IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) ^- €4^^ :/. ^ V •^ 1.0 1.1 ui HA 2.0 IM ||| |L2 5 1^ II lA 6" Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14S80 (716) 872-4503 CIHM/ICMH Microfiche Series. CiHIVI/iCI\/IH Collection de microfiches. Canadian Institute for HistorJcai Microreproduction* / Institut Canadian da microraproductions liiatoriquas c^ ,^ TMhnieal and Bibliographie Notaa/Nataa tachniquaa at bibliographiquaa Tha Inatituta haa attamptad to obtain tha baat oriflinai copy availabia for filming. Faatiiraa of tliia copy wMch may ba MWIographloally uniqua. which may altar any of tha imagaa in tha raproduction. or which may significantly changa tha uaual mathod of filming, ara ehaekad balow. □ Cdoiirad oovara/ Couvartura da coulaiir r~n Covara damagad/ Couvartura andommag4a □ Covara raatorad and/or lamlmitad/ Couvartura raatauria at/ou palllcuMa □ Covar titia miaaing/ La titra da couvartura manqua □ Colourad mapa/ Cartaa g^sgraphiquaa 91% eoulaur D Colourad inic (i.a. othar than biua or black)/ Cncra da eoulaur (i.a. autra qua Maua ou noira) |~~1 Colourad platas and/or illuatrationa/ D D D D Planchaa at/ou illuatrationa an eoulaur Bound with othar material/ RalM avae d'autraa doeumanta Tight binding may cauaa shadowa or distortion along intarior margin/ Laroliura sarrAa paut cauaar da i'ombra ou da la diatoraion to tong da to marga intirtoura Blank laavaa addad during raatoration may appear within the text. Whenever poeeible, these have been omitted from filming/ II aa paut que certainae pages blenches ajoutAee tore d'une reatauration apparaiaaant dana la taxte, mala, loraqua ceia Atait poasibla. cea pagea n'ont pea «t« filmAae. AddMonal commanta:/ Commentairas suppiimentairesr L'Institut a microfilmi la meilleur exemplaire qu'll lui e At* poasibla da se procurer. Les details da eat exemptoire qui sent peut-Atre uniques du point do vue bibliogrephique, qui peuvent modifier une image reproduite. ou qui peuvent exigsr une modification dans la mAthoda normele de filmage sent IndiquAs ci-dessous. Tha tot) r~| Coloured pagea/ D Thia item is filmed at the reduction ratio checked below/ Ce document eat film* au taux de rMuctton indiquA ci>dessous. Pagea da coutour Pages damaged/ Pages endommegiea Pages restored and/oi Pages reetauriea at/ou palliculAes Pagae diaoolourad. stained or foxei Pages dteolories. tachetAes ou piquAes Pages detached/ Pages dAtachAea Showthroughy Transparence Quality of prin QuaiitA inAgaia de I'impression Includes supplementary materii Comprend du metAriei supplAmentaire Only edition eveitobie/ Seuie Aditkin diaponibia nn Pages damaged/ r~n Pages restored and/or laminated/ Pagae diaoolourad. stained or foxed/ Pages rn Pages detached/ Fyl Showthrough/ r~n Quality of print varies/ rn Includes supplementary material/ rn Only edition eveitobie/ Tha oft film OH1 aton otN firat orH Tha abal TIN( Ma« diffi bag! right raqu Pages wholly or partially obscured by errata slips, tissues, etc., have been refilmed to ensure the best possible image/ Lee pages totalement ou partiellement obSGurcies per un feuiliet d'errata. une pelure, etc.. ont AtA fiimAes A nouveau de fep on A obtenir la meiileure image possible. 10X 14X 18X 22X 26X 30X y 12X 16X aox a4x 28X 32X TiM copy filmed Hf has bMn raproduecd thanks to ttw ocnaroalty of: • Itails t du )odifi«r r un« Imags N«w BruiiMvIek MuMum Saint John Tho imogM app^oriiHi haro ara tha poaalMa eonaMorlng tha condition of tha original oopy and In kaaplng quality laglbUHy tha Original eoplaa In printad papar eovaro §m fHmad baglnnlng with tha front aovar and anding on tha laat paga %vith a printad or Uhiatratad impraa- •ion, or tho book oovar whan approprlata. AN othor original copioa ara filmad baginnkig on tho firat paga with a printad or INuatratad hmpraa- aion, and andkig on tho laat paga wMi a printad or Hluatratad Impraailon. L'axamplaira fllmi fut raprodult griea i la gAndroaltA do: Htm Bninmrldc MuNum Saint John Lao imagaa auivantaa ont 4t4 raproduitaa avac la plua grand aoin, eompto tanu da la condition at do la nattat« da l'axamplaira film*, at an conformKA avac laa eonditlona du contrat do fllmaga. Laa axamplalraa originaux dont la eouvarturo an poplar aat ImprimAa aont fllmte an comman^nt par la pramlar plat at an tarminant aoit par la darnlAra paga qui comporta una amprainta d'impraaaion ou d'illuatration, aoit par ia sacond plat, aalon lo caa. Toua laa autraa oxamplairoa origJnaux aont fllm4a an commandant par la pramiira paga qui comporto una amprainta d'impraaaion ou d'iNuatration at an (M'mlnant par la damlAra paga qui comporto una taila amprainta. Tha laat raoordod frama on aaoh mlerofloho ahoN contain tha aymbol —^ (moaning "CON' TINUED"). or tho aymbol ▼ (moaning "END"). wMehovor appNaa. Un daa aymbolaa auivanta apparaltra aur la damiAra imaga da chaqua microflcha. aalon lo caa: la aymbola -^ aignifia "A 8UIVRE", la aymbolo ▼ aignifia "FIN". Mapa. plataa. charta, ate., may