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inclusive, with some notes of results at other Stations in Corn- 

 wall since the year 1728. Edited for the Institution by C. 

 Barham, M.D., Cantab., F.M.S." 



But with this object accomplished, his thoughts in further- 

 ance of the views of this Institution did not terminate, as may 

 be instanced by his project of extending its usefulness by an 

 addition to its buildings in accordance with the Government 

 requirements to entitle it to material assistance from the "Depart- 

 ment of Science and Art," and his personal endeavours in an 

 appeal issued to the friends of the Institution as late as March 

 3rd, 1884, to obtain funds for that purpose. Which it will 

 be seen by subsequent statements were not without promise of 

 ultimate success. 



And to crown all, the plan of your Autumn Excursion was 

 mainly due to himself, and its being carried through without a 

 flaw, under the superintendence of your secretary Major Parkyn, 

 to a careful supervision of preliminary details that involved 

 much correspondence by letter, most of which he himself under- 

 took ; and feeble from age as he manifestly then was, to his having 

 accompanied the party to expound the noteworthy peculiarities 

 of the many objects of interest that were visited. 



Death has also deprived you this autumn of three other 

 cherished members, — Mrs. J. M. Williams of Caerhays Castle, 

 Major Carlyon of Tregrehan, and Major Q. Vivian of Trega- 

 vethan, representatives of influential families, who were always 

 ready to aid in the prosperity of this Institution. 



Your Council are also concerned to subjoin that you must 

 number among the departed Thomas Couch, M.E.C.S. of Bod- 

 min, son of the late Jonathan the great naturalist, and brother 

 of the late Eichard, who so successfully followed in the footsteps 

 of his father. Thomas was not devoid of tastes of a similar 

 kind, as was demonstrated by a series of communications to your 

 Journal on botany as related to climate ; but it was chiefly as an 

 antiquarian, and as a writer on the Cornish dialect that he has 

 contributed to it, — whilst his " History of Polperro " and articles 

 in Loudon periodicals on his own favoui-ite subjects widened a 

 well-earned reputation. 



