PROCEEDINGS 



OF 



THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE, 



SESSION 1886-87. 



EIGHTEENTH MEETING. 



Eighteenth Meeting, 19th March, 1887, the President in the 

 chair. 



Exchanges since last meeting, 33. 



The following were appointed auditors for the year: — D. B. 

 Dick by the President, and T. B. Browning by the members. 



The following were elected members : — Frank Rolph, Jos. 

 Kilgour, R. T. Blatchford. 



Rev. Father Laboureau, of Penetanguishene, read a paper 

 entitled " Reminiscences of the Huron Missions." He also 

 presented to the Institute a photograph of a letter by Father 

 Chaumonot, Missionary to the Hurons, written on birch bark, 

 and dated " Ste Marie des Hurons, 1645," the original being in 

 the possession of a gentleman of Dijon, France ; a brass ring 

 found near the supposed site of the Huron town of Ossossane ; 

 and a tomahawk taken from the ruins of the French Fort of 

 Ste. Marie; for which a vote of thanks was passed. 



Dr. P. H. Bryce read a paper on " Diphtheria and Scar- 

 latina in their various aspects." 



After some discussion, 



On motion by Mr. Marling, seconded by Mr. Creelman, it 

 was resolved, " That the Council of the Institute be requested 

 to make such representations to the City Council on the 

 subject under discussion as they may think fit" 



