CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 363 



From the Geological Society of London. 



The Quarterly Journal of Vol. 18, Nov. 1, 1862. No. 12, Part 4 



Vol. 19, Feb. 1, 1863. " Id, « 1 



May 1, " " U, " 2 



" Aug. 1, « ■" 15, " 3 



Nov. 1, " " 16 " 4 



List of the Geological Society of London Nov. 1, " 1 



Charter and Bye Laws 1862. 1 



Not bound, total 7 



Feom the Royal Asiatic Society. 



The Journal of Vol. 20, Part 1, 1862 1 



1863 1 



Not bound, total 2 



IL Professor Chapman laid on the table a specimen of allanite, a mineral newly 

 found in Canada, and also a short communication upon it. 



Doctor McCaul in the absence of Doctor Wilson's paper, made some remarks 

 upon the Roman army of occupation in Britain. 



TENTH ORDINARY MEETING. 



2lth February, 1864. 

 Vice-President, S. Fleming, Esq., C.E., in the Chair. 



L The Vice-President announced the Resignation of Mr. "Wilson as Recording 

 Secretary from ill health, and stated that the council had appointed in his place 

 Mr. W. Mortimer Clark and hoped he would accept the office. 



II. The following donations for the Library were announced. 

 From the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 



Transactions of Vol. 23, Part 2, Session 1862-63. 1 



Proceedings of Session 1 862-63. 1 



Not bound, total 2 



From T. C. Wallbeidge, M.P.P. 



Le Rougisme en Canada, Pamphlet 1 



From Natural History Society, Dublin. 



Proceedings of Vol. 3, Part 1, 1859-60 1 



« " " 2,' 1860-62 1 



« " 4, " 1, 1862-63 1 



Not bound, total 3 



I The thanks of the Institute were voted to the donors. 



III. The following Paper was then read : 

 By Prof Kingston, M.A.: 



" On the abnormal variations of the meteorological elements at Toronto, and 

 their relation to the direction of the wind." 



