Natural History Society of Montreal, 231 



February 6th, 1862. — On the harmoDy resulting from apparent 

 discords and anomalies in nature. — Charles Robb, Esq., C.E. 



February 13th, 1862. — On the utility of birds to agriculture, and 

 the desirability of endeavoring to prevent their destruction on 

 the Island of Montreal. — Alfred Rimmer, Esq. 



February 20th, 1862. — On minute forms of life, especially ad- 

 dressed to the young. — Rev. A. F. Kemp. 



February 29th, 1862. — " A popular account of the Durham coal 

 fields, with a brief narrative of a visit underground." 



Rev. Edmond Wood, M.A. 



March 6th, 1862. — On some relations of the mineral, vegetable 

 and animal kingdoms. — Dr. T. S. Hunt. 



March 20th, 1862. — On the Geological History of a lump of 

 coal. — Dr. Dawson. 



MEMBERSHIP. 



This department has been under the charge of a Committee of 

 the Council of four members, whose labors have been most praise- 

 worthy and successful. 



The list of members compared with that of last year is as fol- 

 lows : — 



1860-61 1861-62 



Life members, 36 38 



Ordinary members, - - - - 180 261 



Eighty-seven ordinary members having been elected during 

 the year, and two only having resigned, and two died. Two cor- 

 responding members only were elected. Two ordinary members 

 of the Society, C. Dunkin, Esq., M.P.P., and H. J. Ibbotson, 

 Esq., have been elected life members on account of very ttumifi- 

 cent donations of books to the library. 



PAPERS READ. 



During the year twenty-eight papers have been read at the 

 monthly meetings, and the more important of them published in 

 the " Naturalist." These papers have been more fully noticed in 

 the President's address. 



PUBLICATION 0» THE " NATURALIST." 



In connection with the system of exchanges with scientific 

 journals of other countries, your Council have to rem^rk that the 

 papers published in the " Naturalist " have been extensively re- 

 produced in other journals, and the reputation of this society, and 



