122- ANNUAL REPORT, 1*52-53. [1853 



Mining Journal, From Mr. Maurice Baldwin, — 



Appleton's Mechanic's Magazine, 2 pair of large Stags Horns. 



The Citizen, From Professor Croft — 



Engineer and Architect's Journal, Case of Squirrels and Ground Hog. 



Anglo- American Magazine, 3 Cases of Bil . cLs conta j D j n „. 165 specimens. 



Journal of the Franklin Institute, Collection of 120 Geological specimens from the Harfz 



Art Journal, _ Mountains. 



Journal of Education, r. ,, -r, , .<, .,[,. 



o-,|. ' T • 1 ' > rom the Rev. A. Bell, of Simcoe, — 



T „ , ' r. , , ' 130 specimens of fossils of various kinds: and, a collection of 



London Quarterly. -} ,. . . . , . ' "> , 



Edinburgh Do Indian Axes, Arrow heads, and remnants of pottery. 



North British Review. From Dr - Wilson, of Perth,— 



Westminster Review. 45 Mmeralogical specimens. 



Blackwood's Magazine. Various Minerals from Mr. Thomas and Mr. Ridout. 



The Sunday Times. Model of a Locomotive from Mr. V. Parkes. 



The Council have also much pleasure in recording the follow- " Steam Engine 



ing liberal and valuable donations:— Specimens of ornamental tiles from Mr. Cumberland. 



From Cant Lef'ov— - " of Plaster Casts from Mr. Thomas. 



Magnetic'al and Meteorological, Observations.... I 2 5 Spe ™* ° f Lizai ' ds and & FoSsil EchinUS ' fr0m ** Wm - 



Professional Papers of the Corps of Royal Engineers.. 8 . . 



Brande's Chemistry 2 -A- case f° r the mmeralogical collection was provided by a pri- 



Meteorological Report, by Hpy'." '.['.'.' '/.'.. .f/./.'.S. 2 vate subscription of some members of the Institute. 



Athenaeum, complete year, 1840-41, in Nos 2 The Council would recommend the application of a considera- 



From W. E. Logan, Esq., ble P ar t of the funds to the increase of the Library and Museum, 



Official' Illustrated Catalogue of the Great Exhibition 3 and in particular, would urge their successors to form Collections 



Hood's Handbook to the Great Exhibition 2 of th ? Woods > Stones, and Vegetable products of Canada, with 



From A H Armour Esa especial reference to their use in Arts, Manufactures and Agricul- 



Sylva Brittanica, by Strutt _ 1 * 



The Tower Menaoerie ' 1 ^ n m aking application, as recommended by the late Council 



Appleton's Library Manual 1 *° ^ e Imperial and Provincial Governments for copies of various 



Five Maps. documents printed by their order, some delay has occurred, but 



i? __ tr n r> i v i-T i /•*! i -.t . % the Council have reason to believe that measures will betaken 



rrom ti. (j. conn, Lsn., ot London, — (through Mr. Armour), — i • j.i ■ • j?r> v * ■ j? ,,1 ,■ 



w . , , A , ,■ ^ -A .- & ™ 1 ; , during tne ensuing sessions of Parliament m favour of the apph- 



Wisdom and Goodness ot God in Creation — Chalmer. . . 1 c<tt i n 



Soul in Nature — by Oersted 1 _, " . . . ,, . _, . ., , 



Earth Plants and Man negociation that was opened last Session, with the Toronto 



WheweH's Astronomy 1 Athenaeum, proposing an amalgamation of the two Societies, has 



Kidd's Brido-ewater Treatise 1 not P ro g ressed satisfactorily, no answer whatever having been 



Bacon's Novum Oro-anum " ' 1 made by tu e Athenaeum to the proposals of the Institute. It is 



b " " matter of regret thet two Societies in the same city, pursuing the 



from t>. Cumberland, bsq.,-— same objects, composed in great measure of the same persons, and 



Report ot Select Committee of House of Commons on both enjoying support from'Government, should remain disunited 



Atmospheric Railways 1 an( j tuus mn tlle risk of counteracting each other's efforts. The 



Report of R. Stephenson on Atmospheric Pressure 1 Council would advise that attempts be made to re-open the 



Annual Report of Railway Commissioners 8 negociation by their successors. 



-d to . tit- . S ' 1 V-./1 T" The Council have to deplore the departure from this country 



Report on Water supply of Metropolis . 4 of om . ^^ and Q J l k Preg ; d ^ c atain j. H . Lefr > 



on Soft Springs of the Surrey Sands 1 Consideri the serv f ces rendered b h f m to this Institu ^ 



" on state of Large Towns, &c_ 3 - t ° 1 ■ ■ jx. -1. ±1. i-i. v i3 



M , , ,., ° c ., ^ „ . . it was a very general opinion among the membere that he should 



of Metropolitan Sanitary Commissioners . . 5 not be ^^ to d ^ without J me endeavour to e our 



- of Im-ve or of^riso ^ " fateful ^ of his exertions, and a voluntary subscription was 



.. J.-T, ^ TT , „ "".". '" entered into to furnish a piece of plate of which i^e might 



ot Lover Harbor Commissioners 1 t r.- ,1 -j -i »••• j, 



er^^ ttl-h . /-, ,\-r "'■'"■ Z~^~ request his acceptance, and also to provide a portrait of him for 



" ot Col. Phil potts on Canal Navigation -of the i- iu t ,u , -d 5 al. £■ * 



p , ' v-Liai iiayjgduuiiw lih. presentation to the Institute. Both these objects were accom- 



i r> i. e'n "^'t^'t'^-7- plished by the subscription, with the exception of a small balance 



Jurors Keport of Great Exhibition. if J ? .1 .• l \ , • , , ■• r , e iv ,1 T u 



, _ — in excess ot tne estimate, which has been detrayed by the Insti- 



From the East India Company,— tute. The portrait now hangs in the Society's room, and the 



Magnetical and Meteorological Observations 20 piece of plate was presented at the Annual Conversazione. 



from A. H Armour, Esq., — The Council are of opinion, that to mark still more distinctly 



Owen's Geological Reports . 1 our recognition of Captain Lefroy's services, it is advisable to 



Bache's Coast Survey of United States .. 1 confer on him the title and privileges of an Honorary Member, 



m , 1 , , , and at the same time would also recommend that they be con- 



The Museum has been enriched by the following liberal f erre d on three other gentlemen, 



and valuable donations : — ,-rr T -r^-r. •■,^,,. 



W. Logan, Esq., Provincial Geologist, 



From Capt. Lefroy,— Lt.-Col. Edward Sabine, R.A.. and 



Skin of a White Caribou. Robert Stephenson, Esq., M,P. 



