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Communion Service of 1576, were inspected with much interest. 

 Zennor Cromlech and Zennor Church were next visited, the 

 former surrounded on everj^ hand by scenery of stern 

 magnificence, whilst at the latter, a quaint old place, possessing 

 a very curious old Carved Bench, evidently the representation 

 of a mermaid was noticed. In the evening the excursionists 

 dined together at the ' ' Western ' ' Hotel, Penzance, under the 

 chairmanship of Dr. Jago, F.R S. The party were indebted to 

 the Rev. W. S. Lach-Szyrma, Mr. Gfeorge Bown Millett, and 

 Mr. Thomas Cornish, for guidance and information. 



The Meteorological Registers have been kept by Mr. W. 

 Newcombe, with his accustomed care, and the daily observations 

 and registers, as well as the weekly, fortnightly, quarterly, and 

 annual summaries have been regularly presented to the public, 

 and to government departments. It might be added here that 

 the extensive Meteorological Reports so liberally and courteously 

 supplied to this Institution by the American Government will be 

 of the greatest value to our students of the English climate. 



The monthly meetings were well attended, and many 

 excellent papers were read and followed by interesting 

 discussions. It is hoped that these meetings will be resumed in 

 the coming month. 



The Society is indebted to Mr. Robert Harvey, C.E., one of 

 our valued Members, for a series of Photographic views of the 

 scenery of South America, who has further offered to defray the 

 cost of their being framed and glazed. 



The valuable collection of Books bequeathed to us by the 

 late Mr. George Freeth, of Duporth, has been received since the 

 Spring Meeting, and is now on our shelves, enhancing 

 considerably the value and usefulness of our Library. 



The financial condition of the Institution must be deemed 

 satistactory, as there is a credit balance at our bankers of 

 £180 6s. 3d. This large surplus, however, is due in a great 

 measure to the payment in the present year of the £100 with 

 accumulated interest, bequeathed to the Society for the general 

 purposes of the Institution, by the late Mr. W. J. Henwood, 

 F.R.S. It will be for the Council to consider in what manner 

 some portion at least of this sum may be at once profitably 



