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Proceedings of the Society. xr. 



pre8«nttd by H. E, ihe Governor lo ihe Council of Government 

 an O*"* October 1848. 



("Thursday, 1'' March 1849.; 



The Hon, George F. Dick, President, in ihe Chair. 



Present : — Messrs. NV. Bojer, Vice-President, L. Bouton, 

 Secreiiiiy, Kev. L. Bank,, C. C. Browarigg, Dr. Ulcoq, F. 

 Dick, E. Merle. 



The Secretary raad to the Meeting a Letter from Mr. Casiillon 

 wlierein that gentleman niak-^s known liis project of laying 

 belore the public ihe oiiiline of a mw theory resrecting the 

 Law of Slotms, whivh haii been suggested to him by the per. 

 usai of Mr. Piddington's woik on that subject. Mr. Cas illon 

 wishes to know wheiher the Soiety would be disposed to 

 incur the expense of (riming (his woik, in which case he 

 •would at once proceed upon it. 



The Secretary also read another Letter addressed to him by 

 Hr. Cari6 de la C.harie reminding ihe Members of ihe SJoieiy 

 of the promise male to him of recommending to ih" f.ivor;ibla 

 oonsi ieration of H. E. the Governor the model of his Steam 

 Pision, and of soliciting a Patent for him for his invention. 

 This second Letter as well as its predecessor are referred lo the 

 Conncil of the Society. 



The Siicretaiy laid before the Meeting a Return of the mor- 

 tality in Port Liiois for the month of Jyi uary 1849. He had 

 com|<ared this Rilum with ih' one he had made for the swme 

 month of the years 1847 and 4848, and he had been able ta 

 convince himself of the great increase in the mortali y of 

 Januaiy 1849, t'xceeding by two thirds both ihu of 1848 as 

 well as that of 1847. The Secelary here rem:nded the Society, 

 in coD'exion with this subiect, of a Lflltr he had addressed in 

 MovLmber last to ih^: Alcdicut Society of ituurilius, of the in- 



