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many cases, new specimens procured. It is much to be desired 

 that a proper cabinet be voted for their reception, as exposure to 

 light materially injures the specimens by causing their colours to 

 fade. 



The mammalia have also been carefully gone through, and the 

 whole collection properly named and labelled. Two large cases 

 of Canadian fishes have been prepared by Mr. Hunter; these have 

 been named, and proper printed labels have been affixed to each 

 species. 



Dr. Hunt has promised to render his valuable assistance in 

 naming our collection of minerals. 



Sir W. Logan has kindly promised to give us a series of the 

 most typical Canadian rocks, minerals, and fossils, some time 

 during the ensuing winter. 



The council of the Society have voted that a large case be made 

 to contain all the mammalia, including those specimens on the 

 floor in the centre of the room, many of which sadly want cases ; 

 also that a proper insect cabinet be procured, large enough to 

 contain the whole of the Society's collection of insects. 



Much remains to be done ; the collection of insects as yet is 

 untouched, as also are the reptiles. Many of the foreign birds are 

 still unnamed, and most of the foreign fishes. The fossils, anato- 

 mical preparations, and the whole historical, archseological and 

 miscellaneous collections of the Society are still in a state of 

 chaotic confusion. 



It is to be hoped, however, that in time the museum may be 

 made more worthy of the city and indeed of the whole province, 

 both as a place of reference for special students, and as a medium 

 for imparting general information. 



J. F. Whiteaves, F.G.S., &c, 



Scientific Curator and Recording Secretary. 



DEATH OF PROFESSOR EMMONS. 



" Died, at Brunswick, North Carolina, on the 1st October last, 

 in the 65th year of his age, Ebenezer Emmons, M.D., late of the 

 city of Albany. 



" This announcement will fill many hearts with sadness. Dr. 

 Emmons was long a resident of this city, and by long holding 

 professorships in two institutions, viz : the Albany Medical Col- 

 lege and Williams College, at Williarnstown, Massachusetts, he 



