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of their jaDitor and taxidermist, Mr. W. Hunter, who has so 

 satisfactorily filled the joint situation for a number of years. 

 They also sympathize with him in his bereavement, and in his 

 continued ill health, the immediate cause of his resignation. It 

 is hereby recommended to the society that steps be taken to 

 present Mr. Hunter with a suitable testimonial in consideration of 

 his Ions; and valuable services." 



Messrs. G. Barnston, John B. Goode, and the mover, were 

 appointed a committee to carry out these resolutions. 



Dr. Smallwood read a paper '' On some phenomena of the Solar 

 Eclipse of August, 1869." 



Mr. A. S. Ritchie read an essay entitled : " Aquaria Studies, 

 No. 1." This will be found at page 1 of the present volume. 



SOMERVILLE LECTURES. 



The six lectures of this course were delivered as follows : — 



1. February 10th, 1870. " Explorations in the Nipigon country," 



by Professor R. Bell, C.E., F.G.S. 



2. February 17th. " Recent discoveries in Solar Physics, and 



the total eclipse of August 7th, 1869," by James Douglas, 

 jr., President of the Literary and Historical Society, Quebec. 



3. February 24th. '• The chemistry of Iron and Steel," by Dr. 



T. Sterry Hunt, F.R.S. 



4. March 10th. " Oq Deep Sea Dredging," by Principal Dawson, 



LL.D., F.R.S. 



5. March 17th. '' On Gold," by Dr. G. P. Girdwood. 



6. March 24th. "On Economic Mineral Deposits," by G. 



Broome, Esq., F.G.S. 



ANNUAL CONVERSAZIONE. 



The eighth annual conversazione was held at the rooms on the 

 evening of Wednesday, March 9th, 1870. 



The whole of the ground floor was tastefully decorated with 

 evergreens, under the superintendence of Mr. D. McCord. Fine 

 geological maps and sections were kindly lent for the occasion by 

 the officers of the Geological Survey of Canada. Messrs. 

 Theodore Hart and Hugh Allan also kindly contributed bouquets 

 of choice cut flowers from their respective greenhouses. A 

 number of microscopes, with objects, were placed in the library, 

 this department being under the special superintendence of the 

 Montreal Microscopic Club. Mr. J, M. Young sent one of 



