1855.] 



PROCEEDINGS OP THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 



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by (J. W. Allan, Esq., of the necessary ground, situated on George 

 Street, as a site for a permanent building, and the Council beg leave 

 to call the early attention of their successors to this important subject. 

 The Council have much pleasure in presenting their financial state- 

 ment for the past year. The prospects of the Society in this important 

 particular are very encouraging, and the subjoined sheet exhibits a 

 balance in favour of the Institute of £343 6s. lOd. In this estimate 

 the usual annual grant of £250 for the current year is included, but 

 not that of £100, hitherto received by the Toronto Athjeneum, and 

 which with other sources of income of that Society, will be transferred 

 to the Institute, upon the completion of the arrangements for the 

 amalgamation of both Societies. 



FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAE ENDING 30tii 



NOVEMBER, 1854. 

 Dr. £ s. d. 



To Cash paid on Account of Publication of Journal 289 1 8 



Sundries on Account of Institute 80 11 1 



Library Expenses 69 19 2 



To Balance due Maclear on Account of Journal 35 1 2 



" Scobie's Estate " do 53 14 4 



" A. H. Armour " Library 29 8 9 



" Ogilvie 2 3 9 



" Cumings & Wells 18 



" Beckett & Co 4 3 



" Reader for Journal 6 



" Assistant Secretary's Salary 12 



Balance 343 6 10 



£921 9 G 



Cr. £ «. 



Balance from year 1853 191 17 



By Cash for Sale of Journal £47 I 0^,011 



from Members 26111 3 1-^"°^^ 



from Harbor Commissioners 



due on Account of Journal £31 10 "1 



Arrears of Members 87 17 6 / 



due for Nos. of Vol. IIL delivered 20 13 



Government Grant 250 



25 

 119 17 



£921 9 G 



The Report was adopted unanimously. 

 The following donations were announced ; — 



From A. H. Armouk — The Census of Canadii for 1851-52 ; also 



tt Volume of Scientific Tracts. 

 From Capt. J. H. Lefeoy, R.A. — Hand-Book for Field Ser- 

 vice, by Captain J. H. Lefroy, R.A. 

 The thanks of the Institute were ordered to be given to those gen- 

 tlemen for their respective donations; 



A motion to change the day of meeting from Saturday to Tuesday, 

 with a view to accommodate non-resident members, was brought for- 

 ward by Professor Hind. 



Resolved — That the present day of meeting be retained. 

 A motion to introduce certain alterations in paragraph No. 2, section 

 6, of the Regulations of the Institute, with a view to introduce unifor- 

 mity in the financial year of the Institute and of the Journal, was 

 brought forward by Mr. Armour. 



Resolved — That Mr. Armour's suggestions be refciTCd to the Council- 

 3 



The votes for office-bearers and members of Council were collected, 

 and Messrs. Thomas Ridout and T. J. Robertson appointed Scrutineers 

 by the Chairman. 



Prof. Bovell read a paper " On some specimens obtained from Rice 

 Lake and the Humber River," illustrating his descriptions with mi- 

 croscopical preparations of the specimens of animal and vegetable life 

 which formed the subject of the paper. 



Prof. Bovell also made some remarks upon the " Respiratory Organs 

 of the Lobster," and " Some peculiarities in the sesophagus of the 

 Bear." Injected specimens of parts of the different organs described 

 were laid upon the table, together with a very beautiful Plumatella 

 from Rice Lake. 



The Scrutineers delivered their report to the Chairman, who an- 

 nounced the names of the following gentlemen as office-bearers and 

 members of Council for the year 1855 : 

 ^rcsiticnt : 

 The HON. SIR JOHN BEVEELY ROBINSON, BiET. 

 jrir»t Fict-PrcsiScnt— Professor D. WILSON, LLD. 

 .Scconlr Ficr-}prcsi!iciit— G. W. ALLAN. 

 CoiTCspoiiUiug Scctrtarn— T. HENNING. Scctctars— F. W. CUJIBEKLAND. 

 treasurer— J. STEVENSON. Curator— Professor E. J. CHAPJU.N. 



Eibrarian— S.iNDFOED FLEmNG. 



Professor CROFT. 

 Professor HIND. 



iHnn&crs at Council : 



Professor CIIERKIMAN. 

 A. BRDNEL. 



Professor BOVELL. 

 S. B. HARMAN. 



AlpUabetlcal List of 91cmbers of tlic Canadian. Institute* 



Names. Residence. 



Adamson, Rev. W. A., D.D Quebec, C.E. 



Allan, G. W Toronto, C.W., Moss Park. 



Andrew, Professor W Montreal, C.E. 



Armour, A. H Toronto, C.W., Wellington St. 



Armstrong, W " " Queen " 



Arnold, John " " Peter " 



Badgley, Prof. F., M.D " " Bay 



Baker, Hugh C Hamilton, " 



Baldwin, Hon. Robt Spadina, near Toronto, C.W. 



Baldwin, W.W Oakridges, C.W. 



Baldwin, Robt., Junr Spadina, near Toronto, C.W. 



Baldwin, W. A Mashquoteh, near Toronto, C.W. 



Baldwin, Maurice S Toronto, C.W. Duke Street. 



Barclay, Rev. J " " Wellington St, 



Ban-on, F. W " " U. C. CoUoge. 



Bartlett, Rev. T. H. M Kingston, " 



Battersby, Leslie Toronto, " 



Beaven, J. F London, " 



Beaven, E. W Toronto, " Trinity College. 



Beard, Charles Woodstock, " 



Becher, H. G. R London, " 



Bell, Rev. Andrew L'Orignal, " 



Bell, Rev. George Simcoe, " 



Bennett, H Toronto, " 



Bernard, L Barrie, '• 



Bethunc, Prof. N., M.D., Toronto, " Richmond St. 



Billings, E Bytown, " 



Bird, James Peterboro,' " 



Blackic, John Danville, C.E. 



Black, James Ajt, C.W. 



Blake, E. D Toronto, " Bay Street. 



Bleasdell, Rev. W Trenton, 



Bogcrt, J. J Toronto, " Trinity College. 



Boomer, A. K " " Bay Street. 



Boulton, W. S " " John Street. 



Boulton, Hon. H. J " " Wellington St 



Bovell, Prof. James, M.D " " St. George's Sq. 



Bristow, Arthur Weston, " 



Brondgecst, J. T Toronto, " Torkvillc 



