14 JOURAL AND PROCEEDINGS 



These recommendations of the Council were adopted with the 

 exception of that referring to the opening of the library, which was laid 

 over till next meeting. 



On motion of Mr. Dickson, sections B and C were amalga- 

 mated. 



Mr. Witton read a paper on "The Ancient Language and 

 Literature of India." 



THIRD MEETING, 



Twenty-Seventh year, 2nd January^ 1885. , 



The President in the chair. 



The minutes of previous meeting, read and adopted. 



The recommendation of the Council made at the previous meet- 

 ing as to the opening; of the Library and Museum with Messrs. 

 TurnbuU, Mockridge, Caviller, Alexander and Dickson as attendants 

 on the evenings named was adopted. 



The payment of accounts amounting to $165.85 was also auth- 

 orized. 



Mr, Witton reported the receipt from Prof Selwyn of a section 

 of a fossil sponge prepared as a microscopic object. 



New members proposed : Rev. Hartley Carmichael and Messrs. 

 Wm, Glyndon, Lyman Lee and Chas. Chapman. 



The Corresponding Secretary reported the following books and 

 pamphlets as having been received : " Annual Report of the Cu- 

 rator," and " Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology," 

 from Harvard University. "Hasty Notes on MiUtary Engineering 

 in Europe," i vol ; "Alluvial Basin of the Mississippi River," i vol.; 

 '' Specimens from Borings, Alluvial Basin, Mississippi River ;" " For- 

 tifications of To-day ;" "Building Stone;" "Preservation of Timber," 

 and other 14 volumes from the office of the Chief Engineer of the 

 U. S. army. 



Mr. Kennedy read a paper on " Commercial Transactions in 

 Pre-Historic Times — The Bronze Age." 



