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All lovers of Entomology may become members of the Society 

 hy remitting the amount of the yearly subscription to the secre- 

 tt&ry-treasurer. W. Saunders, London. 



NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, 



Ordinary Meeting, February 23. 



Principal Dawson, one of the Presidents, in the Chair. 



After some routine business a Committee was named to u tak« 

 «teps m connection with the Horticultural Society for the establish- 

 ment of a Botanical Garden." 



Several names were proposed for membership, after which the 

 following paper's were read and presented : 



On a new method of preparing Chlorine, Carbonate of Soda„ 

 Sulphuric Acid, and Hydrochloric Acid; by Thomas MacFarlane., 

 Head by Dr. Hunt, 



On the Superficial Geology of the Gaspe Peninsula ; by Robt. 



On the parallelism of the Quebec Group with the Llandeilo of 

 England and Australia, and with the Chazy and Calciferous form- 

 ations ; by E. Billings, F.G.S. 



On the Birds of North America.; by B„ R. Ross. Read by 

 Dr. Hingston. 



Notes on the Diatomaeeae from the St. John River.; by Prof. 

 h. W. Bailey, of the University of New Bruaswick. Presented 

 by Dr. Dawson, 



Ordinary Meeting, March SO. 



Rev, Dr. De Sola, Chairman of Council, in the Chair, — About 

 forty members were present. 



The following gentlemen were elected corresponding members : — 



Hugh E. Montgomerie, of London ; Charles Waterton, near 

 Wakefield, England ; Professor Bailey, of Frederieton, N. B. ; N. 

 W. Bethune, of Ottawa. 



The following gentlemen were elected ordinary members : — 



Alexander Urquhart, Thos. Leeming, Francis Scholes, Alfred 

 Brown, Prof, Small, late of Lincoln College, Oxford ; J. F. Whit- 

 •eaves, F.G.S., -&c, <fec. 



The following donations were presented : — 



From N. W. Bethune, a Canada Bank Note of the year 1192. 



From T. Devine, Quebec, sixteen specimens of Electrotype casts 

 ©f Fossils from Point Levi. 



