MONTREAL WATTJKAL HISTORY 30CIETT. 328 



MONTREAL NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 



Ordinary Monthly Meeting — March, 1850. 



L. A. fl. Latoue, Esq, First Vice- President, in the chair. 

 The following donation? were laid on the table, and ordered to be acknowledg- 

 ed with thanks, viz. — From the Minister des Colonics Francoises, through Mr. A- 

 Perry ; one pair of sr.ndales du Senegal, one eartouchiere du Senegal, and four 

 birds — From W. H. Boulton, Esq., through Mr. Perry, one minie rifle buliet, and 

 a piece of shell gathered on the heights of Sebastopol — From Mr. Perry, a few 

 French coins — From E. Crisp, M. D., (the author) a copy of his work on "Struc- 

 ture and Use of the Spleen" — From L. A. H. Latour, Esq, a copper coin of Fer- 

 dinand III. king of Spain, with eleven other copper coins, and live Reports pub- 

 lished by order of the Legislature — From CoL Stone, of Platteburgb, through 

 Mr. Rc-nuie, some bullets taken from old houses ou each side of the River Sara- 

 uac, and au accouut of the celebration of the Battle of Flattsburg — From Mr. D. 

 Browne, a specimen of 6oap-stoue. The thanks of the Society were unanimously 

 voted to Mr. A. Perry, for his exertions to advance the interests of 1he Natural 

 History Society while in Paris. Mr. Perry acknowledged the compliment that 

 bad heen paid him, regretting that he he had been able to do so little for a Society 

 which deserved so well at the hands of the public. It was want of time, how- 

 ever, that prevented him, not want of will. He made many applications for spe- 

 cimen.-, and, as might be expected, got many refusals. He hoped at the next 

 World's Fair, the Society would make arrangements to have itself specially re- 

 presented there. He had several other specimens on their way to Montreal for 

 the Society, and hoped they would reach safely. Mr. Perry having also stated to 

 the Society thatM. Milner, the Director of the Jardin des Pkntes, in I'm is. was 

 anxious to put himself into communication with the. Society, to obtain posset 

 of specimens of living animals peculiar to this country, it was ordered that the 

 On-responding Secretary write to M. ililner, offering in the name of the Soci- 

 ety to do all in its power to forward his views, and assist him in carrying them 

 out Dr. Barnston was also requested to open a correspondence with Sir William 

 Hooker, of Kcw Gardens, respecting the plants and roots lie wishes to procure. 

 Messrs. Dutton and Perry were named u Committee to prepare a paper on the 

 subject of fish-breeding in our rivers and bring it before the Society at its next 

 ordinary meeting. The meeting then proceeded to ballot, when T. M. Taylor, 

 Esq., James Taylor, Esq., aud F. F. Muliins, Eeq., were unanimously elected or- 

 dinary members. 



A. N. Rennie, Secretary. 



ERRATA. 



Page 35— The sentence in the third line of note to description of Necrophila 

 affinis should read thus:— X. Canadensis is evidently the 9 (Venus) of Ameri- 

 cana. 



Page 38— £ (Mars, sig. male) should be at the beginning of the description of 

 0. Bicornis ; and the second paragraph thus: — 9 same color as g. 



