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our school?, our iiistitutcs, and our public libriiry, ns fbo last addition, for placinj? 

 the attainment of sound education, useful knowledfre, and scientitic researcli within 

 tile reach of every class of society, from the lowest to the highest. 



AVe conclude witli the hope tl'mt your visit to Toronto may prove in every way 

 a pleasurable and agreeable one. 



FltO.M rilE PliEsWi:XT OF THE ST. 



(MONTREAL). 



GEO It (!E 'S SO CIE T i ' 



[Presented Septemuer ?>.'] 



Mr. PitESTBEXT AND Asson.M'Eo, — It has fallen to my lot, iis representing St. 

 George's Society of tliis city, to tender you a iiearty welcome to our shores, aud 

 to couple it with the hope that the event which has called you together miiy be 

 productive of much good to yourselves, and be the means of making the world 

 wiser and better. It may not be out of place to say a few words for your informa- 

 tion in reference to the .society which I have the honour of representing. It was 

 founded iifty years ago, so that it is one of the oldest (if not the oldest) of our 

 national societies, by a few benevolent and charitably di.-jicsed J']ngli.«hmen, for the 

 purpose of ailbrding material aid and counsel to poor JOiigli.sli immigrants in this 

 country; it has existed to the present day, doing its work with varied success, and 

 endeavouring to carry out the intentions of its founders. It knows neither creed, 

 politics, or colour in its work, and the only qualitication it is necessary for tlie 

 needy stranger to have to entitle him to its benefits is, that lie be iin Isnglishman. 

 Allow me again to welcome you, and to express the wi<h that when tlie pur])o.«e of 

 yourself and confreres has been accomplished, you may return in .«afety to tlie dear 

 old land, the Jiome of our fathers, with renewed liealtli and strength, so that you 

 may be enabled to carry on to greater perfection the important work you are 

 engaged in. 



APPENDIX II. 



FOUNDATION OP A I^IEDAL AT THE ^IcGTLL UNIVERSITY, 

 MONTREAL, IN COMME^MORATION OF THE VISIT OF 

 THE BIUTISH ASSOCIATION TO CANADA. 



During the meeting of the British Association at Montreal, it occurred to some 

 of the members that the foundation of a prize at the McCiill I'uiversity would be 

 a not inappropriate memorial of the visit, and a slight acknowledgment of ilie 

 generous hospitality with which the A.ssociation had been greeted in the Douiinion 

 of Canada. The idea, once started, was warmly espoused by the members in 

 Montreal ; it was agreed to provide funds for the award of a medal, and of a sum 

 of money as an exhibition, yearly, for proficiency in Applied .Science, that sudjcct 

 being without any special prize in the University, aud one wliieb seemed cognate 

 to the purposes of the Association. Lord IJayleigh, Tresideiit of tiie Association, 

 kindly undertook to act as treasurer, and Messrs. W. Topley and 11. T. Wood 

 gave their services as secretaries. Tiie Subscription list, commenced at ^iontreal, 

 has continued open to the present time, with the result amiexed. At the general 

 meeting held in London on November 12, 1H84, the Council proj^sed tiiat tlie ex- 

 pense of procuring a die for the medal should be provided out of the funds of the 

 Association, and the amount subscribed transmitted to the authorities at .Montreal 

 through its oilicers ; this proposal was cordiallv approved by t lie General Committee. 

 1884. 3 ^ 





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