VIII ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
Among the new Canadian societies formed since our last meeting 
is the “Women’s Wentworth Historical Association,’ whose head- 
quarters is in the city of Hamilton. The Council take this opportunity 
of repeating what has been said on other occasions: that the Royal 
Society will gladly hear of the establishment of new scientific, literary, 
and historical associations throughout the Dominion, and cordially 
respond to their requests for affiliation. The Royal Society has always 
desired to be a national institution in the complete sense of the word, 
and give the fullest sympathetic encouragement to all who are labouring 
in the fruitful field of historical and scientific research. By the annual 
publication of the reports of all scientific and literary bodies in its 
transactions the Royal Society is able to give to the whole world of study 
and investigation a bibliography of the most important scientific and 
historic work accomplished within the Dominion. If this bibliography 
is to be made thoroughly accurate and complete, it is important that 
every local association throughout Canada should come forward and 
co-operate with the Royal Society, whose transactions are now sent to 
every library, university and learned society of note in every quarter of 
the globe. 
6. Historic BATTLE-GROUNDS. 
The Council have heard with much satisfaction that through the 
energetic action of Mrs. Calder and other ladies of Hamilton, the Gage 
Homestead and several acres of land have been purchased for public use 
on the site of the battle-ground of Stoney Creek, where so signal a suc- 
cess was won in 1813 by Colonel Harvey at a most critical juncture of a 
war in which the security of Upper Canada was so frequently endangered. 
It is intended to have suitable monuments erected on this battle-ground, 
as well as on Burlington Heights overlooking Hamilton. Through the 
energetic action of Mayor Teetzel, the people of that city have also pur- — 
chased Dundurn Park, the old home of Sir Allan MacNab, long famous 
in Canadian political history, and intend to use the castle as a museum 
for the preservation of historic relics and scientific specimens, and the 
exhibition of art treasures. The Gage Homestead has also been placed 
in thorough repair, and illustrates in its internal arrangements the 
domestic conditions of the beginning of the century when it became 
historical. 
Y. PRESERVATION OF THE SITE OF LOUISBOURG. 
Professor Benjamin Rand, of Harvard University, who is a member 
of a Nova Scotian family who have produced several able men, has 
