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continued to aim at the acquisition of such communications as are calculated, along 
with the critical Reviews and Scientific and Literary Notes, to maintain the special 
character which the Journal is designed to bear among the periodicals of the Pro- 
vince. Among the contributions to the present volume, special thanks are due to 
Mr. E. Billings, of the Canadian Geological Survey, for his valuable paper on the 
Fossil Corals of the Devonian Rocks of Canada West, as well as for the carefully 
executed illustrations which added so largely to its interest. While, however, the 
utility ofthe Canadian Journal is acknowledged, alike as a provincial mediumfor 
the interchange of communications on exclusively scientific and literary subjects, 
and also as a means of intercourse with men of science both in Europe and America ; 
the editors have also anxiously desired to bear in view the aims and interests of 
the members at large. They have accordingly deemed it perfectly compatible with 
the objects of such a Journal, to introduce occasionally, especially in the depart- 
ments of criticism and literary notes, subjects of a more general and popular 
interest than can be supposed to attach to strictly scientific contributions. By such 
means it is hoped that the Journal has accomplished purposes equivalent to the 
printed proceedings of the older and more exclusive scientific societies of Europe : 
serving not only to diffuse valuable scientific and literary infcrmation, but also to 
constitute a bond of mutual interest and union among a body of members scat- 
tered throughout the Province. 
During the past year the Editing Committee have added the following societies 
and learned foreign bodies to the free list furnished in former reports. From the 
increasing value of the exchanges which they continue to receive, and the direct 
intercourse thereby established with the principal scientific societies of Europe and 
America, they fe: justified in regarding this as one of the most important functions 
of the Institute as a provincial society: 
Geological Survey of India, Caleutta. 
Royal Dublin Society. 
American Geographical and Statistical Society, New York. 
American Antiquarian Society, Boston. 
Historical Society of Pensylvania. 
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 
Natural History Society, Montreal. 
Literary Society, Quebec. 
Hamilton Association, Canada West. 
The Committee continue to receive gratifying evidence of the favourable reception 
of the printed proceedings of the Institute, as shown in reference to them, and still 
more in the re publication of extracts, and even of whole papers from their pages, 
in British and Foreign Journals In addition to this, one of the learned societies 
of Europe: the Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries, of Copenhagen, of which 
His Majesty, the King of Denmark, is President, in acknowledging the receipt of the 
Journal during the past year, through their distinguished Secretary, C. C. Rafn 
communicated the desire of the Society to elect the President of the Canadian 
Institute, and the Editor of its Journal, on their rank of Honorary Members. 
The Journal has been conducted, since the establishment of the New Series, 
under the editorial superintendence of Dr, Wilson, with the aid and co-operation 
