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do everything lie could to fill the office to the best of his ability. 

 Of course they knew his time was not his own. During a great 

 part of the year he was obliged to be absent from the county on 

 other business, and if he failed to be present at some of their 

 meetings he hoped they would bear in mind that he had to be 

 doing county business in other parts. Whenever he could be, 

 he would be present ; and they might be quite sure that their 

 interest would also be his. 



The Rev. W. Iago followed with a few remarks on various 

 points. He first referred to an inscribed stone at Eedgate, St 

 Cleer, which was perhaps one of the very best specimens of an 

 inscribed stone in Cornwall, and a rubbing of which was before 

 them. It bore the name of a supposed King of Cornwall, who 

 was drowned in the 9th century. Beneath it was found a 

 cruciform chamber with an arched roof. Mr. Iago next spoke 

 of the late Mr. Freeth's bequest of books, which were of great 

 value and interest. Reference was made at the Spring Meeting 

 by the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe to the case of Mr, Blight, and he 

 was happy to state that, through his Lordship's recommendation 

 and the exertions of Mr.W. Bolitho, of Penzance, a sufficient fund 

 had been raised, and Mr. Blight was now permanently provided 

 for. At a former meeting he (Mr. Iago) had pointed out the 

 desirability of collecting any manuscripts which might be of 

 value, and having reference to persons of eminence in the county, 

 and he thought they need not now go beyond the Institution 

 itself to begin with, as any letters which anyone might have 

 from the Archbishop of Canterbury, who had been so closely 

 connected with them, might be formed into a volume, and 

 would be full of interest. Mr. Iago having referred to several 

 ancient Cornish crosses which were in a state of neglect, and 

 regretted the absence of Dr. Barham from the meeting, read a 

 letter from Mr. W. Copeland Boiiase, M P., addressed to Mr. 

 Whitley, in which that gentleman said he had some early 

 documents connected with the state of Cornwall in the reign of 

 Edward III., comparing the relative position of a tinner to the 

 rest of the community, which he would have much pleasure in lay- 

 ing before the Society. Mr. Iago also read a letter from the Rev. 

 S. R. Flint, of Ladock, in which it was stated that what was 

 apparently an ancient grave had been discovered near Bissick. 

 Mr. Iago concluded by throwing out the suggestion that a 



