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The President said that in some cases the specimens found 

 were of volcanic origin. He had submitted several to ex- 

 perts who said that there was nothing meteoric about them. 

 He did not think that the specimen exhibited was of meteoric 

 origin. He felt sure that many were spurious. 



Mr. Carpmael then gave an account of a magnificent meteor 

 that he had seen about 8 o'clock p.m., in the early part of July 

 1884. He judged tliat it would be 100 yards in diameter, and 

 was about 30 miles from the surface of the earth. It passed 

 at the rate of about 1000 miles a minute. It was seen by 

 others, whose observations agreed with his own calculations. 

 It had remained quite visible for several minutes. 



SEVENTH MEETING. 



Seventh Meeting 15th December, 1888, the President in the 

 chair. 



Donations and Exchanges since last meeting, 39. 



Mr. Edgar Lowell Proctor was elected a Member. 



Mr. J. Castell Hopkins read a paper on "The Progress of 

 Canada." 



EIGHTH MEETING. 



Eighth Meeting 22nd December, 1888, the President in the 

 ■chair. 



Exchanges since last meeting, 38. 



Letters were read from Hon. E. Dewdncy and Mr. Sandford 

 Fleming, respecting copies of Indian Treaties, Deeds of Sur- 

 render, etc., a^ked for by the Chairman of the Sociological 

 Committee. 



