658 TRANSACTIONS OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE. [VoL. VI 
great satisfaction that the letter which led to the connection of this 
distinguished officer with the Institute has been found. It will be read 
with interest. 
S1r—Enclosed I beg to hand you copies of the Royal Charter of the Canadian In- 
stitute, of the regulations and by-laws adopted in accordance with it, together with a 
list of the present members. 
By a perusal of these papers you will perceive that the Society has been established 
for the purpose of promoting the physical sciences, for encouraging and advancing the 
arts and manufactures, and for effecting general objects of a kindred character. 
As Secretary, I submit these papers at the request of some of the members, who 
are most anxious that the Society should be strengthened by your name and influence. 
They are aware that the Institute being still in its infancy, cannot in itself offer any 
sufficient inducement to you to join it, but they venture to urge this request, being 
desirous of securing the co-operation of those whose position will give weight to their 
proceedings and increase the utility of the body. 
They have accordingly directed me to request that you will permit them to nominate 
you to the highest office in their gift, (1st Vice-President) the Charter having appointed 
Mr. Logan, the Director of the Geological Survey to the office of President for the first 
year, and I am charged to add that your acceptance thereof will be very gratefully 
acknowledged by them. 
I have the honour to be etc., 
SANDFORD FLEMING, Secretary. 
(5.) Letter in the handwriting of the Honourable Robert Baldwin, tne 
~ Premier of the Province, dated April 24th, 1852. It relates to his own 
membership and expresses the desire that his son, Mr. William Will- 
cocks Baldwin, be elected a member. : 
(6.) Note in the handwriting of the writer, without date, but from the 
context it evidently was prepared directly after the second conversazione 
in April, 1852. It is in substantial agreement with the facts collected 
from other sources and from memory, as they are submitted in the 
sketch in this volume (pages I to 24.) The only additional interest it 
can claim is in having been prepared when the facts were fresh in the 
mind of the writer, and in having been found after the lapse of nearly 
forty-eight years. 
(7.) These and other papers, of no great importance, found with them, 
shall be sent to the Secretary, and along with them the original letter 
from Mr. Robert Stephenson, accepting the invitation to the banquet 
given him in the old Parliament Buildings, Toronto, August 26th, 1853, 
referred to on page 23. This letter has recently been placed in the 
hands of the writer by Mr. Thomas Ridout, Honareny, Secretary of the 
Banquet Committee. 
