ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 159 



Athenseum Club, London. 

 The Academy of Sciences, St. Louis, Missouri. 

 Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusets. 

 Historical Society, Chicago, Illinois. 



Ovring to the absence of three of the Members of the Editing Committee in 

 Europe, for some months during the past summer, and the departure of another 

 as a member of the Commission appointed by the Provincial Government to 

 Survey and report on the means of access and settlement at the Red River, it 

 has been impossible to hold the regular meetings of the Editing Committee, as in 

 former years, but only a slight interruption has been thereby occasioned to the 

 regular issue of the Journal. 



During the past year the sum of £36 15s, has been expended on illustrations 

 for the Journal, and the entire cost of its publication for the year amounts to 

 j£266 17s. 6d., a aura very slightly in advance of the outlay of former years. 



In the numbers now completed, forming the third volume of the New Series, 

 26 original papers have been printed, 22 of which have been selected from 

 those communicated to the Institute during the meetings of the Session of 185V-8. 

 Twenty-four articles, in the form of Reviews, have also furnished an amount of 

 original material, in some cases not inferior in value to any of the papers in the 

 department of Communications. For valuable contributions to this department, 

 the Editing Committee have to record their obligations to Dr. Wm. Sutherland, 

 of Montreal, the Rev. Professor Young, Professor Kingston, Professor Buckland 

 and the Rev. Dr. O'Meara. 



The Scientific and Literary Notes have been continued, as in former years, and 

 embrae^e contributions fully equal to those included under the same head in pre- 

 vious volumes. The Committee have only to regret that in this, as in all other 

 departments of the Journal, they continue to receive so few additions, in the 

 form of contributions, from the members at large. Such communications they 

 would once more earnestly invite from the Members, and other intelligent 

 observers, as welcome additions to the Journal which represents, for Upper 

 Canada at least, the scientific industry and research of the Province. 



Toronto, 9th December, 1858. Dan. "Wilson, Convener. 



TREASURER'S REPORT, 1858. 

 Statement of the Canadian Institute General Account for 1858. 



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Cash, balance from last year £178 12 10 



" received from Members 289 12 



" for sale of Journal 54 1 



" Parliamentary Grant for 1858 250 



« Athensaum Grant for 1855 100 



" Mrs. Blunt's Readings 20 15 



Arrears due by Members of the Institute 406 7 6 



" for sale of Journal — old series 24 15 



" " new series 52 17 6 



£1377 10 



