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SUMMARY OF MEETINGS. 
FEBRUARY 7tH. 
Dr. LeBaron Botsford, President, delivered his annual address, 
answering the questions — What is a Natural History Society 1 
— What its objects and why is it necessary *? — in a clear, pointed and 
interesting manner. 
MARCH 7th. 
Mr. Robt. Chalmers read the paper of the evening on the Surface 
Geology of the Bay of Chaleur Region, with particular reference to 
the stratified marine clay and sands which form its shores and estu- 
ary deposits ; its more recent formations, and the evidence of a sub- 
sidence of land which has taken place in the northern part of the 
Province ; together with observations on drift phenomena, and other 
interesting facts on the geological structure and history of the region 
mentioned. 
APRIL 4th. 
Mr. Matthew’s lecture this evening on the Pmradoxides of the St. 
John group was descriptive of the general relations of Paradoxides 
to other forms of the animal kingdom ; the conditions under which 
the fossils of this genus and other Cambrian organisms are found near 
St. John; and descriptions of two new species and several varieties 
found in the rocks at St. John. Specimens of the St. John fossils and 
of species of Paradoxides from Bohemia were exhibited. The Saint 
John fossils have been described in a paper communicated by Mr. 
Matthew to the Royal Society of Canada at its inaugural meeting 
in May last. 
MAY 2nd. 
Dr. Walker delivered an address on the formation and growth 
of Coral. After describing the animal, which is of the radiate type, 
he shewed what the coral formation really is, and explained its com. 
position. He punctured several of the old theories about the 
insect (1) and the results of its labors, and compared these with the 
later revelations of coral formation as described by Darwin. 
