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ttey in turn shall have gone to that spirit world where things are 

 seen, not as through a glass darkly, but face to face, shall in the 

 world beneath occupy niches — ^if humbler ones— in the temple of 

 fame. This 



is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise 

 To scorn delights, and live laborious days. 



And look wlwre we will, from the highest and most solitary saga 

 who ever desired the " propagation of his own memory," and 

 committed his lonely labors to the world, in full assurance that an 

 age would come, when that memory would not willingly be let to 

 die, down to the humblest laborer who was ever content to co- 

 operate outwardly and subordinately with others, and hoped for 

 nothing more than present and visible recompense, we still per- 

 ceive the .operation of that social spirit, that deep instinctive 

 yearning after sympathy to use the power, and (if it may be done) 

 guide the influences of which, this Association was framed. 



AVe trust, then, that the Montreal meeting will not be inferior 

 to former assemblings, but will more than realize our hopes and 

 wishes, and not only give a new impulse to science among us, but 

 also cement the kindly feeling which binds the members together 

 already. 



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NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF MONTREAL. 



The Annual General Meeting of this Society was held in the 

 Museum, on Monday evening, the President, J. W. Dawson, Esq., 

 F. G. S., in the Chair. The members present were the Lord 

 Bishop of Mor^treal, Rev. A, Kemp, Rev. A. D. Campbell, Rev. A. 

 DeSola, Dr. Fraser, Dr. Jones, Dr. Barnston, L. A. H. Latour, 

 J. T. Dutton, H. Rose, J. H. Joseph, W. H. A. Davies, D. Robertson, 

 J. Ferrier, jr., N, S. Whitney, R. Scott, E. Murphy, Dr. Howard, 

 Dr. Kingston, Dr. Fenwick, B. Chamberlin, A. N. Rennie. 



REPORT FOR ISST. 



Your Council in submitting the annual Report of the proceedings 

 and progress of the Society for the years ISSG-V, find no dif- 

 ficulty in discharging this duty from lack of materials, as the 

 subjects which have engaged their attention have been both nu- 

 merous and important. Our piedecessors rendered an important 

 service to the Society, by their concise sketch of its history con- 

 tained in the last report — a pro -eeding often necessary, in order 



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