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2nd Febkuaey, 1861. 

 C. Robb, Esq., Civil Engineer, " On the Petroleum Springs of Canada West." 

 T. Sterry Hunt, F.R.S. " On the Theory of Types in Chemistry." 



9th February, 1861. 

 Rev. Prof. Hatch, B.A., " On the Gutturals in the Latin Alphabet and their 

 Indo-European afiBnities." 



Prof. D. Wilson, LL.D., (President), " Familiar notes and illustrations of the 

 Hebridian Islands and their inhabitants." 



16th February, 1861. 

 Dr. W. Kerr, Gait, " On the efficacy of some Canadian plants in diseases of 

 the Mucous Membrane." 



Prof. G. T. Kingston, M.A., " The Meteorological Report for 1860." 



23rd February, 1861. 



T. C. Wallbridge, Esq., " On the Mound Structures of Southern Illinois and 

 Ohio in the vicinity of ^t. Louis, Cincinnatti, and Newark." 



Rev. Prof. W. Hinckp, F.L.S., " An attempt at a new theory of human 

 emotions. 



Prof. T. Sterry Hunt, F.R.S., " On the Nature of Atmospheric Nitrogen and 

 Ozone." 



2nd March, 1861. 



Rev. Prof. Hatch, B.A„ " On Arabian Metaphysics." 



Sandford Fleming, Esq., Civil Engineer, " Notes on the Davenport Gravel Drift." 



9th March, 1861. 

 Henry Palmer, Esq., " A new portable Voltaic Battery, invented by himself." 

 Prof. Croft, D.C.L., " Notes on Canadian Manufactures." 



16th March, 1861. 

 Prof. E. J. Chapman, (1) " Some notes on the drift deposits of Western Canada," 

 and (2) "Remarks on the Genus Orthocerap, in illustration of a remarkably large 

 example recently obtained from the Trenton Limestone of Collingwood." 



23ed March, 1861. 

 Dr. Woods, Army Medical Department, " On Sanitary Science in connection 

 Tvith Human Progress." 



Rev. Prof W. Hincks, F.L.S. , " Note on the Structure of the fruit in the Order 

 Asteracse or Oompositae." 



6th April, 1861. 

 Rev. Prof. W. Hincka, F.L.S., " An attempt at an improved scientific arrange* 

 ment of Fruits." 



The foregoing list will show that the range of subjects within the province of 

 the Institute is sufficiently wide to give any one who has a speciality in either 

 literature or physical science an opportunity of interesting others in his researches, 

 and of communicating them fx> those whose acquaintance with the same or cognate 

 subjects may throw light upon their value. The Council, therefore, beg again to 



