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tures and the reading of papers concerning the history of Canada, espe- 
cially Upper Canada, now the province of Ontario. 
The battle of Stoney Creek was one of the most decisive battles of the 
war of 1812-14. The victory achieved was the means of saving the whole 
of the Niagara peninsula from falling into the hands of the enemy, and 
led to his demoralization and expulsion from the country. The attack 
was planned by Colonel Harvey. afterwards Sir John Harvey, who was 
then General Vincent's chief of statf. General Vincent's force. numer- 
ically much inferior to that of the enemy, was encamped at Burlington 
Heights. The American forces, marching from Fort Niagara to attack 
General Vincent, rested for the night at Stoney Creek, about eight miles 
east of Burlington Heights. Colonel Harvey, with a comparatively 
small force, marched to the attack from Burlington Heights about 11 
o'clock at night, reaching the enemy about 2 in the morning, commencing 
the attack with the bayonet. The victory was complete. 
The society is now making exertions for the erection of a monument 
to commemorate this heroic achievement. as well as a memorial to be 
placed at General Vincent's encampment on Burlington Heights. 
XI.—From Vhe Ottawa Field-Naturalists Club. through Mr. Frank 
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T. SHUTT. 
The council of the Ottawa Field-Naturalists’ Club has the honour to 
present the following brief report to the Royal Society respecting the 
work and progress of the club during the past year. 
It is exceedingly gratifying to be able to record that the season for 
1894-5 was perhaps the most successful and prosperous in the club’s his- 
tory. The attendance at the evening lectures during the winter, as well 
as at the summer field-days, has been eminently satisfactory and 
encouraging. 
At the meeting held in March of this year the membership roll 
showed 233 persons in good standing. This, however, does not represent 
our present number, as since that date not a few members have been 
enrolled. We have lost by death three members during 1895—Mr. Scott 
Barlow, chief draughtsman and cartographist to the Geological Survey 
of Canada ; Mr. P. I. LeRossignol, B.Ap.Sc. assistant chemist, central 
experimental farm, and Mr. H. R. Moore, B.A. 
The winter programme of lectures given during the past season was 
as follows : 
PROGRAMME FOR WINTER SEASON 1894-95. 
Dec. Gth, 1894——Microscopical Soirée. 
Inaugural Remarks, Dr. G. M. Dawson, FRS. ; “ A Grain of Wheat,” 
W. Saunders, F.R.S.C., director Dominion experimental farms ; “ Micro- 
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scopic Structures in Young Fishes,” ete., E. E. Prince, B.A., F..S., com- 
