1869.] NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY 65 



Fourth monthly meeting, January 25tli, 1869, the President in 

 the chair. 



DONATIONS TO THE MUSEUM. 



A collection of Devonian plants (35 specimens of 22 species) 

 from the Fern ledges, near St. Jolm, New Brunswick : from the 

 Natural History Society of St, John. 



TO THE LIBRARY. 



Catalogue of N. American Orthoptera described previous to 

 1867, by Samuel H. Scudder : from the Smithsonian Institute, 

 Washington. Twenty eight volumes of the Zoological catalogues 

 of the British Museum : from the Trustees. 



Messrs Walter McOwatt and Walter Cross Cowan were elected 

 ordinary members. 



Mr. F. Mackenzie read a paper •' on the prevention of cruelty 

 to animals." A discussion ensued in which Principal Dawson, 

 Rev., Dr. De Sola, Dr. Bernard, R. Moat, D. Mackay, Jas. 

 Ferrier Jr. and Mr. Mackenzie took part. 



Dr. P. P. Carpenter then made a communication " on some of 

 the features of the Montreal mortality returns for 1868." 



Some remarks were made on this subject by Dr. Girdwood, CI. 

 Stephens, and Principal Dawson. 



Fifth monthly meeting, held February 22nd, 1869, the Presi- 

 dent in the chair. 



DONATION TO THE MUSEUM. 



Specimen of the silicious sponge {Euplectella aspergiUum) 

 popularly known as Venus' flower basket, from the Philippine 

 Islands: presented by Jas. Ferrier, jr Specimen of the Missouri 

 pouched Rat, Geortiys bursarins : from Mr. W. Hunter. Plaster 

 models of five Indian pipes from the supposed site of the ancient 

 Indian village of Hochelaga ; from Principal Dawson. 



TO THE LIBRARY. 



Acadian Geology. Second edition. From Principal Dawson. 



Five volumes and 6 numbers of the London Quarterly Journal 

 of Microscopical Science; from Dr. J. Baker Edwards, 



Messrs Bryce Scott, H. R. Gray, and E. Hartley were elected 

 members of the Society. 

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