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the paper should appear in the next number of the Record 

 op Science. 



The Second Monthly Meeting of the Session was held on 

 Monday evening, November 30th, 1885, Sir William Dawson 

 in the Chair. 



A circular was submitted from the Secretary of the Eliza- 

 beth Thompson Science Fund, " for the advancement and 

 prosecution of Scientific research in its broadest sense,'' and 

 it was resolved that Mr. Edward Murphy, Dr. Harrington, 

 and Prof. Penhallow, be appointed a Committee to take 

 action in reference to the claims of this Society, to 

 obtain the assistance so beneficially bestowed by this fund, 

 which had been founded by one of the most liberal and 

 humane women of the present time. 



It was moved by Mr. J. H. Joseph, seconded by Mi-. 

 Edward Murphy, and carried unanimously, " That the By- 

 laws be suspended, and that Dr. Asa Gray, of- Harvard, be 

 elected an Honorary Member of this Society, in recognition 

 of his long and valuable services to Science." 



It was resolved, " That this Society has learned with 

 deep regret, the unexpected decease of Dr. William B. 

 Carpenter, C.B., F.R.S., etc., and while recognizing his world- 

 wide reputation and great services to Science and to social 

 and educational progress, desires to convey to Mrs. Carpen- 

 ter and the other members of his family, its sincere condo- 

 lence and sympathy; and that the notice, of Dr. Carpenter's 

 life and services presented to this meeting, be inserted in the 

 next number of the Canadian Record of Science." 



Two pamphlets were presented by Mr. Edward Murphy, 

 on " Testing for Colour-blindness in the Mercantile Marine," 

 and "Arsenical Poisoning by Wall-papers and other manu- 

 factured articles," both written by Jabez Hogg, M.R.C.S., 

 F.R.S. 



The candidates for membership proposed at the last meet- 

 ing, were duly elected, and the following names submitted 

 for election, viz., Messrs. Wm. Drysdale, C. N. Bell, of Winni- 

 peg, Man., Dr. T. Wesley Mills, and Mr. John Lawrence. 



Sir William Dawson then read his paper on " Boulder Drift 

 and Sea Margins at Little Metis, Lower St. Lawrence," suc- 

 ceeded by that of Lieut.-Col. Grant, of Hamilton, on 

 " Pleistocene Fossils." collected on the Island of Anticosti. 



Prof. Penhallow then read Mr. C.N. Bell's notes on the 

 "Exploration of some Mounds in the Northwest," while 

 Mr. A. H. MacKay's paper of notes on " New Fresh-water 

 Sponges" was received as read. 



A cordial vote of thanks was tendered to the authors 

 of each paper with a request that they be published in 

 the Record op Science. 



