CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 0» 



ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING — 2lst December, 1861. 

 Professor Daniel Wilson, LL.D., President, in the Chair. 

 Major R. Dillon, of the 30th Regiment, was elected a member of the Institute. 

 n. The Report of the Council for the year 1860-61, was read and adopted_on 

 motion of S. B. Harman, Esq., seconded by Capt. Thomas Dick. 



in. The following Gentlemen, nommated at the last meeting as the office- 

 bearers and Council for the ensuing year, were declared duly elected, viz. : — 

 President, Hon. J. H. Hagarty, D.O.L. 



1st Vice President, Rev. Prof. G. C. Irving, M.A. 



2nd " T. C. Kebfer, Esq., C.E. 



3rd " S. Fleming, Esq., C.E. 



Treasurer, D. Crawford, Esq. 



Recording Secretary, P. Freeland, Esq. 



Corresponding Secretary, Rev. Prof. Hatch, B.A. 

 Librarian!, Prof H. Y. Hind, M.A. 



Curator, J. F. Smith, Jun., Esq. 



Council, Daniel Wilson, LL.D. 



" Professor E. J. Chapman. 



" Rev. Prof. W. Hinoks, F.L.S. 



« Hon. G. W. Allan, M.L.C. 



" Prof. H. Croft, D.C.L. 



" Prof. J. B. Cherriman, M.A. 



IV. The following Papers were read: 

 By Professor Croft, D.C.L. : 



" A Communication upon an old Chemical Joke." 

 By Professor Chapman : 



" On the peculiar conditions of occurrence of certain Canadian Minerals, 

 illustrated by a series of specimens." 



third ordinary meeting — llth January, 1862. 

 Business postponed to January 18th. 



FOURTH ordinary MEETING — I8th January, 1862. 

 Hon Mr. Justice Hagarty, President, in the Chair. 

 I. Charles Robertson, Esq., proposed at the last meeting as a member of the 

 Institute, was ballotted for, and duly elected. 



II. The follouxing Papers were read: 



1. By the President : 



" The Annual Address." 



The Hon. G. W. Allan moved, seconded by Daniel WUson, LL.D., that the cor- 

 dial thanks of the Institute be given to the President for the very able and 

 interesting Address now read. 



2. By Prof. H. Y. Hind, M.A., F.R.G.S. : 



" A communication embodying observations made during his expedition to 

 the Labrador Coast in the summer of 1861." 



