CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR ]867-'68. 



The Council of the Canadian Institute have the honor to present the following 

 Report of the proceedings of the Society for the past year, from 1st December, 

 1867, to the 30th November, 1868. 



MEMBERSHIP. 

 The present state of Membership is as follows : 



Members at commencement of Session, 1st December, 1867 374 



Elected during Session 1867-68 3 



377 

 Deduct. 



Deaths 7 



Withdrawn 12 



Left the Province 2 



Non-payment of subscription 2 



23 



Total, 30th November, 1868 854 



Composed of 



Honorary members 4 



Life members 3i) 



Corresponding members 5 



Ordinarj^ members 315 



Total , 354 



COMMUNICATIONS. 

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

 Session, will be found to contain many valuable communications : 

 1th December, 1867. — Rev. Prof. W. Hiucks, F.L.S., (fee, " On the Molluscous 



Animals." 

 14^A December, 1867 {Medical Section). — "Discussion on the subject of Ventila- 

 tion, with especial reference to Public Buildings." 

 2\st December, 1867. — The Annual Report of the Council was read by the 

 Secretary, and adopted. 



Prof. D. Wilson, LL.D., " Philological enquiry into the progress of the early 



Anglo-Saxons in Maritime Art." 



Wth January, 1868. — President Prof. H. Croft, D.C.L., read the Annual Address. 



25i/« January, 1868. — Rev. Prof. W. Hincks, E.L.S.,^ &c. — Continuation of his 



communication on " The Classification of Molluscous Animals." 



Hon. G. W. Allan " Exhibited the original document of the Articles of 



Capitulation of the Town of York (now Toronto), April, 1813. Signed 



