470 CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 
From Hon. J. M. Brodhead, Washington : 
Patent Office Reports, 1861, Agriculture. Vol. I. 
Preliminary Report, Census, United States, 1860. Vol. I. 
Regents’ Annual Report Smithsonian Institution, 1861. Vol. I. 
From Association for Promotion of Social Science, per Hon. G. W. Allan, M.L.C. 
The Transactions of the Association for 1860 and 1861. 2 vols. 
From Hon. Sir J. B. Robinson, Bart. 
Prof. L. Agassiz Contributions to the Natural History of the United States, 
Vol. IV. 
Il. The following Gentleman was elected a Member : 
W. Mortimer Cxarx, Esq., Toronto. 
III. The notice for the alteration of By-Laws given by Prof. Chapman on 13th 
and 20th December, 1863, was submitted to the meeting and carried. 
IV. The President, the Rev. J. McCaul, LL.D., read the Annual Address. 
On motion of Mr. Harman, seconded by Mr. Kingsford, the cordial thanks of 
the Institute were given to the President for his able and interesting address. 
V. The following Papers were then read : 
By the Rey. C. J. S. Bethune, M.A. 
“On the nocturnal Lepidoptera found in Canada. 
By Prof, J. B. Cherriman, M.A. 
“ Note on Guldin’s Properties of the centre of gravity. 
FOURTH ORDINARY MEETING.—1L%th January, 1863. 
The Rev. J. McCaut, LL.D., President, in the Chair. 
I. The following Gentlemen were elected Members : 
L. McFapen, Esq., Toronto. 
Joun Wisr Martin, Esq., LL.D., T.C.D., Toronto. 
James Hugparp, Esq., Toronto. 
Cuartes A. Morsz, Esq., Toronto. 
B. F. Fircn, Esq., M.A., Toronto. 
II. Moved by Mr. Kingsford, seconded by Doctor Campbell. That the Insti- 
tute sympathizing with the loss of Professor Chapman at the fire at the Rossin 
House of his books, and recognizing the literary assistance which for past years 
he has extended to the Institute, request Prof. Chapman to receive bound vols. 
of the Journal published to this date, as some slight acknowledgment of the 
services he has rendered.—Carried. 
Il. The following Papers were then read ; 
By Prof. D. Wilson, LL.D. 
“ On the characteristics of the flint implements of the drift as compared with 
those of a later stone period.” 
By John Martin, Esq., LL.D. 
“(Qn some General Properties of Curves.” 
