completion of a work upon pro-historic monu- 

 ments by such able pens as Mr. Lukes and Mr. "VV. C. Borlase 

 — a work to which this Institution has appropriately subscribed. 

 Then there are Mr. Petrie's (of Bromley) plans of hut circles 

 and pre-historic remains presented to the British Museum, which 

 are very minute, and drawn to a large scale. Mr. Tregellas, 

 our London Secretary, has been, I believe, entrusted with the 

 task of writing the lives of celebrated Cornish worthies for the 

 first number of the National Biographical Dictionary, edited by 

 Mr. Leslie Stephen, which is now in the press. Wliilst to all 

 those who thus devoted their time and talents to the elucidation 

 of local history from the earliest days, the acknowledgments of 

 the Institution are gladly paid, it also gratefu.lly accepts infor- 

 mation respecting objects of antiquarian interest which accident 

 or research may bring to light. The only objects of that char- 

 acter of which I have heard, are, a cross newly found at St. 

 Teath, an urn exhumed near Nanstallon, and a large spear-head 

 found in the parish of St. Breward, to which your attention will 

 be directed. 



But in thanking the living we must not forget the tribute 

 that is due to those members and friends of the Institution who 

 have passed away from us. Among them will be remembered 

 Mr. Alexander Paull, of Truro, who devoted so much of his 

 leisure time to inscriptions, and who for many years acted as our 

 Curator. As a last proof of his interest he has left us his large 

 collection of rubbings from brasses and inscribed stones, which 

 Mr. Jago has kindly undertaken to arrange for the museum. 

 Mr. H. Mc.Lauchlan, to whom the Institution is indebted for the 

 most valuable series of plans and descriptions which it possesses 

 of the Hill Castles, and kindred remains of early ages, has died 

 quite lately at an advanced age in London. An able surveyor, 

 he was stationed at Truro for some years in connection with the 

 Manors' Commission, and gave us the benefit of his professional 

 skill, his antiquarian acumen, and literary talent ; and when 

 afterwards he was employed on the old Roman Eoads by the 

 Duke of Northumberland, he obtained for our library copies of 

 the magnificent works which ho produced. Mr. Freeth, formerly 



