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CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 
Srsston—1859-60. 
TWELFTH ORDINARY MELTING—10éh March, 1860. 
Professor Wiison, LL.D., President, in the Chair. 
I. The following Donation for the Library was announced, and the thanks of the 
Institute voted to the donor : 
From Hon. J. M. Brodhead, Washington. 
Explorations for a Railroad route from the Mississippi tu the Pacific Ocean. 
Vol. X. ' 
Il. The following Papers were read: 
1. By the Rev. Prof. Hincks, F.L.S.: 
“ On the true aims, foundations, and claims to attention of Political Economy.” 
2. By W. Martin, LL.D.: 
“On some geometric problems relating to curves having double contact.” 
3. By J. H. Dumble, Esq. C.H.: 
“On the Expansion and Contraction of Ice.” 
THIRTEENTH ORDINARY MEETING—I17¢h March, 1860. 
Prof. Dantet Witson, LL.D, President, in the Chair. 
L, The following Donation for the Library was announced, and the thanks of the 
Institute voted to the donor: 
From Major R. Lachlan, Cincinnatti. 
Meteorlogische Waamamingan in Nederland en Zyne Bezittingan, su afeoykin- 
gen van Temperateuer en Barometerstand op vele Plaasten en Kuropa. Uitgeven 
door het Koninklyk nederlandich Meteorologisch {nstiteut, 1856 and 1857. Quarto. 
Two Vols. 
Fourth Meteorological Report of Professor James P. Espy, to the United States 
Government, 27th July, 1854. Quarto. Two Vols. 
Il. The following Papers were read: 
1. By Professor Chapman : 
“Qn the Geological structure of the ‘ Blue Mountains’ near Collingwood.” (2.) 
_ “On some simple rules for ealeulating the thickness of Inclined Strata.” And (3.) 
“‘On a new species of Agelacrinites from Peterboro’", C. W.” 
2. By the Rev. Professor G. P. Young, M.A.: 
“ Proof of the impossibility of representing the common transcendental samen 
of a variable, as finite algebraical functions.” 
3. ‘By Professor Wilson, LL.D. 
“On the origin of Alphabets, in reference to he question of the age of Man,” 
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