336 CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 



II. The following donation for the Museum was announced and the thanks of the 

 Institute voted to the donor : 



From G. B. Wtllie, Esq., Toronto. 

 Fine Canadian specimen of the Lynx, stuffed. 



III. The following papers were read: 



1. By Professor Hind, M.A. 



" Ou the Qu'apelle or Calling River, and the diversion of the waters of the 

 South branch of the Saskatchewan down the Qu'apelle Valley to the Assinniboine 

 River, and past Fort Garry into Red River, with a view to the establishment of 

 direct Steam Communication from Red River to the foot of the Rocky Mountains, 

 in a line nearly due west from Fort Garry." 



2. By Rev. Professor W. Hincks, F.L.S. 

 " On the Canadian Species of Lynx." 



3. By Professor Croft, D.C.L. 



" Remarks on the more familiar experiments with Ruhmkoff 's Induction Coil." 



FOURTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING — SESSION 1858-59. 



26th March, 1859. 

 Hon, G. W. Allan, President, in the Chair, 

 I. The following Gentleman was elected a Junior Member : 

 Robert McIntosh, Esq., Toronto. 

 II, The Committee of Council appointed for the consideration of the question 

 of arrears reported to the following effect : 

 REPORT. 

 " The Committee to whom was referred the consideration of defaulters due their 

 subscriptions for upwards of two years, report the following list of such, and 

 recommend that notice be sent to each, intimating that unless the arrears are im- 

 mediately paid up their names will be struck off the roll of members. The 

 Committee further recommend that the Journal be forthwith stopped to all such 



members." 



(Signed,) D. CRAWFORD, Convener. 



(The list of defaulters was laid on the table with the report.) 

 The following papers were read : 

 By the Rev. C, Dade, M.A. 

 " On the Law of Storms." 

 ■2. By the Rev. J. McCaul, LL.D. 



"New [headings of Old Inscriptions." 



fifteenth ordinary meeting — SESSION 1858-59. 



2nd April, 1869. 



Hon. G. "W. Allan, President, in the Chair. 



I. The following Gentleman was elected a Member : 



Hon. Alex. Kierskowski, M.L.C. 



II. The following donations were announced and the thanks of the Institute voted 



to the donors : 

 From Rev. V. Clementi, B.A., Peterborough. 

 A Skin of the Star Nosed Mole, and eleven specimens of Fossils. 



