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FOURTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING—6th April, 1861. 
Professor Danie Wiison, LL.D., President, in the Chair. 
I. The following Donations for the Library and Museum were announced, and the 
thanks of the Institute voted to the Donors. 
For the Library :— 
From Dr. G. D. Gibb, London: 
1. On Canadian Caverns. 
2. From France: Annales des Mines (one number.) 
3. From Natural History Society of New York :—Annals, vol. 7, April, May, 
1860. Nos. 4-9. 
4. From Professor Lawson, Kingston :—On the structure and development of 
Botrydum granulatum. 
For the Museum :— 
From Dr. Morris, on behalf of Major Elliott : 
1. An Indian Maul, found on the American side of Lake Superior, in 1851. 
II. The following. Gentleman was elected a Member. 
Cuartes Duranp, Esq., Toronto. 
IIL The following Paper was read : 
By the Rev. Professor Hincks, F.L.S. 
“An attempt at an improved Scientific Arrangement of Fruits.” 
Mr. George Wilson was nominated by the President, and Mr. Samuel Spreull 
by the Meeting, and these Gentlemen were appointed Auditors for the current 
year. 
At the close of the Session, a very numerously attended Conversazione was 
held in the Masonic Hall, 'Toronto, the rooms of the Institute not being sufficiently 
large to accomodate the number of guests invited on this occasion. The following 
programme was successfully carried out: 
“ Canadian Institute,—Conversazione in the Masonic Hall, Friday, April 12th, 
at 8pm. Order of Proceedings : 
Communication by the President, Professor Wilson, LL.D. 
“Tllustrations of assigned Traces of Intercourse between the Old World and 
the New World, prior to Columbus.” 
“ Oxycalcium Microscope.”—P. Freeland, ig, 
“Tllustrations of Electrical Phenomena with Rhumkorff’s Battery.”—Professor 
Croft, D.C.L. 
“ First Change of Objects in the Microscopes.”—By Drs. Bovell and Richardson, 
and P, Freeland, Esq. 
“Trochilide, or Humming Birds.”—Prof. Hincks, F.L.S. 
‘Second Change of Objects in the Microscopes.” 
“Oxycalcium Microscope : Second Exhibition. 
“Third Change of Objects in the Microscopes.” 
*,* In addition to the numerous microscopes exhibited at this meeting, the Counci 
obtained the use of a fine instrument belonging to D. L. Macpherson, Esq., for. which a 
special vote of thanks was awarded. 
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