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their conviction of its importance, and their hope that the matter will not be 
allowed to drop, but that further consideration will be given to it during the 
course of the ensuing Session. 
In conelusion, the Council would remind the Members of the Institute, that 
even should it hereafter be deemed expedient to seek fur a change of Namg, it 
must still rest with the Members of the Institute themselves, by their active co- 
operation and diligent exertions, to stamp the Association with such an unmistake- 
able character of vitality and usefuluess,—to render it so truly a representation 
of the science and intellect of the Province,—-as in a great measure to prevent the 
danger of its being confounded, (except by those who will not take the trouble to 
inform themselves, ) with associations of less extended or inferior aims. 
G. W. ALLAN, President. 
THIRD ORDINARY MEETING—T7th January, 1860. 
Hon. G. W. Auuan, M. L. C. President, in the Chair. 
I. The following Gentlemen were elected Members : 
Hon. W. Cayuey, M. P. P, Toronto. a 
Henry Cawrnra, Hsq., Toronto. 
Il. The following donations to the Library were announced, and the thanks of the 
Institute voted to the doners : 
From the Publishers, B. Dawson & Son. 
Archaia, or Studies of the Cos.nogony and Natural History of the Hebrew Scrip-. 
tures: by J. W. Dawson, LL.D., FG.S. One Vol. 
From Tan Cuter SUPERINTENDENT oF KpucaTion for Upper Canada. 
Annual Report of the Normal, Model, Graminar and Common Schools in Upper 
Canada fer the year 1858, with Appendix. By the Chief Superintendent of Educa- 
tion for Upper Canada, Two Vols. Unbound. 
From Dr. Haypen or Axpany (through Pror. Cuapman.) 
Two Maps of Nebraska Territory. 
III. An address presented by the Council to Alex. M, Ross and James Hodges, 
Civil Engineers, congratulating them upon the opening of the Victoria Bridge, and 
the reply ef those Gentlemen to that address, was read by the Secretary. 
Toronto, 19th Dee. 1859. 
To Alexander Mackenzie Ross and James Hodges, Esqrs., the Engineer and the 
Builder of the Victoria Bridge : 
Gentlemen,— At a special mecting of the Council of the Canadian Institute, 
conyened this day, the following resolution, congratulating you on the completion of 
the magnificent work with which your names are so intimately connected, was 
adopted unanimously. 
Resolved.—That the Victoria Bridge at Montreil having this day been opened 
for public traffic, the Council of the Canadian Institute deem it a fitting opportu- 
nity to congratulate Messrs Alexander Mackenzie Ross and James Hodges, Civil 
Engineers, on the completion of that great and noble work. 
