62 CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 



CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 



ANNUAL REPORT OP THE COUNCIL FOR THE TEAR 1868. 



The Council op the Canadian Institute have the honour to present the M 

 lowing Report of the Proceedings of the Society for the past year : 



I. — Membership. 

 The present state of the membership is as follows : 



Members at commencement of Session — December, 1862 .... 44*7 



New Members elected during Session 1862-63 18 



By the Council during the recess of 1863 3 



468 



Deduct— Deaths 3 



Withdrawn , 16 



Left the Province 3 



Non-payment 1 



2S 



Total— 30th November, 1863 445- 



Composed of — Honorary Members 4 



Life Members 82 



Corresponding Members , 6 



Junior Members 3 



Ordinary Members 400 



Total 445 



The Council have to deplore the loss, during the past year, of Sir John Beverley 

 Robinson, Bart. The active interest which he evinced in the prosperity of the 

 Institute, and the valuable services which he rendered to it, will long be held in 

 grateful recollection. Death has also removed Mr. Justice Connor and John 

 Hutchinson, Esq., who, although they did not take part in the proceedings of the 

 Society, yet lent their aid in promoting its welfare. 



II. — Communications. 

 The following list of papers, read at the ordinary meetings held during the 

 session, will be found to contain many valuable conamunications, and some of 

 general interest : 



IZth December, 1862. 

 Rev. Prof. Hincks, F.L.S., Ac, " On certain Vegetable Monstrosities considered 

 in reference to the question of the reality and permanence of Species amongst 

 organized beings." 



