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ISSiV Kiij. iiin'oi.'T oi' riiK \i;.\i;s orKii/viioNs. KLKCTION {)V KX'KCITIVK CorNCIL. AM) OKKICKKS. flkiKi^iSMifflisH^iiiafiiai^'^ i I-U' '6^. f hp liisiorlcnl and Scientific ^JocictB o)j Manitoba. AXy(\lL MEETiyG, FEBlirAHY i:i, \S.L Full Rfi'ort nv tiik Ykahs (M'KKations. Elk<ti()N of Kxkci'tive ('(trNt'll, AND UKKICKRS, The annual mei'iinvc of the Ilistoricjil and St-iiMiti(ii- Socicl v was hiild on Tuwsday afternoon hej^inninj^ at I o'elock, uiien tlie followinj; nieinbeis were present : Mv. A. 11. W'hircher, 1st Nice-I'resident; liev. I'rof. Hart, 2nd Vice-I'jvsident; Hev. J'rof. Hryee, (.."orrespondin;;- Secretary; Mr. W. H. llughan, l^ecordhi}:; Secretary and Li- brarian, and .Messrs. \j. ,M. Lewis, K. K. W. GoodritiKe, Wni. I'ea.e, f". N. Hell, Jos. Creenlield. H. L. Hvin)iton..L II. Pan- ton, \V. K. McLellan.' K. Houston, . I. IL I'anton and .lolin Cape. (3n motion of Kev. I'rof. Hryee, .Mr. A. IL \ hiteher, Isl Vice-President, was chosen to iccupy the chair iti t lie absence of .Mr. Ak \. McArthur, i'resident. Messrs. Allan McDoufiall, C. Iv. .■iiul Maurice W. Hritlon were by ballot elected members of the Society. The following report of the Kxecnti\e (Jouneil was read by Hev. Prof. Jiryce, Corresponding Secretary, and adopted by the Society. A- ?«IAI. KKI'OH'I-. The Kxf'ciitive Council beys leave to prc- aeiii the reiiovt for tlie year. The past .\ ear lias lieenoneof Ki'eal prcsperity in tlie Society, riiere have Imcii no spasmodic eltorts alter public reeoa:nitioii, but the Sai^icty has stcailily [lursucd its work of l>rinu;ini? to lij,'ht I lie facets concerning the widi tielcl or oiir operations— "tlie reKiotis lying north and west of Lake .Superior." Mi:.Mni:i<s. During the past year thai fast Iriciulofour .Siciety and of the Nortli- West. Consul Taylor, was ele<'te(l a "life and honorary nicinher" of the Society. Consul Taylor's services t.» us were recognized in the following letter of our Conesjiotiding Secretary : — Historical Societv Room.'-, Winnipeg, Oct., 4, 1882. My Dkar Sir, As Corresponding Secretary of the Historical and Scientific Society of Mani- toba it is my jileasing dut)' to inform you that at the last meeting of the Society you were elected a Life and Honorary Mem- ber. I am instructed to comiuunicate to you the high ai)preciation in which the Society holds you, as having been from the first one of its staunchest friends. V'our labor in collecting and investigating the facts in connection with the soil, and general capabilities of the North West has resulted in much good to the country, and we api)reeiate this all the more that it is the wo'rk of one not bound to give hi.s powers for the general good, as a citizen of the country. We sliall be glad to have yoti accept the Membership proffered and to have you avail yourself of facilities offered liy tlie Society, which, we tru,st may each year become of more value. I have the honour to be, V'our obedient Servant, (it;OK(JE BllYCE, Corri.^. iSecy. i;.S. Consul J. W. Tayf.ok, Winnipeg. T\v(^eorrespr)iidinK nienibcrs were added to our list, viz.: Ib'V. A. H. Haiid. M.A.. (il Kd- nioiil'iii, N. \V. 