LXX ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. 
On motion of Mr. J. M. LeMoine, seconded by Dr. J. A. Grant, it was 
Resolved, That the suggestions made in the report of the first section be left to the action of 
the Council. 
On motion of Professor Murray, seconded by Mr. George Stewart, Jr., it was 
Resolved, That the recommendation contained in the report of the second section with res- 
pect to copyright be adopted; that the committee consist of Principal Grant, Mr. Faucher de St. 
Maurice, Professor Cherriman, Dr. Bell, and the President of the Society. 
On motion of Professor Cherriman, seconded by Mr. Macfarlane, the recommendations of the 
third section were adopted. 
On motion of Dr. Selwyn, seconded by Professor McGregor, the recommendations of the fourth 
section were adopted. 
On motion of Mr. J. M. LeMoine, seconded by Mr. Faucher de St. Maurice, it was 
Resolved, That this Society feels called upon to express its grateful acknowledgments to the 
Institute of France for the gracious reply which that distinguished body has been pleased to give to 
the invitation of the Royal Society of Canada. 
That the choice which it made of M. Xavier Marmier as its delegate to the present meeting was 
most happy, and this Society offers at the same time its thanks to the French Government, which so 
generously offered to contribute liberally towards the expenses of M. Marmier. 
That this Society desires to express to M. Marmier its gratitude for the earnest desire he has 
shown to carry out the wishes of his colleagues; that it regrets most sincerely the painful circum- 
stances which have deprived this country of the pleasure of again being favoured with the presence 
of so old and faithful a friend, and offers to him an earnest expression of sympathy, with the hope 
that his health will soon be perfectly restored. 
On motion of Dr. Chauveau, seconded by M. Marchand, it was 
Resolved, That Messieurs Xavier Marmier and Camille Doucet be elected corresponding members 
of the Royal Society of Canada. 
On motion of the Abbé Tanguay, seconded by Dr. Fréchette, it was 
Resolved, That this Society in expressing its regrets that the Association Frangaise, the 
Academie Royale de Belgique, and the Athénée Louisianais have not been represented at this meeting, 
offers to those bodies its sincere thanks for the gracious answers that they have given to the invita- 
tions which were addressed to them, and for the kind wishes that they have expressed for the 
prosperity of the Royal Society. 
On motion of Dr, T. Sterry Hunt, seconded by Principal Dawson, it was 
Resolved, That this Society hereby expresses its hearty acknowledgements and thanks to the 
following scientific bodies: 
1. To the Royal Society of London for the kind greetings and good wishes conveyed by the cable- 
message of the President of that Society, just received ; 
2. To the British Association for the Advancement of Science for having named as delegate to us 
on this occasion, our own President, Dr. J. W. Dawson. It desires to add that it feels great pleasure 
in view of the probable visit of the British Association to Canada in 1884, and to recall that it has 
already named three of its officers, namely: Dr. J. W. Dawson, Dr. Chauveau and Dr. T. Sterry 
Hunt, delegates to the meeting of this Association to be held in England in September, 1883; 
3. To the National Academy of Science of the United States of America for their courteous 
recognition of our invitation to this present meeting, evinced iu the appointment of Dr, T. Sterry 
Hunt as their representative ; 
4. To the American Academy of Arts and Science of Boston, for similar courtesies, in which 
connection we would acknowledge the satisfaction with which we have received Professor Alpheus 
Hyatt as the representative of the said Academy ; 
