Vnr EOYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. 



Eobort Bell, Di'. T. J. Bmgess, Br. G. M. Dawson, Sir J. W. Duwson, Sir J. A. Grant, James I'lotclier, 

 AbW J. C. K. Laflammc, Prof. Lawson, J. Macoun, W. Saunders, Dr. Selwyn, J. F. Whitoavos. 



Tlic Eejwrt of Council, and the recommendations contained therein, were then taken into con- 

 sideration. 



Address to His Excellency the Governor-General. 



The draft of the address to His Excellency the Marquis of Lansdowne was formally adopted, and 

 it was ordered to be presented by the President and OflScers of the Society at such hour as migh't be 

 considered most convenient to the Governor-General. 



MiSCELLANEOU.S BUSINESS. 



On the motion of Dr. Johnson, seconded by Mr. Carpmael, it was 



" Resolved, that Di'. Lawson, Sir Wm. Dawson, Dr. Hamel, Dr. Bourinol and Mr. H. D. DuCelles 

 bo a committee to consider and report on any ariangements that can be made for the care and use 

 by membei's of the books belonging to the Society." 



A motion made by Dr. Johnson and seconded by Dr. Selwyn, that the election of candidates be 

 by ojien vote, was lost. 



On motion of Mr. Macfarlane, seconded by Mr. Lusignan, it was 



" Resolved, that the election of candidates be by ballot." 



Abbé Cuoq was then unanimously elected a member of Section I of the Society. 



Prof. Bovey, M. A., was elected a member of Section III of the Society. 



On motion of Di-. Johnson, seconded by Dr. Eobert Bell, the question of electing two members to 

 fill the vacancies in Section IV was referred back to this Section, with a request to report at this 

 meeting. 



Eeports prom Affiliated Socikties. 



The Acting Secretary then again read the list of Delegates, and the following Eeports were .•sub- 

 mitted from the Affiliated Societies : — 



I. — From The Ottawa Literary and Scientific Society, through Mr. H. B. Small : — 



At the last meeting of the Eoyal Society, the President of the Ottawa Litei-ary and Scientific 

 Society for the current year was present as a delegate, and gave a verbal report of its progress and 

 t)-ansactions, from April 1st, 18S6, to March 31st, 1887, the Society's fiscal year. 



By some oversight, however, a report in writing was not subsequently presented, and, conse- 

 quently, no record was made in the Eoyal Society's Transactions. To reniedj' this deticiencj^, I have 

 embodied in the report now submitted the result of the operations of that year, as well as those of the 

 year 1887-8, ended March 31st last. 



During the j-ear 1886-7 Mr. W. P. Anderson was President, and at the annual meeting, terminat- 

 ing his tenure of office in March, 1887, the Ottawa Literary and Scientific Society was reported in a 

 prosperous condition, there having been an increase in every item of revenue (the Provincial Govern- 

 ment grant excej)ted). The library, containing 2,174 books, and the reading-room were well resorted 

 to. Two valuable cases of insects were presented to the Museum by Dr. James Grant. 



The following subjects constituted the course of lectures, and each of them was well attended, 

 viz : — 