'I'., and .Ml-. N. ||. ( (nxdry of ItcKina. N. W. T. Hoth these Keiitlciiit n lire nu'ii (if education and high eultiu-e. Inleresi- ing papers are e\pc<'led frmii them. 'I'wentv- seveii (iriliuary ineiiilicrs have hcen added to the .'^oeiely during the year. Of these, two were ladies. N our Kxecntive Council would state thai it is nol for the purpose of swelling the : nninliersof the .Society, nor yet out of rriere eompliinent that the .Society has decided to ad- mit ladies. It is believtn that there are ladicB of education, literary habits and good jiowers of observation who might he o£ much service in producing papers on I he manners and eiistonis ot the mitive tribes, on matters of North- Western history, or in tliescientidc department of the Society: a.s in botany or Indian remains. I .Ml workers will be cordially welcomed (iKANTS IN- AID. During the year tlie .Society rei'eived grants trom the Provincial Govern- : nient of $-.'00 and from the Citv Council of *.XK) I The Society is glad to have its ettbrts to ad- ! vance the interests cf our couniry, and give j authoritative statements of its history anil re- sources, reeognizefl by the bodies giving these 1 KJ-ants. The thanks;.)f the So.iety are due to , the Pro' iiicial and civic autliorities for the as- ' sistancc given. l{K<0(;.SrriON AHKOAI). Ins extremely gratifying to your Kxeentive Council to observe that our e/iorts have not pas.sea unobserved in the older (enters of pon- ultttion. Several of the learned .Societies of the Kast have given us fa vtnable notices in their proc(!edings, and one. the (Canadian Antiquar- ian. ui itfl.iournal.published oUi- annual report in ftill;llieKoyalrto«;i» ty orCiiniulii.foiintK'diluriiiK iJu" paHt year by Hi» Kxrcllcnry. tlie Gomtiioi- Octierol, U8a mllyiiiK <'i:iili!r fur Mit; culture of literary inclinations of Cauailian.s, hus tlonu our Hoeiety the honor of inaKinK uh one of the fuurti-cn learned HoeietivH attiliated to it. We are called upon in consciiueiK'c of thix connec- tion IX) elect a UepreHentative who .shall attend the UieetinK of the Koyal Society in Ottawa in May next, and prepare for thut body a stale- iiieni of any original work done by our Society during i he year. VOHHKHVOSVV SIK. The Swiety received during th(; year a very int<-reHtint; paper from its. correaiMtndiii^ iiioim- her at York Factory. Mr. Jt)seph Korlescue. Mr. Fortesctie <leall in h.'s paper with certain papers of conHiderable length, which appeared in the publico printisof V\'inni|ieK. pur- porting to be founded on certain old and valu- able papers in the poHsesHion of the coiiiiiianil- inj{ "rtlccrof the hort (Mr. Korlescue liiinselfi by a Mr. Holland, who had visited York Kae- tory. Those papers were Himplv from an old copy of the VoyageH of La I'erouse, found about the Fort. Mr. Fortescue at some length stated the xroundlesHnes of the hope so often expressed that documents of value may be found at the Company's posts throughout the countfy ; as, through tne ren«'.wals of these buildings during the mist two centuries, such a thinf^ is most unlikely. An interesting com- munication was re<!eived from our corresiiond- ing member at PMmonlon, the liev. A. H. Mair<l, already