Moi)al jfn^titution of OTomiMan. 



SPEING MEETING, 1883. 



The Spring Meeting was held at the Eoomsof the Institution, 

 on May 2 nth. The President, the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, in 

 the Chair. There were also present the Lord Bishop of Truro 

 (Dr. Wilkinson), the Revs. Canon Cornish, Chancellor Whitaker, 

 W. lago, E. H. Bree, W. S. Lach-Szyrma, Pole-Carew, Napier, 

 J. H. Moore, and G. L. Church ; Dr. Jago, F.R.S., and Messrs. 

 Bryant, H. M. Jeffery, F.R.S., J. C. Daubuz, A. C. Willyams, 

 R. Tweedy, H. Tilly, Counsell, J. H. Bawden, E. Symons, W. Helps, 

 T. A. Cragoe, T. Clark, W. J. Clyma, T. Hawken, J. Snell, E. Kitto, 

 Bass, H. James, E. G. Sjory, and H. Michell Whitley and Major 

 Parkyn (secretaries). Several ladies were also present. 



Mr. H. Michell Whitley read a letter from Mr. A. P. Vivian, 

 M.P., who regretted that business in the House of Commons 

 would require his presence in London. There was, he said, 

 another gentleman they missed very much that day, viz.. Dr. 

 Barham, who was by illness prevented from attending. Mr. 

 Whitley was also absent from a similar cause. He had received 

 from the executors of Mr. George Freeth, of Nottingham, a letter 

 enclosing an extract from his will, by which he bequeathed to 

 the Institution, such of his historical books and manuscripts 

 relating to Devon and Cornwall as were not represented 

 already in the library by copies. That would be a most valuable 

 acquisition to the Institution, as the library was not well 

 furnished with historical works relating to Cornwall. 



Major Parkyn then read the List of Presents as follows: — 

 ADDITIONS TO THE LIBEAEY. 



Bulletin of International Meteorological Obser- 

 vations, Washington ... ... ... ...From the American Government. 



Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of 



London ... From the Society. 



Transactions of the Geolo^iciil, Society of 



Glasgow Ditto. 



