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day's programme generally, the excursionists dispersed in 

 small parties, some to make collections and others to 

 enjoy themselves in various ways. They most of them 

 ultimately reached the summit of Beloeil mountain, 

 where lunch was partaken of, after which the Very 

 Eev. Dean Carmichael delivered a short address, in the 

 course of which he alluded to the peculiar associations of the 

 spot connected with the cross which was erected in 1841 by 

 Bishop Forbin Jansen of Nancy, and to the interesting fact 

 that on that occasion about ten thousand people assembled 

 on the shores of the lake, and that the bishop entered a 

 boat and from the waters of the lake preached a sermon to 

 them. Dr. Edwards also made a few remarks, chiefly re- 

 ferring to the former excursion of the society in 1869, and 

 calling attention to the address made by Sir William Dawson 

 on that occasion, relating to the geology of the region. 



The party returned to the hotel at three o'clock where they 

 were provided with a hot lunch, after which the collections 

 were examined and the prizes awarded. Dr. Hunt briefly 

 addressed the party with reference to the peculiar geological 

 features of the region. The mountain, he said, is of volcanic 

 origin. It and its companion mountains were, so to speak, 

 the roots of volcanoes that had been formed in a very early 

 geological age. The mountains being of harder material than 

 the strata which surrounded and covered them, resisted the 

 action of the eroding agencies that levelled the plain and 

 remained like bosses on its surface after the softer rocks 

 had been worn and washed away. Their precise age could 

 not be ascertained, but they were formed before there were 

 any air breathing animals on the surface of the earth. By 

 the slow and modifying action of the elements the beautiful 

 region seen from the mountain's top was prepared for the 

 habitation of man, who at last appeared upon the scene to 

 enter into possession. 



The prizes were awarded as follows : — 



Named plants — 1, Miss Van Home, 



Unnamed plants — 1, Miss O. Gr. Bitchie ; 2, Miss Burland. 



Unnamed insects — 1, Mr. B. C. Holden ; 2, Miss Maud 

 Brewster. 