mentioned. Mr. Kuird's iH>inmunicu- tion related to the occurrence of coal and iron atl Kdmonton, and described the manner in which these deposits are found. The coal is a lignite, hard and dark, docs not seem so subject to the disinteH[rating influence of the air as that fn>m the Soiiris. It is estinuite<l to contain from tJO t'l 70 i)er cent, of carbon or hfj^ting jtnwcr. The iron was clay ironstone, and was found in nodules in a stratum overlying the coal. There seems practically no limit to its extent. The t'ortesponding Hecretary of the Society for- warded a specimen of this ironstom- to his friend. I'rofessor Chapman, in Toronto, and the following was found to be theamilysisof ore: ( 'arbonatc of iron ."it,".'H Carbonate of Manganese l.'M Carbonate of magnesia 4.'.'"J I'arhonatc of lime (>.77 Tesquioxide of iron 12.:iti Phosphoric acid (l.tW Sulphuric a<'id 0.41 i'ombiiied water 2.14 Hygroscopic water 0.7:i insoluble argillaceous matter 17.'-';{ Total 'MM Metallic iron, :ii>.7l per cent. This is a better variety of ii'onstonc than that worked as the Scotch block band and in Staf- fordshire, Kngland. The only (|Ucstion need- ing solution is whether, the amount of phos- phorus in the ore is great enough to make the iron cold-short or of sulphur to make it red- short. Mr. Haird was tendered the thanks of Uic Society for his jiaper and specimens I'ltOKFXHOR li.MKn, OK W.VSII I .VCJTON. In the Autumn of 1882, Mr. Strong, a resirlciit ot Winnipeg. otTercd to make a collection of tlsh to be sent to the Smithsonian rnstitution. The otter was accepted, and a small appropri- ation made to assist in curing the specimens. The Kxpress Companies carric'l them free to Washington, for which our b -si thanks are due. The contribution was duly acknowle<lged and onr Society was invited to signify what ex- changes It de.sired. The Council asked for specimens in snch of the following flelils as oould be spared: 1. Insects destructive of vegetation. 2. Seaside spei-imens. 3. Fossils of coal measures, of the tertiary period, and specimens of the varieties of coal: 4. Hemains from the mounds of the Missis- sippi and Ohio. Nolicir has been received by the Secfctarjr that a shipmeni of inaiine invertebrate <, all properly classed and labeled will lie forwarded. The Council has also sent out its rcjiorts and publications to a long list of corrcsp«)i'diiig societies, and likewise to our honorary anil cnr- res|ioiiding members. CONTKllliriONH. Holding a first place among those who 1 .-ive been generous to the SiM-iety is the .Smitt'-oii- ian Institution. During the past yeartheic ha^ been received no less than ,'tti piiblication.<- lo be added to ttie l."iO jtrcviously sent by the In-fitii- tion to the Sociciv. To the several Iicpaii- ments of .Slate at \\'iishington the Soci< ;y i.-* indebted for ten \olunies (luiiiig the pas^ \ear. The lleimrtmeiit of .Agriculture is csp. ""•ijilly vTortby of notice in this respect. The tollowiiigis the list (if pie.seiititlioiis for the year : — I'jViilinid. — Fi-diii thr Cohiien Clnh — I'lcns for Protection Exaniiiied ; The A 15 C of Free Trade; The Financial Refoini AU iiiannck for I8s:i. Fnrm Walter D . l'oil.