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CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 



ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1870-71— Continued from p. 255.. 



COMMUNICATIONS— rCojiimMed; 



25th February, 1871. — Rev. Dr. McCaul, "An account of the Roman Legions and 



Cohorts in Great Britain." 

 llth March, 1871. — J. Loudon, M.A., "On Reciprocal Forces." Dr. Rosebrugb, 



" On peculiar Optical Defects of the Eye, with illustrative Experiments." 

 l^th March, 1871. — Dr. G. Wright, " On Pseudo-membranous Croup." 

 25<A March, 1871. — The President, " On Lahontan in connection with Toronto." 



H. H. Nicholls, Esq., " A Glance at the West Indies and Spanish Main, 

 1st April, 1871. — Dr. Macfarlane, " On the repair of wounds or injuries." 

 Sth April, 1871. — Dr. Canniff laid on the table some Indian relics from near 



Belleville, making some remarks upon points of interest connected with 



them. Dr. Wilson read a paper " On the peculiarities of the skulls of 



the Hurons," alluding to and explaining some of the specimens presented 



by Dr. Canniff. 

 22,nd April, 1871. — Dr. Oldright "read some Notes giving the history of a case 



of emphyema in a child." And also exhibited a portion of the skull of 



William Carter, who shot himself with a small pistol and fine shot some 



days ago. 



APPENDIX. 



DONATION OP BOOKS RECEIVED SINCE LAST REPORT. 30th NOVEMBER, 1870. 



Schriften des Vereines sur Virebricting Naturwissenschaftlicher — 



Kenntnissein Wein, Bands 2 to 10 9 



Nederl. Meteorolog. Jaarbock, 1869 1 



Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich Koniglichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesell- 



schaft in Wien, Jahrgan, 1870, xx. Band I. and II., Heft 1 



III, Heft 1 



IV., Heft 1 



From the Chicago Natural History Society — 



Transactions of the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society, 1869 1 



History of Illinois and Life of Ninian Edwards 1 



From New York State Library — 

 Manual for the use of the Legislature of the State of New York, 1870. By 

 the Secretary of State, 1870 1 



