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From the Cuicago Historica Soorety. 
Fourth Annual Report of the Chicago Reformatory School. 1859 ........ 
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III. The following Papers were read : 
1. By Sandford Fleming, Esq., C.E. : 
“ On some improved varieties of Rail-joints.” 
2. By Prof. Hind, M.A.: 
“On the Manufacture of Shale Oil from the Utica Slate of Collingwood.” 
3. By C. Fuller, Esq. : 
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“On the Processes and Results of Ckromo-Lithography, illustrated by Draw- 
ings and Specimens of the process in all its stages.” 
TENTH ORDINARY MEETING—25th February, 1860. 
Prof. Wison, LL.D., President, in the Chair. 
I. The following Papers were read: 
1. By the Rev. W.S. Darling : 
“Remarks on the Manuscripts of the Middle Ages.” 
2. By the Rev. Prof. G. P. Young, M.A.: 
“On the relation which can be proved to subsist between the area of a plane 
triangle and the sum of the angles, on the hypothesis that Euclid’s eleventh 
axiom in any case fails.” 
8. By the Hon. G, W. Allan, M.L.C. : 
“Notes on some of the different Races composing the population of the 
Nile 
Valley. Illustrated by coloured drawings procured by the Author when in 
Egypt.” 
ELEVENTH ORDINARY MEETING—3rd March, 1860. 
Prof. Witson, LL.D., President, in the Chair. 
I. The following Papers were read: 
1, By T. C. Wallbridge, Esq.: 
“On some ancient Mounds on the shores of the Bay of Quinté.” 
2. By W. Graeme Tomkins, Esq., C.E.: 
“On the thickness of the Earth’s crust.” 
3. By P. Freeland, Esq. : 
“Notes on some specimens of Diatomacez, collected on the St. Lawrence.” 
Illustrated by Microscopical specimens. 
Vou. V. xX 
