XXXIV EOYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. 



Corresponding Secretary — "W. F. Best. 



Eecording Secretary — S. "W. Kain. 



Curators — J. Eoy Campbell, "Wm. Murdock and Geoftrey Stead. 



Librarian — Frank Berton. 



Additional members — E. P. Starr, Edwin Fishei-, G. Ernest Fairweather. 



XV. — From The Elgin Historical and Scientific Institute {St. Thomas, Ont.), through Dr. Botjrinot. 



The Elgin Historical and Scientitic Institute begs leave to report as follows : — 

 The oflBcers of the institute are : 



President — James H. Coyne, Esq., B.A. 

 Vice-President— C. 0. Ermalinger, Esq., Q.C. 

 Secretary — W. H. Murch, Esq. 

 Treasurer — J. S. Robertson, Esq. 

 Editor— Frank Hunt, Esq. 

 Librarian — K. "W. McKay, Esq. 

 Curator — J. W. Stewart, Esq. 



Councillors — J. Wilkinson, Esq., W. S. Jackson, Esq.. J. S. Brierley, Esq., W. Atkin, Esq., 

 A. W. Campbell, Esq. 



Owing to various causes the institute has not been able to accomplish as much during the past 

 year as it expects to do in the future. An Indian village site at Jaffa has been investigated, and 

 numerous archfeological specimens added to the museum. There is a fair beginning of a libiary. 

 Books and specimens have been presented by a number of friends of the institute, and the transactions 

 and reports of several societies and public bodies are regularly received. 



The president communicated a paper upon the country of the neutrals, in which he attempts to 

 identify the Southwold earthwork with the village of Alexis, as shown on Sanson's map of 1656, and 

 with the capital of the neutral country referred to in Sagard and the " Eclations des Jésuites." 



The Hon. Archibald McKellar, Sheriff of Wentwoith, sent in two interesting papers on the 

 early settlement of Aldborough. 



The institute numbers thirty-seven members. Visits to places of historical interest are being 

 planned for the summer, and a number of papers, chiefly on historical subjects, are promised for the 

 fall session. 



XVI. — From The Canadian Institute, through Sandpord Flesiing, LL.D., C.M.G., F.E.S.C. 



The 43rd annual report contains a very satisfactory account of progress. During the past season 

 24 ordinary meetings were held, at which 31 papers were read; at the meetings of the sections, 15 

 papers were read before the biological, 3 before the geological and mining, and 6 before the historical 

 section, making a total of 55 papeis. 



During the past season the rules and regulations were revised and remodelled, and adopted by 

 the institute at a special general meeting held on the 9th of April. Two new classes of members 

 have been introduced — corresponding and associates. The former is an old class revived; the latter 

 a new departure created for the benefit of many who, not sufficiently interested in the whole work of 

 the institute to become full members, will nevertheless be glad to be associated with the institute for 

 the purposes of extending research in special subjects, such as history, botany, geology, archaeology, 



