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Prof. Hind, M.A. — " On Ancient Lake Ridges and Beaches in the Valley of the 

 Eed Rivei," 13th March, 1858. 



Prof. T. Sterry Hunt. — " Considerations on the Theory of Igneous Rocks and 

 Volcanoes." 12th March, 1858. 



Col, Baron de Rottenburg, C.B. — •' Remarks on the Spots now visible on the 

 Sun's Diec." 13th March, 1858. 



Rev. Prof. Hincks, F.L.S.— " On the Classification of Mammalia." 20th March, 

 1858. 



Prof. Chapman. — " On a New Trilobite from Canadian Rocks, with some addi- 

 tional Remarks on Asaphus Canadensis." 20th March, 1858. 



Prof. Croft, D.C.L.— " On some Compounds of Palladium." 20th March, 1858. 



Rev. J. McCaul, LL.D.— "On Roman Military and Naval Epitaphs." 27th 

 March, 1858. 



T. Henning, Esq. — " Inquiry into the means of rendering our Educational System 

 applicable to the social condition of large Cities. 27th March, 1858. 



Rev. Prof. Young, M.A,— '• On the Impossibility of Representing by Algebraical 

 Functions the Roots of Equations of a higher order than the fourth." 10th April, 1858. 



F. W. Cumberland, C.E. — " Some Notes on the Paper read by Mr. Henning 

 on our Educational System." 10th April, 1858. 



F. "W. Cumberland, C.E. — "Notes on the Course of the Western Trade 

 Eastward, to the Atlantic." 17th April, 1858. 



The Council submit the Reports laid before them by the Editing Committee, 

 and the Treasurer and Auditors : 



REPORT OF THE EDITING COMMITTEE. 



The Editing Committee beg to Report the completion of the third volume of 

 the Canadian Journal, in accordance with the principles adopted by the Council 

 of the Canadian Institute, after mature consideration, when it was resolved to 

 bring the former series to a close. The continued success of the .Journal is such, 

 they believe, as amply to justify the decision of the Council, presented in their 

 Annual Report for 1855, in accordance with which it has since been conducted, in 

 its new form, as a Provincial medium for original Scientific and Literary Ar- 

 ticles, and an embodiment of the proceedings of the Institute. The instructions 

 originally reported by the Council, for the guidance of the Editing Committee in 

 conducting the New Series, have required no modification during the past year ; 

 and the original Articles and Reviews have been continued as in former years, so 

 as to give a distinctive character to the Journal as a Canadian Periodical, fur- 

 nishing to the Students of Science, and the Literary Men of the Province, a 

 medium for the interchange of communications among themselves, as well as for 

 opening up an intercourse between tjiem aiid the Scientific Men of Europe and 

 America. 



In furtherance of the objects referred to, and in accordance with the resolution 

 of the Council relative to the gratuitous distribution of the Journal, the Editing 

 Committee have added the following Societies and learned bodies to the free list 

 furnished in last report : 



Liunasan Society, London, 



Royal College of Surgeons, London. 



