PROCEEDINGS FOR 1897 XXXIX 



lY. — From The Nova Scotia Historical Society^ through Hon. J. W. 



LONQLEY. 



The 17th of December, 1896, being the centenary of the birth of the 

 Nova Scotian author, Thomas Chandler Haliburton, commonly known as 

 " Sam Slick," a commemorative meeting was held by the society in the 

 House of Assembly. Besides the members of the society there were 

 present, the Lieutenant-Governor, the Archbishop of Halifax, Lieutenant- 

 General Montgomery Moore with his staff, the Speaker and other mem- 

 bers of the legislature, a delegation from the Haliburton Club of 

 "Windsor, and representatives from other parts of the province. 



Following introductory remarks by the chairman. Senator Power, 

 and by the Lieutenant-Governor, addresses were made by Archbishop 

 O'Brien on Haliburton's connection with the removal of Catholic dis- 

 abilities ; bj^ Professor De Mille (^the president of the Haliburton Club) 

 on Haliburton and King's College ; by Mr. Justice Townshend on Hali- 

 burton as a judge ; by Speaker Laurence on Haliburton as a legislator ; 

 by Mr. J. W. Longley on Haliburton as a litterateur ; and by Mr. J. J. 

 Stewart on the bibliograpliy of the great Nova Scotian writer. Mr. W. 

 H. Hill read specimens of Sam Slick's humour. A complete list of his 

 works was placed on exhibition with many photographs of himself and 

 his last residence, Gordon House, Isleworth-on-Thames, whose present 

 owner. Lord Kilmorey, has erected a clock tower in honour of him. And 

 the end of this centennial commemoration is not yet, for the Haliburton 

 Club announce an illustrated volume entitled " Haliburton ; a Centennial 

 Chaplet " as " ready in July." It will contain j^apers by R. G. Hali- 

 burton, Q.C., Professor Horning of Victoria LTniversity, F. Blake Crofton, 

 Professor De Mille of King's College and P. Scott, with a complete biblio- 

 gi'aphy by J. P. Anderson of the British Museum. 



On the 13th April, 1897, an interesting paper was read before the 

 society by the Rev. E. M. Saunders, ly.D.^ upon the History of Wilmot 

 and Aylesford, N.S., during the last half of the eighteenth century. 



The following are the officers for the current year : 



President, Hon. J. W. Longley. 



Vice-Presidents, Hon. L. G. Power, Rev. John Forrest, D.D., and A. 

 H. Mackay, LL.D., F.R.S.C. 



Corresponding Secretary, F. Blake Crofton. 



Recording Secretary, W. L. Payzant. 



Treasurer, R. J. Wilson. 



The president was appointed to represent the society at the meeting 

 of the Royal Society of Canada with Mr. J. J. Stewart as an alternative. 



Y.— From The Hamilton Association, through Dr. Burgess. 

 During the past session there have been held eight regular and two 



