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work — the appointment of Mr. Marler, the Treasurer of the 

 Natural History Society, at the meeting on Monday tiight, to 

 co-operate in any effort to be made to finish the work, gives pro- 

 mise that, so far as this institution is concerned, the members of 

 it will do what is right in the matter. And now it remains 

 for the authorities of the General Hospital to take action. The 

 President has expressed sympathy with the movement, and has 

 requested me to furnish him with a memorandum, setting forth 

 the facts and requirements of the case, and he will bring the sub- 

 ject before the Board of Management. If they will appoint a 

 representative, and St. Gabriel Church a third, to form with Mr. 

 Marler a committee to take this matter in hand and carry it to 

 completion, the end may be regarded as good as accomplished. 

 Of course none of these religious or benevolent societies can be 

 expected to vote any money from their respective treasuries, but 

 if the influential gentlemen entrusted with their management 

 will only show a deep interest in the matter and will commend 

 it to the friends of the several institutions, I apprehend there 

 will be no difficulty in procuring two or three hundred dollars 

 with which to erect a simple monument over Mr. Somerville's 

 o'rave. 



NOTES ON CANADIAN EARTHQUAKES. 



By Prof. C. G. Rockwood, Jr., Ph.,D., Princeton, N. J. 



The following notices of earthquake shocks felt in Canada 

 since 1876, are gathered here, from the authors " Notes on 

 American Earthquakes," published at various times in the 

 " American Journal of Science and Arts." 



1877. 



May 2. — A shock, "lasting eight or ten seconds," occurred at 

 10.20 p.m., at Oshawa, Ontario. 



May 15. — From Port Stanley. Ontario, it was reported that 

 a wave five feet high, apparently due to some earthquake shock, 

 swept along the northern shore of Lake Erie, and was followed 

 for an hour by smaller ones. 



July 17. — At 3 a.m., a sharp shock, lasting about thirty 

 seconds, occurred at Riviere du Loup, Quebec. 



Nov. 4. — About 2 a.m. a rather severe earthquake was felt 

 throughout a large part of Canada, New York and New Ensjland. 



