150 CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 



II. The following Donations for the Library were announced, and the thanks of the 



Institute voted to the donors: 

 From Hon. G. Brown, M.P.P. : 



Report on the Exploration of tlie Country between Lake Superior and the 

 Red River Settlement 1. vol. 

 From the United States Patent Office, Washington : 



United States Patent Office Reports, 1856. 



Report on Agriculture. 1. vol. 



Reports on Mechanics. 3. vols. 

 From Prof. A. D. Baehe, Superintendent United States Coast Survey : 



Report of the United States Coast Survey for 1856. I. Vol. 

 III. The following Papers were read: 



1 . By the Rev. Prof. W. Hinelis, P.L,S. : 

 " On Canadian Ornithology." 



2. By F. Assickinack, Esq. : 



" On the Grammatical construction of the Odahwah language." 

 IV. The requisite nominations for the election of Office Bearers for the ensuing 

 year were made, and the Vice-President announced the Annual General Meeting to 

 be held on the 18th inst., to receive the Report of the Council, to elect the Office 

 Bearers and Members of Council for the ensuing year, and for other business. 



A. H. Armour, Esq., gave notice of a motion to take into consideration the 

 propriety of changing the night of meeting from Saturday to some other evening. 



ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING— I8<A I?ecm6er, 1858. 

 John Langton, Esq., Vice-President, in ' the Chair. 



I. The following Gentlemen were elected Members : 

 Admiral Bayfield, Royal Navy, Honorary Member. 

 J. F. Smith, Esq., Jun., Toronto, 

 W. G. Bellatrs, Esq., C.E., " 

 James Thoeburn, Esq., M.D., *' 

 II. On the motion of A. H. Armour, Esq., it was ordered that a circular be sent io 

 each member of the Institute residing in Toronto, intimating that the proposal to 

 change the night of meeting from Saturday to another evening will be discussed at 

 the meeting on the 8th January, 1859. 



III. A ballot having been taken for Officers of the Institute for the ensuing year, 

 the following Gentlemen were duly declared elected, viz. : 



President, Hon. G. W. Allan, M.L.C, 



Ist. Vice-President, John Langton, M.A., 



2nd. Vice-President, Prof. D. Wilson, LL.D., 



3rd. Vice-President, Rev. Prof. W. Hincks, F.L.S., 



Treasurer, D. Crawford, Esq., ^ , 



Corresponding Secretary Prof. J. B. Cherriman, M.A., 



Recording Secretary Thomas Henninq., Esq., 



