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Les travaux suivants ont aussi été lus devant notre société : 

 ^' La Musique en France," par Mad. Cornu. 

 " Un Conte de Noël/' par M. Marc Sauvalle. 

 " La phonétique/' par M. le prof. Walter. 

 " Etude sur Mad. de Maintenon/' M. Morin. 

 ^' Alfred de Musset, l'iiomme et le poète/' Mad. Sauvalle. 

 f'Le théâtre, au point de rue moral/' M. le prof. Coussirat. 

 " Les aventures de Lulli/' par M. Em. Sandreuter. 

 " Etude sur Max O'Kell," par M. le pasteur Duclos. 

 " L'enfance dans la poésie," par M. Eobert Smith. 

 *' L'Aristocratie ancienne et nouvelle," par M. le pasteur Lafleur. 



IV. — From the Quebec Literary and Historical Society, through 

 P. B. Casgrain. 



The 3^ear just closed has been an uneventful one for the Society. 



As recommended by the Council of the preceding year, applica- 

 tion has been made to His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council 

 for leave to change the rules requiring the stated meetings of the 

 Council and Society to be held at fixed hours, in order that all Council 

 general or annual meetings, may in future be held at such hours as 

 may be found most convenient for the time being. 



The finances of the Society are improving. In addition to the 

 generous donation of $100 by Mr. Wm. Price, mentioned in last year's 

 report, we have to acknowledge an offering of $100 from Lt.-Col. F. 

 Turnbull and Mrs. Turnbull and $50 from Mr. Archibald Campbell. 



The Society has to deplore the untimely death, amongst others, 

 of two of the oldest associate members, the Hon. E. E. Dobell, whose 

 earnest and cheery voice was more than once heard in our rooms. He 

 was closely followed by his partner, Mr. Thomas Beckett, a firm sup- 

 porter of our association. 



A special meeting was called a few months back to meet our 

 Honorary President, Dr. James Douglas, LL.D., of New York, then 

 on a visit to this city. Dr. Douglas took occasion to urge the Society 

 to continue the publication of some of the invaluable MSS. in our 

 archives, such as was the practice when he had the honour to preside 

 over the Society. He suggested that an appeal be made to Col. Surgeon 

 H. Neilson, grandson of the late Hon. John Neilson, as custodian and 

 proprietor of the valuable Neilson papers; measures have been taken 

 to carry out his views. 



Two highly instructive lectures were delivered in the rooms of the 

 Society during the year just expired : Capt. Geo. D. O'Farrell, of the 

 Marine and Fisheries Department at Quebec read a paper " Notes 



