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The Somerville Lecture Committee reported that the Rev. 

 Robert Campbell, pastor of St. Gabriel Church, would deliver 

 the first Somerville lecture of the s"*ason on Thursday next, his 

 subject beinu' •' The Life and Bequests of the Rev. Jiimes Somer- 

 ville," founder of the course. 



3Ir. A. D. Ross was elected an honorary member, and Mr. J. 

 T. Donald was appointed representative of the Society at the next 

 meeting' of the Royal Society of Canada. 



A large number of recentl}' bound valuable books belonuinj;- to 

 the library were exhibited, and on motion the thanks of the 

 Society weie tendered Messis. J. H. R. Molson, Marler, and J. 

 H. Joseph, for tiieir liberality in defraying the expenses of the 

 binding. 



Dr. T. Steriy Hunt. F. R. S.. then delivered a short lecture 

 on the '• Taconic Controversy in Geology. In the course of his 

 remarks he explained the relation between the Palaeozoic and the 

 older crystalline rocks of North America. He spoke of the great 

 belts which form the Taconic hills of Eastern New England, and 

 which had been regarded as of the Palaeozoic age. He showed 

 the stratagraphical grounds for regarding them as much older 

 and as belonging to the Eozoic period. The same rocks, he 

 •stated, in conclusion, were to be found in Nova Scotia, Trinidad, 

 South America and British India. 



The Rev. Robert Campbell then suggested that the Society 

 should unite with the St. Gabriel Church coniiregation and 

 the Montreal General Hospital, to erect a momument over the 

 ^rave of the late Mr. Somerville, founder of the Somerville Lec- 

 tures, in Mount Royal Cemetery. After giving an interesting 

 iiccount of the removal of the body from the old cemetery on 

 Duiferin Square to its present resting place at Mount Royal 

 •Cemetery, he proposed that a gentleman be appointed to confer 

 with the representatives of the congregation and the General 

 Hospital as to what uieasures could be taken for the erection of 

 a monument. 



On motion Mr. G. L. Marler, the Treasurer of the Society 

 was appointed for this purpose. 



The President reported that he had recommended the pur- 

 chase of such specimens of Mr. Caulfield's collection as were not 

 already in the Society's cabinets, at a cost not to exceed $10. 



