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announcing a donation for the library, and the other returning 

 thanks for Nos. 53, 54, of the Proceedings of this Society. 

 The following donations were announced: — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



Rapport des Commissaires des Travaux Publics du Canada, 1855, 



1856. 

 Rapport des Inspecteurs du Penitencier Provincial, 1855. 

 Rapport et Comptes de la Compagnie du Grand Tronc de Chemin de 



Fer du Canada, Apr. 23, 1857. 

 Rapport special sur les mesures qui ont etc adoptees pour I'etablisse- 



ment d'une Ecole Normale, &c. July 24, 1847. 

 Extraits du Rapport sur I'Exposition de Paris, relativement aux pro- 



duits du Canada, 1857. 

 Rapport de A. C. Buchanan, Ecuyer, Agent principal des Emigres, 



1855. 

 Reponses aux adresses de I'Assemblee Legislative, 1856, 1857. 

 Second Rapport sur I'Exploration des lacs Superieur et Huron, par le 



Comte de Rottermund, 1857. 

 Twenty-ninth Annual Report of the Natural History Society of Mon- 

 treal, May 18, 1857.— From i¥. L. A. Huguet Latour, iV. P. of 



Montreal, 

 Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. Vol. VI. 16. 



Oct. 1857. Boston. 8vo. — From the Society. 

 The Medical News and Library. Vol. XV. No. 180. Dec. 1857. 



Philadelphia. 8vo. — From Blanchard <Sf Lea. 



The Treasurer presented his annual report, which was read, 

 and referred to the Committee on Finance. 



The annual report of the Committee of Publication was also 

 presented and read. 



Stated Meeting, December 18. 



Present, twelve members. 



Dr. DuNGLisoN, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Letters were read : — 



From Capt. A. A. Humphreys, dated Washington, Dec. 7, 

 1857, acknowledging the receipt of notice of his election as a 

 member of the Society: and — 



