THE CANADIAN JOURNAL. 



NEW SERIES. 



No. II.-FEBRUARY, 1856. 



THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. 



BY GEORGE WILLIAM ALLAN, PRESIDENT. 



Mead before tlve Canadian Institute, \§th January, 1856. 



In fulfilling the duty which devolves upon me as President, of 

 addressing you upon the present condition and future prospects of 

 the Institute, I have reason to congratulate both myself and my 

 brother members, that the prosperous state of the Society is such as 

 to render a review of its past history and proceedings, aud a compa* 

 rison between the first struggling years of its existence, and its pre- 

 sent efficient organization, not only an agreeable task, but one full 

 of hope and encouragement for the future. 



Established at first under circumstances of great difficulty and 

 discouragement, the Institute has, through the zealous efforts of its 

 friends and supporters, been gradually increasing in efficiency and 

 usefulness, until it has at length attained a standing, and attracted 

 to itself a degree of sympathy and support, which warrant us in 

 entertaining the most favorable anticipations as to its future pro- 

 gress. 



If, then, I venture to occupy your time for a few moments, to 

 advert to some of the circumstances connected with its early career : 

 it is with the hope that past success may excite to increased exertion, 

 and that a review of what has been already accomplished, may induce 

 us to take the greater heed, that the vantage ground the Institute 

 has gained may never be lost through supineness or indifference on 

 the part of its members. 



