382 Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. 



amongst other branches of science lectures on Botany for six 

 months ; the salutary effects of which regulation would in a 

 few years demonstrate its utility." 



Sir James rose to address the meeting, and assured them that 

 he was but performing his duty in enforcing the regulation just 

 mentioned, or any other of a similar kind which might in any 

 degree be conducive to the extension of practical and useful 

 knowledge in that department, widi the direction of which he 

 had been intrusted ; and concluded by moving that the thanks 

 of the Society be given to the Director, and that he be re- 

 quested to make his oration public. 



A communication from H. B. M.'s Vice-Consul for Gua- 

 temala, Mr. Schenley, was read ; and the meeting adjourned to 

 Friday the 10th day of November 1826. 



ROYAL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CORNWALL. 



Thirteenth Annual Report of the Council. 



In performing this annual duty, the council have again the 

 pleasure of announcing the continued prosperity of this insti- 

 tution. Its progress is indeed slow and unattended by any 

 brilliant transactions, but it is silently and unostentatiously 

 advancing in the acquisition of a Geological knowledge of our 

 county. More considerable and valuable additions to our 

 cabinet of native minerals might from time to time be made, 

 and much useful information might be obtained by minutely 

 exploring various interesting localities ; but the limited state 

 of the Society's funds opposes an insuperable obstacle to the 

 speedy completion of these important undertakings. If there- 

 fore this unscientific, but real difficulty, be taken into consi- 

 deration, the wonder will then be, not how little, but how 

 much has been accomplished. 



Another year has again elapsed, but the school of mines is 

 not established : and there appears at present little probabi- 

 lity of the then proposed plan being carried into execution. 

 The council regret its failure, since the hope of a speedy re- 

 moval of a national reproach has been thereby postponed; but 

 they will not yet despair of the eventual accomplishment of a 

 measure, first suggested by this institution, and which it has 

 never ceased to recommend. This Society, enrolling amongst 

 its members a great portion of the rank and wealth of the 

 county, should be foremost in promoting an institution of the 

 first importance, both in an ceconomical and scientific point of 

 view ; and for the establishment of which " One and All " 

 should unite, who are interested in the honour and prosperity 

 of Cornwall. 



The museum, which in the foremost place commands the 



council's 