\ J'Jsi/., Nev:caMle-uj)on-Tijue. — Giace iJarliii;^. Vnited t^taks Government. — Decrease of Watei in Springs, Creeks and Rivers, and increase in Cultivated Cciuntiies ; I{ejM<rt of Agriculture for ISHi ; Silos and En.-il- aae ; No. 4U, SjieciaJ Re.poTt, Com. iJic., CUiniate. Soil and Agricultural CapaUilities of South Carolina and Georgia ; Rcjtort (4()) Condition of Corn, Ac, Freight Rates; No. 50, The Di.sscniinatiun of Texas Fever of Cattle and How to conlnil it ; Special Report, No. Til. Vield and i|ua"iity I ot Small Grain, &c.; Sjiccial Repott, No. 02, V'ield per acre of Cotton, (Join, and ' Potatoes; Report of Agricultute fur IS81 and IW_'; Special R»q.oit, No. Th. Tlirt Sorghum Sugar Industry. Total — 11 Puwications. Smithgonmn liisfitntioii — I., II. and III. Volumes, Pioeeding.s of National Mu- .seiiiu, S to !/ (inclusive) and 11 to 21 (inclu.^ive) ; Miscellaneous ('idleciinns ; 334, Humming Birds ; ;$;{.'), List of Lih- raries. Museums and Societies ; 343, Annual Reports, ISC).') to 1877; 348, Fi.shes of the New .Jersey Coast ; 353, Tahles of 1 Rain Fall ; '^^^>^\ Moniorial of Joseph Henry : 3()0, Palafittes or Lacustrian Con- struction ; ;i67, Flora of Alaska ; 372, Drilling in Stone without Metal ; 367, Chemistry of ilie Earth ; 284, Circular of Shipping" Fresh Fish ; 394, Stoiu' Age in New .lersey ; 415, Savage Weapons ; 437, Check List of Publications ; Suiithsonian ^ Report, 1879, Do., 1880, Do., 1879, Do., ' 1880 (.second cO])ies) ; Euology on Alex. I) Bache ; First Annual Reiiort Bureau I Ethntdogy (2 copies). Total— 37 Publi- ! cations' Boston. — Willianii*' Lecture Magazine, 1882 to 1883. Mitsovri Historical Society, St, Louis. — Amended Charter and By-Laws ; Cam- paign in Mis80iui and the Battle of Wil- .son'i Creek, 1861 ; Recollections of x Se|»i tionl ArclF />! live '''I DcmL eralj V.dil TrVl "c-ci-t.lHrjr Sfptuagenarian ; Air.lia.'t>li»j'ical Exitloia- fioiis in Cole Co., M", ; Sainunl Gafy ; Anhfuology of Missouri. Total, 7. Pepnrtvimt of State, Minnemtii — Exeiu- tive Documents. Total — 10 Vohinjes. Ciinnda. — Dejmrtment of Stnti., Ottiiva. — I)i'Mri]»tive Catalogue of Economic Min- t'laU of Canada ; Do., Compilwl liy tlu- (Jcological Corps of Canada. Total — "J V'olumes. (ifohufiail Hurvei) of i'aiiiuhi . — I'li-liminary Note, Bow and Beflv Rivcr'> Districts. Nm\t Scotia. — Collections of tlu; Histori- cal Society. Till' Royal Swiety «/ i'anmhi .Minutes of Proceedings, 18h:i. Montreal. — The N nviiiiniiitic uml .Aiiti- i/nariaii Society — .Journal for .lanuary, A]>ril and July. Total — 3 VoIuhks. S. Weil', Esq., I, 3, 4 and 6tli lle]»orts, .Mon- treal Horticultural Society. Toronto. — Proceedings of the (.'anadian Institute, Vol. 1. Nidudas Flood Davin, Esq.. Album verses and other Poeuis ; Remarks suggested liy President (lar- tield's Death ; On the Secretary of the Iltiyal Society of Canada. Total — 'A. 11 'mniftij. — Provincial IliYrirn nietit — Con- salidated Statutes of Manilolta, 1N80 ; Statutes of Manitoba (44th year of the Reign of Queen Viitoria) ; I>e]iorts, Minister of Agriculture and Statistio (two copies I88(» and Do., ISM). Tutal— H Viilumes. IVInnifeq. — MUcelUineoux — Baker. Esq., C.r.R.,_A Coijper Arrow Hea.i. R. H. H tinter, Esq., — Statistics of Railroads, iScc. ; Life History of Birds (2 cojiies). Mr. .Fame> Henderson. — Manitoba and North- Westein Directoiy ; Directtny of City of Winnijieg, July, ISh-i. Provincial l-ibrury Books returned by A. H. Whit- 1 her, Esq. — Land Laws, Regulations f,nd Decisions, No. 1 and No.!'