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progress of man. While, therefore, uniting with their fellow subjects in this 
province of the Empire, in weleoming your Royal Highness with grateful and 
hearty loyalty, as the representative of their beloved Queen, and the heir apparent 
to the British Throne, they beg leave respectfully to tender their loyal congratula- 
tions unitedly as an Institute devoted to objects and pursuits specially fostered 
by Her Majesty's countenance, and to the furtherance of which the illustrious 
Prince Consort has extended his highest favour and influence. 
Enjoying as they do all the priceless blessings derived from institutions by right 
of which Her Gracious Majesty rules over a free and united people ; and sharing 
in the glories, and sympathising in all the interests of the empire, of which this 
province forms no unimportant member: they hail with loyal satisfaction the 
presence of your Royal Highness, on whom rest the future hopes of this Great 
Empire. Their earnest prayer is, that, endowed with all noblest graces and divine 
blessings, trained in sound learning, and gifted with a liberal love of Science and 
the Arts, you may be eminently fitted for the high trust of which you are the 
heir. May he who is the Kings of Kings, long spare to you, as to them, her who, 
while commanding honour from your filial heart, lives not less fondly in the 
affections of a willing people. On her sceptre, the virtues of their loved and 
gracious Queen have conferred a might more potent than ever ruler achieved by 
conquest. Under its genial sway, science and letters have accomplished triumphs 
which will render the Victorian era illustrious in all future ages ; and while other 
nations are struggling to attain such privileges as her subjects freely enjoy, the 
British Empire—the sceptre of which they trust will hereafter be no less illustrious 
in your hands than in those of their beloved Queen,—has girdled the world with a 
glorious confederacy of provinces, alike united in freedom, in intellectual progress, 
and in loyal devotion to their Sovereign head. 
In their united capacity, as an Institution incorporated by Royal Charter, and 
specially recognised by the Provincial Parliament as representatives of the interests 
of Science and Letters, the President, Council, and Members of the Canadian 
Institute renew their assurances of devoted loyalty to Her Gracious Majesty, and 
of cordial welcome to your Royal Highness. 
D. WILSON, LL.D., President. 
Toronto, September 8th, 1860. 
Siz,—I have the honour to convey the thanks of His Royal Highness the 
Prince of Wales, for the address presented to him by the President, Council, 
and Members of the Canadian Institute. 
I have the honour to be, 
Sir, 
Your obedient servant, 
DanreL Witson, Esq., LL.D., NEWCASTLE. 
&e,, &e., &., 
President. 
In the last Annual Report allusion was made to the expediency of changing the 
name of the Institute, a subject first brought under the notice of members during 
the session of 1858-9. The Council have not during the session further moved 
