secretaries' report. 
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the Natural History Society of Northumberland and Durham, Part 
i. of vol. iv. of their interesting 'Transactions;' the Geological 
Society of London the continuation of their ' Journal ; ' the Devon- 
shire Association, Part 2 of vol. iv. of their * Transactions ; ' the 
Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society, their thirty-eighth Annual 
Eeport ; the Eoyal Geological Society of Ireland, and the Koyal 
Dublin Society, portions of their respective ' Journals ; ' the 
American Smithsonian Institution, their vol. for 1869; the Lite- 
rary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool, Parts 23 and 24 
of their * Transactions,' and the kindred Manchester Society por- 
tions of their ' Proceedings.' From the Hoyal University of 
Christiana have been forwarded scientific papers. 
''They are under great obligations to the Royal Institution of 
Cornwall, for not only have they received a continuation of the 
interesting journal issued by this Society, but also fifty-three back 
reports in answer to an application made to the Secretary by the 
Librarian. 
" Two corresponding members. Dr. Bannister and Mr. W. J. 
Henwood, have acknowledged their connection with the Society ; 
Dr. Bannister by forwarding the concluding portion of his ' Glos- 
sary of Cornish Names ; ' Mr. Henwood by sending his recently 
published elaborate work in two vols., on ' Metalliferous Deposits 
and Subterranean Temperature,' together with a copy of the 
address he delivered at the opening meeting of the Royal Cornwall 
Institution. 
'' Dr. Weymouth, whom the members of the Plymouth Institution 
still wish to consider one of their number, has shown himself mind- 
ful of old friends by forwarding them a pamphlet on ' Euphuism ; ' 
and they are indebted to Dr. Merrifield for a copy of his pamphlet 
on the 'Meteorology and Climate of Plymouth.' Amongst their lec- 
turing members they have to thank Mr. Spence Bate for the British 
Association Report for 1868, which was wanting in their set; also for 
a 'Report on the Pre-historic Antiquities of Dartmoor.' To Captain 
Oliver, R.A., they are indebted for a copy of each of the following 
works by himself : ' Madagascar and the Malagasy ; ' ' The Hovas 
and other Characteristic Tribes of Madagascar ; ' 'On the Pre- 
historic Remains in Brittany ; ' ' Report on Present State and 
Condition of Pre-historic Remains in the Channel Islands (1870) ;' 
' Megalithic Structures of the Channel Islands. To Mr. Worth, 
the historiographer of their town, for ' Priestly and Adams's Works 