. Mr. R. E. W. (ioodridge 12 Nos. Popular Science Monthly; Binding i'unch Vtdunie. Mr. \Vm. Battye.— Reprint, 'Times." Oct. :5, 17'.»:}. R. Gerald R. Eden, Es(i.— Loan of One Year'.s Scientitic American as ]iub- lislied. Mr. Beattie — Esquamault Kayak. A. F. Inkson. — 10 old coin.s. PROVINtlAI, NIOWSI-.M-KKS. 'I'lie reading ro^l!l has b«'en well sui)plied Willi newspapers and the t)tsl niaga/incs. 'I'be newspapers are carefully filed, and dnririK tlie past year, thougli the ardiives of this depart- ment only extend back tlirce years, tlieap- plieations for leave to consul! the tiles hv tlie iKiirts, by lawyers, reporters and others have lieen continuous. The Society desi'-es to iieknowledKe its sense of the generous ron- ir'hution free of eharge of tlie Provincial news- jiapero from tbeirpubllshers. Tliese papers iiavc been received, a number of them since their tirst issue, and are carefully filed away, and form most valuable niateriul for history and evidence. The following is the list : — Tln> Hrandon Mail Daily. ISranJon Sun, WftMy. Edmonton Bvlletiii, ,. Emeimn Ivtirnational,... , „ Herald (H'iiniipeii), „ Le Manitoba (St. lioni/ace) „ Manitoba (Jazette, ,, Manitohi Mountaineer,.... „ Ma rqvette lieview, Sem i- li 'eekhj. Morri.i Herald, Weekly. I 'rngre.i.i (Ra t Fait age) „ Kajiid City Standard ,, Jfock f Mice Herald, , Saitkatchevan Herald, „ Selkirk Herald. , Stonenvll News, , H'est Lynne and Sout' .rn Manifolxi Tiniea, „ U'innijieii Free I're.ta, Daily. Do., WeAty. // '/ /' 11 ifiiy Sun, Daily. Il'iniiiyeij Times, ,, I'.^l'KHS UK.AO. 'riiere have been nine original papers read during the year, several of them of irnporianue. being fresh InveHtigalions and liavinga per- manent value. The Society is glad to r(>eeive from it.-i members well prepared papers on any stibjeel. even though they may be outsidt; the scope of the Society. Such pa^lOl•s stimulate tlioilghl anil keep up interest ni Mie Society. The name.x are given first of the papers on general topics witli their dates of delivery. OKNKIt.\l. I'ACKKS. I. Oh Knergy. bv ,1. II. Kowan. Ks(|.. on Keb. jrird. IS,*.'. ■_'. <'riti(|tie on Caroline Ko.x's "Memoirs of Old Kfiends." by A. Maearthur. Ksq., on March •.>:<rd. X Synop.sis of Taine's "Knglish Literature," by tlie late Mr. I)a\ id Cowan, April fifth. 1. On Free I'ublic l.ilirarics, bv T. C. I,. .Vrmstroiig, M.A., li.li.lf.. on October l!Mh. IIISTOHKAI. A.M) SIIIC.NTII'IC. During tile past .\eur the tl\ e i)apers r>n the special work of the Soiiely ha\ e iieen of a bigji order of merit. Those read after the restiiiip- fion of work succeeding the Summer vacation have all been pnlilisheil at the exi»ense of the Society. Three hundred coiiies of each are oh- laiiKMl. As lias licen stated, a numi)er laboiit eighty! are sent to our exi'lianges. The re- mainder are (lisiio-ed of at a small iirice. The following are the papers : 1. .lournal of Ifobcrl Campbell, Ks«(.. reail by Consul Tayhn-, .Aiirll .Uh, 1H><2. Mr. Campbell is a retired Chief Kact.nr <if the Hudson's Hay Comimny and has been half a centurT in the rCorth-W'est. 