XVIII EOYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. 



Oct. 7, Botanical Notes on the Upper St. John, by G. U. Hay. 



Some Differences between Animals and Plants, by Prof. James Fowler. 

 Nov. 4, Corvidse, by Alfred Morrissey. 



Cormorants, by Fred. AV. Daniel. 



Migration of Birds, by M. Chamberlain. 

 Dec. 2, Fossils of the Cambrian Eocks at St. John, by G. F. Matthew, M.A. 

 Jan. 6, The Food Fishes of New Brunswick, by W. M. McLean. 

 Besides the above there were five fi'ee lectures on Elementary Science, as follows : — 

 Fob. 19, The Atmospheie, by W. F. Best. 



Mar. IS, 25, The Anatomy and Physiology of Digestion, by W. F. Coleman, M.D. 

 April 15, Winter Birds, by M. Chamberlain. 

 May 20, TheFertilizatioQofPlants, by G. U. Hay. 

 Dec. It), Public Hygiene, by L. C. Allison, M.D. 



VII. From la Société Historique de Montréal, through Abbé Verreau : — 



La Société Historique de Montréal a l'honneur de jjorter à la connaissance de la Société Eoyale 

 du Canada: — 



lo Que dans le cours de l'année qui vient de s'écouler depuis le mois de mai dernier, elle a admis 

 six nouveaux membres actifs ; 



2o Qu'elle a vu sa bibliothèque s'augmenter de près de trois cents volumes, brochures et docu- 

 ments parlementaires; 



3o Qu'elle a commencé l'impression du livre d'ordres du baron de Dieskau, et qu'elle espère le 

 livrer au public dans le coui-s du mois de juillet ; 



4o Qu'elle a continué à faire copier des documents manuscrits, autant que ses faibles ressources 

 le lui ont permis ; 



5o Qu'elle renouvelle le vœu, souvent exprimé, de voir la Société Eoyale recommander au gou- 

 vernement fédéral la publication du Dictionnaire Généalogique de M. l'abbé Tanguay, comme œuvre 

 historique de la plus haute importance. 



VIII. From the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Montreal, through Mr. E. W. McL.4.chlan : — 



On behalf of this Society I have the honour to rej)ort the following original papers read during 

 the past year : — 



1. The History of Canadian Money, by E. W. McLachlan. 



2. Old Montreal, by Henry Mott. 



3. The Heraldic History of Canadian Towns, illustrated by sketches and examples, by J. H. Bowe. 



4. Antiquities of the Island of Orleans, by E. C. Lyman. 



5. The Fii-st Montreal Directory, by Henry Mott. 



6. Le Chevalier de Levis, by the Hon. P. J. O. Chauveau, LL.D. 



Nine meetings have been held during the year, at which many points relating to Canadi.in 

 Numismatics and Antiquarian historj^ have been taken uj) and discussed. 



During the coming year the work of cataloguing and describing the coins and medals bearing on 

 Canadian history, undertaken hy a member of the Society, will be completed and ready for issue to the 

 public. 



The issue of the Canadian Antiquarian, which had been suspended for a year, has been resumed, 

 and I have the pleasure to lay before you the first number of the eleventh volume. In this quai-terly 

 have appeared the Proceedings and Transactions of the Society and many original papers, elucidating 

 difficult points in our history and describing new and rare numismatic mementoes. 



