ORDINARY” MEETING, January 6th, 1868. 
The Rev. Walter Mitchell, M.A., Vice-President, in 
the Chair. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. 
It was announced that A. C. Brebner, Esq., Audit Office, Somerset House, 
had been elected as a 2nd class Associate of the Institute. 
The following books were announced as presented to the Institute : — 
Shinar, the Scripture Record of The Confusion of Language, and a new 
edition of Adam and the Adamite. By I). McCausland, Esq., M.Y.I. 
From the Author. 
Rule of Road at Sea (three copies), by Thos. Gray, Esq., H.M.C.S., Mem. 
Viet. Inst. From the Author. 
The Discussion on Mr. Reddie's paper “ On Geological Chrono- 
logy, and the Cogency of the Arguments by which some 
Scientific Doctrines are supported in reply to Professor 
Huxley’s Discourse delivered at Sion College on Nov. 21 st, 
1867),” was then resumed as follows : — 
The Chairman.— I have to invite you to the adjourned discussion of the 
paper by Mr. Reddie ; recently read and in doing so, I have to express the 
regret which I am sure is felt by all of us, that the great loss Mr. Reddie 
has sustained has prevented his being with us this evening, to hear and reply 
to the observations that may be made. (Hear, hear.) Of course we must 
reserve to him the privilege of replying on another occasion.* Mr. Reddie’s 
paper, as you are aware, was brought before us under somewhat singular circum- 
stances. Mr. Reddie had heard a lecture given by Professor Huxley at Sion 
College, upon the supposed discrepancies existing between the clergy and men 
* Vide Note B, p. 373. 
