Transactions No. 2. His Excellency and several members of his suite 

 were present, and the lecture was well attended. It was illustrated 

 by excellent photographic views of scenes in the North-West and 

 British Columbia, which were shown by Mr. Topley with the aid of a 

 powerful magic lantern. For this lecture the Ottawa Literary and 

 Scientific Society kindly placed its lecture room at the disposal of the 

 Club, which also still enjoys the free use of the museum of that Society 

 for its various meetings. 



A Conversazione was conducted by members of the Club for the 

 Ottawa Literary and Scientific Society on the evening of the 6th 

 January, the proceedings at which were all of a scientific nature. Dr. 

 Grant delivered an eloquent address upon the value of scientific re- 

 searches and the pleasure which they afforded to those who pursued 

 them. Readings, or addresses, upon natural history subjects were also 

 given by Messrs. H. B. Small, J. B. Tyrrell, W. H. Harrington and 

 Pi'of. Baptie. The remainder of the evening was devoted to an exam- 

 ination of the different exhibits and of miscroscopical animals and slides. 

 Mounted plants were exhibited by Messrs. Fletcher, E,. B. Whyte and 

 H. B. Small. The latter showed a collection made by him in England 

 forty years ago (showing how well they could be preserved), and also 

 a fine volume of photogi'aphic illustrations of meteorites by Hahn, 

 Two excellent spectroscopes were exhibited by Mr. J. Tomlinson, and 

 microscopes by Messrs. Whiteaves, Tyrrell, Fletcher, Wickstead, 

 Ami, Harrington, and Dr. Small. The winter course of soirees com- 

 prised five, devoted respectively to the Inaugui'al Address and reports, 

 geology, microscopy and botany, entomology, conchology and general 

 zoology. The following is a list of the papers read at these soirees : — 

 No. 1. November 25th, 1881 — President's "Inaugural Address," J. 

 Fletcher. Reports on geology, botany, entomology, ornithology, and 

 oology. No. 2. December 9th, 1881 — " Some remarks on the geology 

 of the Ottawa Valley, and on the stratigraphy in the vicinity of Ottawa 

 City," A. R. C. Selwyn. " Notes of an exposure of the Potsdam 

 at Buckingham Basin, Des Lievres River, Quebec," H. M. Ami. 

 No. 3. January 13th, 1882 — " Microscopic examinations of filterings 

 of the Ottawa water supply," Rev. A. F. Kemp. No. 4. February 



