56 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 



The balance sliewn on our balance sheet is already expended. It 

 therefore uiges upon the members the necessity of supporting the 

 present efforts of the Committee of Ways and Means by every means 

 in their power, by contributions, by presenting the claims of tlie 

 Institute to the public in every possible way, and by endeavoi'ing to 

 obtain new members. 



During the jiast year the Institute has lost by death one of its 

 most distinguislied honorary members. Prof. Balfoui- Stewart, of 

 Owen's College. Manchester. Balfour Stewart's name was first ])ro- 

 minently brought before the public by his researches on ladiant heat, 

 ])ublished in 185b. In 1859 he was a]>pointed Dii-ector of Kew 

 Observatory, and held this jiost until 1870, when he was appointed 

 Professor of Physics at the Owen's College, Manchester. He died of 

 apo]»lexy on December 18, 1887. 



Charles Carpmael, 



President. 



On motion of Mr. Browning, seconded by I\Ir. Noble, the 

 report was received and adopted. 



The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as 

 follows : 



Pie.sident, Charles Carpmael, M.A. ; Vice-President, T. B. Brown- 

 ing, M.A. ; Sccielary, Alan MacDougall, M. Inst. C.E. ; Treasurer, 

 James Bain, Jr , Esq.; Editor, George Kennedy M.A., LL.D. j 

 Librarian, George E. Shaw, B.A. ; Curator, David Boyle. Ph. B. j 

 Membe;s of Council, Alex. Marling, LL.B., W. H. Ellis. M.A., 

 M.B.. W. H. YanderSmissen. M.A. 



On motion by Mr. Browning, seconded b\- Dr. Kennedy, it 

 was resolved, "That the thanks of this Institute are due to 

 the newspapers of the Cit}- of Toronto for the space which 

 they have so freely given to proceedings of the Institute 

 during the year, and especially to the Mail newspaper, for the 

 extended notices of the meetings which have so regularly 

 appeared in its columns." 



On motion by Mr. Pearce. seconded b\- Mr. Pursey. it was 



