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have the effect of ))ointing out nioi-e detinitely in what direction 

 researches ought to be pushed, while it renders more probable the 

 finding of some bilingual which may furnish the key to unlock the 

 Etruscan mystery. It does not as yet permit any new solution of 

 the Etruscan [)roblem, it only gives hojie of some further light on the 

 subject. 



The President said that it was hardly fair to consider that 

 Prof. Campbell had overlooked the fact that a syllabic lan- 

 guage was a stage of development from picture-writing. He 

 considered that Prof. P'erguson hdd taken quite as much 

 liberty with the principles of philology as Prof. Canjpbell, 

 In regard, however, to inscriptions that he had shown Prof. 

 Campbell, the latter acknowledged that if a satisfactory 

 explanation could not be given, his whole theory must fall to 

 the ground. 



The President read a paper on " Eskimo Numerals." 



EIGHTH MEETING. 



Eighth Meeting, 8th January, 1887, the President in the 

 Chair. 



Exchanges since last meeting, 136. 



The following were elected members : — Thomas M. Scott, 

 G. S. C. Bethune, A. Gaunt, S. Jardine, John L. Kerr, W. E. 

 H. Massey, R. Pitman, C. F. Wagner, Henry Winnett, H. S. 

 Alexander, F. D. Manchee. 



Mr. Arthur Gbrgenyi, on invitation of the President, read a 

 paper on " The Corea." 



On motion by Dr. Meredith, seconded by Mr. J. C. Dunlop, 

 the thanks of the Institute were tendered to Mr. Gbrgenyi for 

 his interesting and valuable paper. 



On motion by Dr. Kennedy, seconded by Mr. Boyle, the 

 privileges of membership of the Institute were tendered to 

 Mr. Gbrgenyi during his stay in Toronto. 



Dr. Rosebrugh read the following paper on " Duplex 

 Telephony." 



