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ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



from originals in possession of some ol' our older families. Among these 

 are Champlain, Talon, Imbert, Lord Gosford, Lord Dorchester, General 

 Christie and Lord S^'denliam. the latter a recent gift from a Montreal 

 merchant in whose office it had hung, unrecognized, for years. There 

 are also thirty engravings giving representations of many of our states- 

 men and governors. 



Among the latter are jiortraits of the Earl of Dufferin and the Earl 

 of Aberdeen, presented hy themselves. The gallery will contain a series 

 of the governoi-s from the beginning as far as they can be obtained, and 



TIIK I'HATKAU DE RAMEZAY. 



of our proniinent statesmen, litterateurs and others, in this connection, a 

 series of jwrtraits of the meml)ers of the Eoyal Society might well bo 

 formed, therefore, let me here suggest that each of its members present 

 his portrait to the gallery, either in oil or an engraving. The gallery 

 also contains a series of the ai-ms of the Governors of Canada and a large 

 number of old engravings representing Canadian scenery and other 

 objects. 



Owing to the time devoted to w<M-k upon the museum, only four 

 papers have been read. They tire as follow : — 



1. — '■ Le Rocher Molu^wk," by Lucien Huot, 



