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Society. He was sure they all joined in congratulating Sir Otto 

 upon the well-deserved honour. 



The resolution was passed by acclamation. 



Sir Otto Jaffe said he felt deeply their kind observations 

 and congratulations, and words failed him to express his thanks 

 as he should like. He considered the honour a very high one, 

 and was exceedingly obliged to the gentlemen who were instru 

 mental in securing it for him. He was gratified to think that he 

 had the esteem of his fellow-citizens. Might he say that 

 they heartily congratulated Mr. Robert Young, who had been 

 made a Privy Councillor ? They were sorry he was not 

 present that night, but his son was with them. Mr. Young 

 was an old member of that Society, and he was one of the 

 most respected citizens of Belfast. He was sure his Majesty the 

 King could not have selected a more worthy citizen upon whom 

 to confer such a high honour, They trusted he might live long to 

 enjoy the distinction. 



The President then called upon Mr. Fisher to deliver his 

 lecture. 



Mr. Fisher, who was cordially received, said he would not 

 attempt to cover such a mighty scope as entire Canada, but with 

 the assistance of the limelight views he hoped to give some idea 

 of what was going on in that country, and deal with its industrial 

 and agricultural development, which were at present equalled by 

 no other country in the world. To give some idea of the size of 

 Canada, it was not much smaller than Europe, and twice the size 

 of India. Canada contained seven provinces, or groups of 

 provinces, each with the possibilities of a mighty empire, and the 

 maritime provinces had a great future. The lecturer proceeded 

 to refer to Quebec, where the people, he said, were highly indus- 

 trious and law-abiding, and, above all, loyal to the Empire ; and 

 next dealt with the historical development of the country. Though 

 it might be against our national pride, Canada was not originally a 

 British possession. In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries the 

 Spaniards easily took the lead in the matter of colonisation, and 