'liuse extracts are of the dale of is;!*.'-:). Mr. Campbell is an honorary member of this Society, is a Fellow of the Hoyal (Jeographical Society. and the discoverer of the source of the Yukon Hiver in Kusaian America. •i. (I'ubli.shedl. On " The Causes of the Uis- ingiiitbe Red Itiver .Settlement l!<(i9-70, by Alexander McArthur. F.sq-. President of the Society, read ffctober j'lth, ISW. This pai>cr is written by one who passed through the Hed Itiver troubles. .\t the c. ose of flic pajier an animated discussion took place as to the; atti- tude taken by the various classes of the Hed lliver commi'inity. .'1. tF^tiblisbedi. I.ecturi! on "Arctic Uegions and Hudson's Hay." by Dr. Rae, London, Eng., delivered October Uth. The lecturer gave an account of his personal experiences in search- ing for Sir .John Franklin. For his success in tIndiiiK III'**! ti'iii'i's iif l''niiikliii In- iiiiil hin coiii- puiiioiis rt'<'i'ivc'<i till! rcwiinl oHitimI liy llii' Ail- iiiinilty (if i:ll).(NlU. Mis iixpuiliiiDii wun ovur- limit. Ih' |{iio WHS nut suiiKHlni' iis to tluiMiK'- cfHKl'iil navigation ot' llixlson's Ka.s. I. (I'libii-ilirili. "(ilratiinKM from tlictJi'ol- OKj- of llic Itcd Itivir Valloy. ' l)y J. II. I'anton. M. .\.. I't'ad Di^i'cinbiT '.'Sth. Mf. I'anton was fonniM'ly I'l'ofrRsor of .'^cifncc in (iiicliili AKi'ii'Ollni'a' ('o1i'k<'. TIk' pajHT dralt with Ki'oii'ffii'al foriniitions of Itcil Uiv- «;r Valli'y llie siMirian. lie also ilcsci'ilii'd at IriiKtli tlic fi'atui'i'H of llir drift d<!- iiiHiiH. .\t tht' cloHi' of till! iiapui' an intercst- Inx disiMission tooli (liin'c as III tln' luitiii'i' and «iuality of till' water of tin- Ki-daiid .\s.sinilioine rtivi'i'sand III)' wi'IIh olitaini'd in this drift di'- posit. .1. (Published tOn"Tlie \Vinnipigl'ouiilry;Its Discovery and tlie (ireat ('oiHeiiiieiiccs Uesidt- , iiiK. ' l>.\ Kev. I'rof. Hi'yce, ( 'orrcspoiiilin« ."^ee- j retary, .liiniiary J'llli. The obieei of this pupur | was loshiiw llie part taken Tiy N'erandrie in diseo\ciiiiK ihe l.aWe Winnipeg rcKion and the iiilliienee iliis nail in stirring <>P KnK'i'^li iner- I'haiiis, the Ihnlsoiis Hay < onipany, the .Mon- treal rnerehants and the Norwesiirs lo ai livil) in exploration. The ilo.^e of Ihe paper Kave a nuinhcr of dediiilions as to the lonrse of trade, favoriiiK the city of W'innipetj asllie probable Kri'at business center of the .\'ort ii-\S'i st. Ill)': i.iiiic.MCY. The Library has been hirKel.\ made use of dnriKK the past year. .Many lioolis of the cir- eillaling lil'i'ary are in conslant use, while the refereiiee librar.\ of Hu' .-'ocieiy is contiiiinilly liein« consulted. Tne honks taken out by read- ers were •-'. Kki volumes diiriiiK Ihe year, aKaiiisI '2..'i2't for the |ii'e\ ioiis year. The KNcciitive Council have lia^l a very earnest desiri' lo in- crease tlie Library by the addilioii of new books and ihe impnrianl worksof refer- <!nee. The subscripi innslo the Library ha\ i' been seriously interfered with by Iheconsidcralioii of the tret- public library sciiiine. Tne puliiie, having; the, prospect of the larger enterprise, liave not conlinned iheii' annual subscriptions to tlif circulating library. The .Society ap- ;ioi"t.ed a small committee to wait, upon ibu 'ouncil, for the jiurpose of iiiaucinx that : li> undertake a tree ibrary in NVinnipeR. .