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THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 



[1854. 



INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. 



Eleventh Ordinary Meeting, March 4th, 1854. 



David Buchan, of Toronto, was proposed for membership. 



A donation from James Bovell, M.D., of various mineralogical 

 specimens from Barbadoes, was announced. 



A paper, written by Thos. Cottle, M.D., of Woodstock, was 

 read by Professor Croft, the subject of the paper being "Canadian 

 Saturnire, with suggestions on the possibility of using their Silk 

 for textile purposes." A number of fine specimens of Canadian 

 Saturnias from Professor Croft's private collection were on the 

 table. 



James Bovell, M.D., read a paper " On the Re-production of 

 the Digestive Organs of the Holothuria." The paper was illus- 

 trated by dissected specimens of the Holothuria from Barbadoes. 



A paper was laid on the table by the First Vice-President 

 containing a list of indigenous plants found in the neighbourhood 

 of Hamilton, with the dates of their being found in flower and 

 examined, by W. Craigie, M.D., and Mr.jW. Craigie, of Hamilton. 



Twelfth Ordinary Meeting March 11th 1854. 



The First Vice-President announced a further donation from 

 the eminent publisher, H. G. Bohn, Esq., of London, of fourteen 

 volumes of Bo/m's Standard Library. 



The thanks of the Institute were ordered to be presented to 

 Mr. Bohn for his valuable donation. 



John J. Macauley, of Toronto, was proposed for membership. 



David Buchan, of Toronto, was elected member of the Insti- 

 tute. 



A paper written by Elkanah Billings, Barrister-at-Law, of 

 Bytown, C. W., " On some new Genera and Species of Cystidea 

 from the Trenton Limestone," was read by Professor Hind. 



The Rev. Dr. McCaul, who was to have read a paper "On 

 some doubtful points in Grecian and Roman Antiquities," hav- 



ing been unavoidably prevented from attending the meeting, 

 Professor Wilson delivered a very interesting Lecture on "Traces 

 of the Practice of the Medical Art amongst the Early Romans." 

 Professor Wilson exhibited some wax impressions of Roman 

 medical stamps found in Scotland. 



Tliirteenth Ordinary Meeting March 18th 1854. 



The names of the following candidates for membership were 

 read : — 



The Rev. H. J. Grasett Toronto. 



James Ross Belleville. 



Loftus Turner, Juu. Mem Toronto. 



Thomas Brunskill " 



W. W. Copp " 



T.C. Orchard -_ " 



JohnMcNabb 



John J. Macauley, of Toronto, was elected member of the 

 Institute. 



A paper written by Major Lachlan, of Montreal, " On the 

 establishment of a system of simultaneous Meteorological Obser- 

 vations, etc., throughout the British American Provinces,'' was 

 read by the Rev. Professor Irving. 



At the conclusion of the paper, it was moved by Professor 

 Cherriraan, seconded by Professor Irving, " that the subject of 

 Major Lachlan's paper be referred to the Council, and that a 

 Committee be named by the Council in accordance with Major 

 Lachlan's proposal." 



Professor Hincks delivered a short Lecture on a peculiar 

 vegetable parasitical production from South America. 



Fourteenth Ordinary Meeting March 35th 1854. 



The names of the following candidates for membership were 

 read : 



J. L.Wilkes Brantford. 



Thos. Maclear Toronto. 



Hiram Piper " 



The following gentlemen were elected members: 



The Rev. H. J. Grasett Toronto. 



James Ross Belleville. 



Loftus Turner, Junior Member Toronto. 



Thomas Brunskill « 



W.W. Copp 



T.C. Orchard " 



JohnMcNabb " 



A communication from the Council was read by the Secretary, 

 announcing that in accordance, with the proposal contained in 

 the paper by Major Lachlan, read at the last meeting of the 

 Institute, they had nominated a Committee to take into considera- 

 tion and report on the subject of Major Lachlan's suggestions. 



