TWENTY-THIRD ORDINARY MEETING. 28 I 



5. The Journal of Speculative Philosophy, Vol. XVIII., No. 3, July, 1884. 



6. Science, Vol. V., No. 114, April 10th, 1885. 



7. Appleton's Literary Bulletin, Vol. IV., No. 2, March to April, 1885. 



S. Keport of Proceedings of the Seventeenth Annual Convention of the Ameri- 

 can Railway Master Mechanics' Association in Convention at Long 

 Branch, N. J., June ]7th, 18th, 19th, 1884. Presented by J. D. Bar- 

 nett, Esq. 



•9. A Primer of Tariff Reform, by David A. Wells, from the Committee of the 

 Cobden Club. 



110. " The British Association in Canada," by Sir J. Henry Lefroy, K.C.M.G. 

 Presented by the author. 



ai. Anales del Circulo Medico Argentino, Afio VIIL, Febrero, 1885, Tomo 

 VIIL, Num. II. 



12. Annales des Mines, Huiti^me Serie, 6® Livraison de 1884, Tome VI. 



.13. Verhandlungen der Berliner Gesellschaft fiir Anthropologic, Ethnologic 

 und Urgeschichte, Sitzung von December, 1884. 



14. Correspondenz-Blatt der deutschen Gesellschaft fiir Anthropologic, Eth- 

 nologic und Urgeschichte, XVI. Jahrgang, Nr. 3. M§,rz, 1885. 



It was resolved, on motion by Prof. Pike, seconded by Mr. 

 VanderSmissen : That Dr. Ellis, Mr. Sandford Fleming, Col. 

 Gzowski, Mr. Alan McDougall, Mr. Kivas Tully, Mr. C. 

 Carpmael, Prof. R. Ramsay Wright, Prof Chapman, Prof. 

 Galbraith, Prof Pike, Dr. Oldright, and Dr. Bryce be re- 

 quested to act as a committee to indicate to the City Council 

 the advisability of making an immediate investigation of the 

 currents in the lake near Toronto before taking any steps to 

 decide the position of the trunk sewer. 



The following paper on " The Ancient Egyptian Language," 

 by the Rev. George Burnfield, of Brockville, was read by Mr. 

 M. L. Rouse ; 



ANCIENT EGYPTIAN LANGUAGE. 

 « 



The small country of Egypt once stood in the van of nations in 



many departments of arts and science. Egypt proper extends only 

 from the Mediterranean on the north, to Assouan on the south, in lat. 

 24. The Lybia,n Desert hems it in on the west, and the Arabian 

 Gulf and the River El Arish on the east and north-east. The area 

 within these limits contains about 100,000 square miles. 



The bulk of the arable soil is contained within the ti'iangular 

 shaped Delta. The apex of this triangle may be placed near Helio- 

 polis, a lire from this point to Alexandria will represent the perpen- 