ba filmad at different reduction retloa. Thoaa too large to be entirely Included in one exposure ara fHmad beginning in the upper left hend comer, left to right end top to bottom, ee meny framae aa required. The followkig diegrama IHuatrata the method: Lea cartea, planchea. tableaux, etc.. pauvent Atra filmte A doe taux da reduction diff Arenta. Loraque lo document eat trop grand pour Atro reproduit en un aeul clichA. il aat fllmA A partir da Tangle aupArieur geuche. do gauche A droite. et do heut en boa. an pranent la nombra d'Imagea nAcaaaaire. Laa diagrammea auivanta illuatrent le mAthode. irrata to pelure, n A n 32X 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 INSTITUTED APRIL 23, 1847. t-*-,': HIS KXCKM.KNCY THK MKUT. liOVKKNOit Sir W. M. G. Colebrooke, K. H. The Honorable N. Parker. . Honorable W. B. Kinnear, Honorable Judge Carter, The Rev. J. M. Brooke, L. A. WiLMOT, Esq., M. P. P. J. Robb, Esq., M. D. '•.:-(■ ■■■■ ."v'- ■■' ' ' ' *" :■' '* -T ' ■•■■■■ •■''5 "'-f ; 'it^'' 'liivA'. LAWS OF THE SOCIETY, dt I. The Society shall consist of Subscribing, Honorary and Corresponding Members, united under the name of the Fredericton Athenaeum and New Brunswick Literary and Scientific Asso- ciation, and shall have for its object the promotion of Literature and Science, more particularly as applicable to the circumstances and conditions of this Province, and the North Anierican Colonies in general. .- * I I . The ordinary business of the Society shall consist in reading Original I'apers conformable to the provisions of the preceding rule, to be followed by a discission of the same among the Mem- bers generally ; after which it shall be competent for any Member, by and with the consent of the President for the evening, to bring forward an extempore subject or communication, the duration of the discussion of wliioli sliull be determined from tlie ('hair ; and' the President shall always prevent the introduction of any matter repugnant to the Spirit of Christianity, and all Religious or Political controversy in papers or discussions before the Society. All written Communications which shall be laid before the Society shall become part of its property. III. For the first twelvemonth the number of Subscribing Members shall not exceed thirty, being contributors of one pound per annmn^ payable in advance, and no Member whose subscrip- tion is in arrear shall be allowed to vote at any of the Meetings. Vacancies shall be filled up from Candidates who must be proposed in writing by two Members of the Society at one Meet- ing, and balloted for at the succeeding one ; four black balls to exclude from admission. IV. Corresponding Members are admissible in the same manner as Subscribing Members, and Communications shall be solicited from them. Honorary Members are also to be proposed in the same manner as others, and to be elected by the unanimous votes of the Mem- bers present. V. Nine Subscribing Members shall be necessary to form a Meeting of the Society. VI. Meetings shall be held on the third Monday of every Month throughout the year, at King's College, (provided leave can be obtained for that purpose,) at 7 P. M. VII. The Officers of the Society shall consist of a President, four Vice Presidents, (the senior of whom present shall take the Chair in the absence of the President,) and a Secretary and Treasurer, who shall keep the Minutes of the Society's proceed- ings, and duly notify every Member of the times of meeting, and of the business then to be discussed, so far as it may be known to him ; as Treasurer he shall also receive and pay all monies on behalf of the Society, and be responsible for the same. The above Officers shall be elected annually by ballot, and shall constitute a Standing Committee, with power to convene extraordinary meetings of the Society. No Member shall be eligible to the Office of President for two years in succession. monies on VIII. At the Annual Meeting on the third Monday in Feb- Iruary, after a Discourse by the President upon the proceedings of the past year, the Accounts of the Receipts and Expenditures of the Society shall be audited, Subscriptions paid, new OfTicers elected, and arrangements made for the reading of Papers for [the ensuing year. IX. His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor of the Province for the time being, shall be; requested to be the Patron of the |iSociety. X. None of the above Laws shall be rescinded or altered except I with the assent of three fourths of a Meeting at which not legs than sixteen Members are present, and notice of any motion I regarding the same, or of any new Law, must lie upon the Table for one Meeting before the subject can be entertained or discussed. Jll parties who may be possessed of materials illustrative of the History of the Provinces^ are most respectfully solicited to deposit them with this Society, Fredericton, May 1, 1847. /