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l^ogal ^rtstitution of OToniiMaU. 



66th annual GENEEAL MEETING. 



The Annual Meeting of the Royal Institution of Cornwall 

 was held on November 27th, 1884, Dr. Jago, F.R.S., in the 

 chair. There was also present the Revs. Canon Cornish, Canon 

 Moor, W. [ago, A. H. Malan, and S. J. P. Dunman, Major 

 Parkyn (Hon. Sec), and Messrs. Robert Tweedy, N. Whitley, 

 H. S. Leverton, H. M. Jeffery, F.R.S., W. J. Criddle, E. G. 

 Spry, J. SneU, Searle, R. H. Carter, H. Bodilly, J. H. Collins, 

 F.G.S., Howard Fox, T. Cragoe, F.R.G.S., T. Hawken, J. H. 

 Bawden, T. H. Letcher, W. J. Clyma, S. Trevail, H. James, and 

 R. Symons. 



Major Parkyn read the Report of the Council, as follows : — 



67th annual REPORT. 



Your Council cannot say that they have no matter to bring 

 under your notice which shall command your attention. The 

 past year is characterised by events of as absorbing importance 

 to this Institution as any that have befallen it since it was 

 founded in 1818. 



To turn first to your obituary losses, — they have been grave 

 indeed. In 1837, ere the Society was quite twenty years old, 

 Dr. Barham became colleagued with the late Mr. W. M. Tweedy 

 (his predecessor in the office) as Secretary of the Society, Sir 

 Charles Lemon then being President ; and he coatiuued to act 

 in that capacity, and thus associated, until Sir Charles on 

 account of advancing years, retired from his office, and this was 

 conferred on Mr. W. M. Tweedy, Dr. Barham remaining as 

 senior secretary ; one of your acting vice-presidents being con- 

 nected with him as junior. 



The new President, to whose abilities and energy this Insti- 

 tution has been so deeply indebted in the early stages of its 



