168 Canadian Record of Science. 
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATURAL History Society. 
The third monthly meeting was held on Monday, January 
30th, the President, Sir William Dawson, in the Chair. 
The minutes of the last monthly meeting were read and 
confirmed. 
The Hon. Curator reported the following donations :— 
“Flying fish and West Indian Bat,” from Mr. Chas, T. Hart. 
Mr. A. H. Mackay, of Pictou, N.S., was elected a corres- 
ponding member. 
Mr. J. H. R. Molson took the chair at the request of Sir 
William Dawson, who now exhibited a cast of the new 
trilobite (Paradoxides regina) recently discovered by Mr. 
Matthews in the Cambrian of New Brunswick, remarking 
on its great size and the importance of its discovery. He 
also read a paper on “ Fossil Sponges in the Peter Redpath 
Museum,” referring to certain sponges discovered at Little 
Metis, describing one of them as a species of Protaspingia, 
and explaining its form and structure in comparison with 
other sponges, recent and fossil. 
Sir William was, on motion of Dr. Mills, seconded by Mr. 
Beaudry, accorded a hearty vote of thanks for his interest- 
ing paper. 
The fourth monthly meeting was held on Monday, Feb- 
ruary 27th, Sir William Dawson in the chair. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted. 
The following donations were reported by the Hon. 
Librarian :—Chemical Reports & Memoirs, 1848, by Thos. 
Graham, from Mr. EH. T. Chambers; Report of the Geolo- 
gical Society, 2 Vols., from Rev. Dr.Smyth; The Scientific 
American & Supplement for 1887, from Mr. J. A. N. Beau- 
dry, The Hon. Curator reported a donation of 40 Photo- 
graphs taken in Cuba, from Dr. Wolfred Nelson. 
Sir William Dawson read a letter from Dr. Molson, thank- 
ing the Society for his election as a corresponding member. 
A letter of resignation was read from Dr. T. Sterry 
Hunt. 
