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THE CANADIAN JOURNAL 
NEW SERIES. 
No. XLIV.—MARCH, 1863. 
THE PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS: 
BY THE REV. JOHN M‘SCAUL, LLD., 
PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, TORONTO. 
Read before the Canadian Institute, January 10th, 1863. 
GENTLEMEN oF THE CanapIAN INSTITUTE,— 
In opening the proceedings of a new year of the Society’s existence 
with the customary address, my first duty is to return thanks for the 
honour which you have conferred upon me, by your unanimous election 
of me as President of the Institute. Whilst I highly appreciate this 
mark of your estimation, I must confess that when I received the 
official notification. of our Secretary, I had some hesitation as to the 
propriety of my accepting the office, for I was conscious that it would 
beimpossible for me to discharge the duties with that regularity which 
you might expect, and which I myself would desire. In other Socie- 
ties, im which I have held a similar position, I have endeavoured, if 
prevented by my avocations from lending active co-operation, at all 
events to. give assistance by punctuality of attendance at their meet- 
ings.. In the case of the Canadian Institute, however, as its season 
extends over precisely that period of’ the year, when my duties are 
most heavy, and my engagements most pressing, I could not hope to 
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