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October 29, 1881.—Inaugural address by the President. 
November 5, 1881.—Rey. Dr. Scadding, on ‘‘ The Dethronement of Latin in 
the Modern Scholastic World,” being a continuation of ‘‘ A Boy’s Books, 
Then and Now.” 
November 12, 1881.—Prof. R. Ramsay Wright, B.Sc., on ‘‘ A Cell and its 
Parasites.” 
November 19, 1881.—Dr. W. H. Ellis, M.A., on ‘‘The Water Supply of 
Toronto,” 
November 26, 1881.—Dr. Covernton, on ‘“‘ State Medicine: Ancient, Medieval, 
and Modern.” 
December 3, 1881.—John Notman, Esq., ‘‘ Remarks on the origin of Numerals.’ 
Paper on ‘‘ The Genesis of Worlds.” 
December 10, 1881.—A. Elvins, Esq., on ‘‘ The Lunar Surface,” illustrated 
by photographs and drawings. 
December 17, 1881.—W. Hamilton Merritt, F. G. S., on ‘‘The Magnetic 
Tron Ores of Victoria County,” with notes on Charcoal Iron Smelting. 
January 14, 1882.—Rev. Professor Campbell, M.A., on ‘‘ Deciphering 
Hittite Inscriptions.” 
January 21, 1882.—Rev. R. Von Pirch, on “ Linguistic Studies.” 
January 28, 1882.—John Langton, M.A., on ‘‘ Popular Errors and Prejudices.” 
February 4, 1882.—Dr. J. Workman, on ‘‘ The Origin of the English 
Language,” with a translation of a Danish poem. 
February 11, 1882.—Rev. Dr. MacNish, LL.D., ‘“‘ Are the Poems of Ossian 
of Scottish or of Irish origin?” 
February 18, 1882.—J. M. Buchan, M.A., on ‘‘ The proportions of the 
Constituents of the English Language.” 
February 25, 1882.—Dr. Daniel Wilson, LL.D., on ‘‘ Incidents illustrative of 
the changes wrought on the native Indian tribes from the practice of 
adoption.” : 
March 4, 1882.—C. A. Herschfelder, Esq, on ‘‘The manners and customs 
of the aboriginal Americans.” 
March 11, 1882.—Dr. P. H. Bryce, M.A., on ‘‘ Hypnotism and _ its 
Phenomena.” 
March 25, 1882.—Dr. Jos. Workman, ‘‘Is it true that the Celtic languages 
have contributed but little to the English and its affiliated languages ?” 
April 1, 1882.—Notes on ‘‘ Vapour Tension and Specific Heat,” by W. J. 
Loudon, B.A. 
April 22, 1882.—W. Brodie, Esq., on ‘‘ Canadian silk producing Moths.” 
ADDITIONS AND DONATIONS TO THE LIBRARY OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE 
RECEIVED FROM APRIL IsT, 1881, To MARCH 3lsT, 1882. 
CANADA: 
The Revue Canadienne, Montreal, 1881. 
The Canadian Naturalist, Montreal, No. 1, Vol. X. 
The Canadian Journal of Medical Science, 1881. 
The Annual Report of the Entomological Society, 188]. 
The Canadian Entomologist, 