•ommittee was c,.rdially received by the «,^v, :..cil, anil the I'ity Kiiiaiice ('ommittee was aiipointeri ti; confer with 1 he committee of ihe tSoeiety. Tliis conference took place, and tlie Kinaiico CommiHee recommended (lie matter t^i llic I'ouncil The end of the civic year hav- ing come, tli-j matter v\as left over for ihe new City Council to deal with. 'I'niM-onfu.sion cuii- iiec'ted with tucir entry to ottiee, und the alteii lion since necessary t > ilic tinancial all'airsof the city, have presented the completion of the scheme for the library. It is to be bopeti that the matter may soon lake dellniti! form, and that by Ihe midille of the year su much needed and Useful an a^jency may be in active oiiera- tion in our city. .No more useful ihinx for our- selves than a collei'tion of lO.IKK) kooiI hooks i-ould be undertaken, and the elfeet of such an instil ution m drawing attention to our ad van lages as a city for intelliitent and cultivated iiersons to lintl a home in uiu.st he great indeed. The .Society oU'ered the Council the use of its (Jeneral and Heierence Ldirary, of some ;t,(i()0 volumes, under certain conditions, thus form- inga good nucleu.4 for the colleetion. ihe K.\eeutive Council recomiiiuiids that the new Kxeeutive Council continue to keep the nutter before the Ah! ■rmeii and citizens, as a thing most deserving of present attention. OHITUARY. During the year we liave had the misfortune to lose two of our members, viz, Hi.s Lordship, Chief Justice Wood, and Mr. David Cowan. We .join in the universal sorrow, which was so generally expressed when C!hief Justice Wood was removeo from our midst. His Lordship look an acli\e |iarl in Ihe formalion nii<i incor- atiiin of our .Smici > . We had the hono.- of hav- ing him as our ti'-i rresident. Previi us to his election as ('resident, he was CbaM'iiian over Ihe preliminary meetings, which esentuatcd in the organization anil establishmi'iit of our Siiiicl>. Ills Lordship also faMired u^ wiih several papers; his Inaugural address as rres- ident. ill which he sketched the growth of Irii" histiii'>. am! ileliiicaied the rise of intellectual aclivii \ and ilbi rty of thought among the chief nalion.s of l lie earlh. This is the aiini\ev-ary of Ihe ilav. on whicli lie dclivei'i'd that address i:tth h' b., l.SM). I TheCliic' .luslicc also read bcfoie the .Sociely a iiapcr mi ( 'iisniogoiiy and Chronology. .Ml of which is respcrl I'lilly submitted. .\. II. Wiiiiiiii'.i!, (ii;i)ii(;i: Mi:\i i;. Vice President. (.'or.-Secretarv. ■ri{|-;Astui;Ks .staticmkvt. Tlie follow iii)4 sliiteiueiit l)y tiie Treas- urer, Air. H. II. Hunter, of tlie receipts iiiid expeinlil tires for llie year, was rend by .Vfr. L. .\L Lewis; -balance to credit in Itnperial Uaiik Tel). 1st, IS.s-J, .S|:iL22; in- surance coiiipatiy for losses liy lire, 8i<i:i; iiiuiiicipal }i;r;ui!, .srilHl; (ioveriitiient jirtiiit, !c!.")