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FOURTH ORDINARY MEETING — 16th January, 1858. 



The Hon. Chief Justice Draper, C.B., President, in the Chair. 



I. lite following Qenilemen were elected Members : 



William Annis, Esq., Toronto. 



Henry J. Cambie, Esq., M.A., Toronto. 



II. The following donations for the Museum were announced, and the thanks of 



the Institute voted to the donor : 

 By J. F. Smith, Esq. : 



Eighteen specimens of Shells and Fossils from the Chalk of Kent and Sussex, 



England. 

 III. Prof. Hind's notice of motion respecting the proposed alteration in the laws 

 was taken up, -when, in the absence of Prof. Hind, Prof. Wilson moved, seconded 

 by A. E. Meredith, LL.D. : that in Rule 4th, Section IV, the following be substi- 

 tuted for the last clause, beginning " votes of country members," Ac. "A pi'inted 

 list of members nominated for election as office-bearers, shall be forwarded by 

 Post to country members, but no list shall be received by the Scrutineers, unless 

 presented personally by the member desiring to vote." 



After discussion of the question. Dr. Wilson withdrew his motion, in favor of the 

 following motion, by E. W. Cumberland, Esq., seconded by P. Freeland, Esq., 

 which was adopted : 



" That the Constitution and Laws, so far as they refer to nomination and elec- 

 tion of ofBcers, be remitted to the Council for report of such alterations as they 

 may deem expedient. 



IV. The following Papers were read ; 



1. By Professor Chapman : 



" On the assaying of Coals by the blow-pipe, with remarks on blow-pipe exam- 

 inations in general." 



2. By the Rev. Professor Hincks, F.L.S. : 



" i^otes respecting a collection of Mazatlan Shells recently acquired by the 

 University of Toronto." 



FIFTH ORSiNARY MEETING — l^rd January , 1858. 



The Hon. Chief Justice Draper, C.B., President, in the Chair. 



I. The following Gentlemen were elected members : 



Major R. Lachlan, Cincinnati, Ohio, Cor. member. 



Edward C. Jones, Esq., Toronto. 



A. B. Scott, Esq., Toronto. 



Mathew Logan, Esq., Toronto, 



Walter Beatt, Esq., Toronto. 



Rev. J. G. Alrahall, M.A., Toronto. 



Charles A.Jones, Esq., Weston. ? t • •■ 



A. Clifford Thompson, Esq., Toronto, r™'°^ membsrs, 



II. The following Papers were read : 

 . By Professor Wilson, LL.D. : 



" Note on the American Cranial Type." 

 , By Professor Kingston, M.A. : 



*' The Annual Meteorological Report." 

 . By F. Assikinack, Esq. : 



" On the manners and customs of the Odahwah Indians/' 



