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are not to be envied. The country back from the Canadian shore was 
formerly settled by U. E. Loyalists. At the present time, how- 
ever, the farms are every day going into the hands of persons of Ger- 
man and American descent, the original settlers flocking to the citie:. 
These new inhabitants of the river front have no sentimental regard 
for historical remains, and ruthlessly plow up and tear down any- 
thing that is not in strict conformity with agricultu al economy. In 
a very few years all that remains of Forts Erie, Schlosser and Porter 
will be swept away in “improvements.” The relics of 1812 and 1837 
will be sought for in vain by the archeologist, but the memory of 
the deeds that were done, and the devotion of the people who accom- 
plished them, will live forever. 
The following members took part in the discussion which 
followed :—The President, Mr. Murray, Prof. McMurrich, Mr. 
Livingstone and Dr. Workman. 
TWENTY-FIRST ORDINARY MEETING. 
The Twenty-first Ordinary Meeting of the Session 1883-84 
was held on Saturday, April 5th, the Third Vice-President, 
Dr. George Kennedy, in the chair. 
The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. 
Mr. Chas. Levey, Mechanical Engineer, was elected a mem- 
ber of the Institute. 
The following list of donations and exchanges received 
since last meeting was read: 
1. Science, Vol. 3, No. 60, March 28, 1864. 
. Journal of the Franklin Institute for April, 1884. 
3. Annual Report of Proceedings of the Belfast Naturalists’ Field Club for 
1882-83, Series 2, Vol. 2, Part 3. 
4. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Part 1, 
January to May, 1883, and Part 3, November and December, 1883. 
5, Correspondenz-Blatt der Deutschen Gesellschaft fiir Anthropologie, Ethno- 
logie, and Urgeschichte, 15 Jahrgang, Nos. 2 und 3 Februar und Marz, 
1884. 
6. The Canadian Practitioner for April, 1884. 
7. Le Courrier de Europe, Semaine Frangaise, for 1884, presented by Mr, Geo. 
E. Shaw. 
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