(Hl; jiroceedsof Dr. I{ le's lecture, .s'.);{.."il»; n.einliers dues, historical liWrary. .•:? l."i! ).!».") ; total, -sl.TKt.iiT. I'.xpeiiditure -I'aid (leo. Winks ten uiotillis rent to Fell. Isl, !S:i(H); Mr. IIukIiiiii i wehc iiioiilhs salary, .S(i0(); draft oil .\ew_ York, le lilu'f;ry titliii^s .-ukI liook-liiiidinji* .'iSliT.ri.S; tire itistiram-e. S'litl; ]iriiitiii)j; aiiiuial report, .Si I; ma^raziiios uud papers for lilirary, .':?l()."). IS; printing Mc.Vrl hnr's lectures, •s.-i^.^."); Iiook-biniliiiji;, .■md s'.indry i)ritiliiijj;, r)(i:tialanee tit haiik- I)r. Uaes and .Mr. .S4I; fuel and UjxUi. posl,i<ie, s'.it ioiiery ijSH.OS; advert isiiijrJ ers, .StTl.tls. Tlie statetiietil was cerlitied lo by Mr. IL K. W. (Joodridfjie, .'vnililor, and was adopted. i;i.i:(rto.\ ot-' cof.Nrii,. The following tlfteen ^'cntleinen were elected nienilitrs of the iOxeeiitive C'omieil for the eiisuiiijj; \ear: Itiv. ProL Jlryce, Messrs. X. M. Wliiulier, Alex. McArtliiir, R. K. W. (!oodrid-e. L. .M. Lewis, Aid. (Ifor^ie H. Ham, W. H. lIuKhau, Iiev. I'roL Hart, .1. H. Paiitoii, 1'. I". J.. Aini- stl•on^^ I)r. Cow.in, (". N. Hell, H. -M. Howell. IL H. Hunter, and H. liotisloii. i;i.i:iTIO.N OK (IKKICICKS. Tlie ollicers of last year were all le-elect- ed, as follows; President. Mr. Alox. MeArtliur; 1st Viie-Presideiit, Mr. A. H. Whitc'her; lid Vice-President, Kev. Prof. Hart; Corresponding Secretary, Kev. Prof. ISryee; Kecording Seeretiiry, Mr. W. H. Hnghaii; Treasurer, Mr. R. H. Hunter. On motion of Mr. McDongall, seconded liy Mr. Panton, a vote of thanks was tendered the President and officers and llie members of the retiring Council for llieir services during the pasl yetir. On motion of Capt. Lewis, seconded by Mr. Bell, it was resolved to refer to the j E.xecutive Council the appointment of a I delegate to the Royal Society, which is to meet in May ne.xt. Mr. Goodridge was, on motion of Capt. Lewis, seconded by Prof. Bryce, appointed Auditor for the ensuing year. The meeting then adjourned. iiiiiiiuii mm iiicoi'. till! hlUlO,' ui' iiuv- I'ri'x ii lis III iii^ ' f'liii'niKin over ,ljii'li I'veiiliiiir.Ml i>lHliiiu'iit III (iiir fllNdlcd II, Willi mldresH a.-> I'icm- (• >,'i'(nvrli of li-i|.. H'of iiif('||(.(.|im| iilnoiiK till' ilii,.!" n' aiiiiiv fi-.iiry of '<I dial aiidrcss iislii-c aUo I'l'iid ( 'o.siiio^foiiy iiiul iiliiiiilleil. Kf'lKiK Hi;v( K. t'Dr.-.Sccrotai'v. vMK.VT. •).v till- Tieas- lli" ri'cciotM tr, w iis read hy fo civdit ill l >^m.-22; in- ''.V lire, ffUKi; rniiifiii ^'r,•lIlt, ctiiro, s !);{..")( I; rary. .':^ 1.")! ).!).-) • I'e -I'.iid (Jfo. i''). Isl, .'?:)()(); salary. s(m; y fittings and isunuice. !:!()■(»; I: iiKifrazinc's •■).I«; in-iiitiiig ir'.s lectures, look-biiidiujr, li'y priiiiiiiu;, iiue at baiik- i'<l to l)y Mr. tor, and was tlemen wvny itive C'ouneil 'rof. Jlryce, . AleArthiir, J^f'vvis, Aid. UKhan, I{ev. C". L. Ariii- Bi'll, H. .M. Houston. ■{s. ■all ri'-elect- :Mr. Alex. , Mr. A. M. Ht'v. Prof. ', Kev. Prof. Mr. W. II. Hunter. 11, .seconded thanks was officers aiid Council for .ear. ecoiuled by •efer to the itment of a whicii is to on of Capt. , appointed