SESSION II. (May 30th.) The Royal Society reassembled at noon for the purpose of transacting general business, the President in the chair. Dr. Stewart reported the following recommendations from the Second Section : 1. That the Reverend Frederick George Scott, of Quebec, author of "My Lattice Window," and other poems of high merit, be elected a fellow, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sir James Edgar. 2. That Mr. J. S. Willison, of the Toronto Globe, be elected a fellow on the grounds of his contributions to economic science, his efforts to elevate journalism to a high level, and the aid he has given to the development of letters and science in the Dominion. 3. That Rule VI. be suspended with respect to the election of these two eminent gentlemen. The Rev. Frederick George Scott and Mr. Willison were elected fellows, on the motion of Mr. W. Wilfred Campbell, seconded by Mr. D. Campbell Scott. Mr. W. Wilfred Campbell reported the following recommendation under Rule 8 of the Society: "The undersigned, Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada, have the honour to recommend Thomas Wentworth Higginson, LL.D. (of Harvard), of Cambridge, Massachusetts, as a corresponding member of the said Society on account of his valuable contributions to literature on America, and his practical interest in the work of this body." (Signed), JNO. GEO. BOURINOT, 30th May, 1900. W. WILFRED CAMPBELL, The foregoing recommendation was adopted, on motion of Mr. W. Wilfred Campbell, seconded by Sir John Bourinot. On motion of Mr. T. C. Keefer, seconded by Dr. Fréchette, a resolution of sympathy on the sudden death of the Reverend Theodore H. Rand, the eminent educationalist and littérateur, was passed, and ordered to be communicated to his family, through the President of Macmaster University. The Society then adjourned until noon on the following day. THIRD SESSION. (May 31st.) The Royal Society reassembled at noon for the purpose of completing business, the President in the chair. ELECTION OF GENERAL OFFICERS. The President read the following recommendations from the Select Committee appointed on Tuesday, the 29th instant, to name general officers for the ensuing year: 1. For President, Dr. Louis Fréchette, C.M.G. 2. For Vice-President, Principal Loudon, of Toronto University. 3. For Honorary Secretary, Sir John Bourinot, K.C.M.G., LL.D. 4. For Honorary Treasurer, Dr. James Fletcher, F.L.S. On motion of Sir S. Fleming, seconded by Hon. M. Royal, the foregoing recommendations were unanimously adopted, and the officers named therein were duly elected to serve until the end of the next general meeting in 1901. REPORTS OF SECTIONS. The following reports were made from the four sections : Rapport de la Section I. Séances des 28, 29, 30 mai 1900. Présents: MM. Bourassa, Charland, DeCelles, Fréchette, Gérin, Gosselin, Marchand, Poirier, Roy, Royal, Sulte, Tanguay, Verreau; aussi MM. P. B. Casgrain, président de la société littéraire et historique de Québec, et Ludovic Brunet, président de l'Institut Canadien de Québec. Présidence de M. Royal. Ouvrages lus et acceptés pour notre prochain volume : 1.-M. de Cazes : L'instruction publique dans la province de Québec. 2.-M. Gérin: La seigneurie de Sillery. 3.-M. Royal La vengeance de Caroline. 4.-M. Gosselin : La Déclaration de 1732 clergé et justice. 5.-M. Audet: Le clergé protestant du Bas-Canada, 1760-1800. 8.-M. Gagnon: Le premier roman canadien. 9.-M. Casgrain: Les Plaines d'Abraham. 10.-M. DeCelles Les constitutions du Canada depuis 1774. MM. DeCelles et Sulte forment le comité de bibliographie de la section. Le comité des impressions se compose de MM. DeCelles, Gérin et Sulte. Les élections pour l'année qui commence ont nommé M. Gérin président de la section, M. Poirier, vice-président, M. Sulte, secrétaire. Le tout respectueusement soumis. 66 1.-" Social and Economic Conditions of the Provinces of British North America, after the Canadian Rebellions (1838-1840), by Sir John Bourinot, K.C.M.G., LL.D., Ljt. D. (Laval).. 2.-A Monograph of the Evolution of the Boundaries of the Province of New Brunswick. (Contributions to the History of New Brunswick, No. 5), by William F. Ganong, M.A., Ph.D. Communicated by Sir John Bourinot. 3.-Poems: "Night Hymns on Lake Nipigon;" "The Mission of the Trees." Fiction: "An Adventure of Mrs. Mackenzie;" "A Vain Shadow," by Mr. Duncan Campbell Scott. 4.-" Migration from the Canary Islands to the Eastern Coast of America," by John Campbell, LL.D. 66 5.- Copy of the Diary of Nicholas Garry, whose Name was given to a Famous Northwestern Fort." This manuscript has been communicated to the Society by the Reverend Canon Nicholas T. Garry, of “The Rectory," Taplow, England, the son of the founder of the fort, who was a Deputy-governor and Director of the Hudson's Bay Company. This interesting document has been copied and annotated with a great deal of care by Mr. Francis N. A. Garry, the grandson. 6.-" Rogers, Ranger and Loyalist," by Walter Rogers, Esq., Barrister, Inner Temple, London, England. Communicated by Sir John Bourinot. 7.-" Chief Military Operations on Abraham's Plains.-Wolfe and Montcalm, 1759; Levis and Murray, 1760; Arnold and Montgomery, 1775, by Sir Jas. M. LeMoine. 8. "The Languages of the Empire. The Queen's English and some other Tongues," by John Reade, F.R.L.S. (England.) 9.-" Mafeking," "Shew the Way, England." Two Imperial poems, ard "The Spirit of Poetry," by W. Wilfred Campbell. 10.-" Daulac." An Historical Tragedy of French Canada, by W. Wilfred Campbell. 11.-"A Study of French-Canadian Literature," by Prof. L. R. Gregor, of McGill University. Presented by S. E. Dawson, Lit.D. 12.-" The Connection of the U.E. Loyalist to Canadian History," by Rev. C. E. Thomson, of Toronto. Presented by Sir John Bourinot. The Rev. Frederick George Scott, of Quebec, and Mr. J. S. Willison, of Toronto, were unanimously elected by this section fellows of the Royal Society of Canada, and that fact was duly communicated to the Royal Society and ratified. The Printing Committee is composed of Sir John Bourinot, Dr. S. E. Dawson and Dr. George Stewart. Dr. George Stewart and Mr. George Murray were appointed delegates to wait on the Government to urge prompt action in constructing a fireproof national museum in Ottawa. The office-bearers for the ensuing year are : Vice-President-G. R. Parkin, C.M.G., LL.D. GEORGE STEWART, Secretary. Report of Section III. Four meetings of the section were held. The members present were: Prof. Cox (President), Principal Loudon (Vice-President), Dr. Goodwin, Sir Sandford Fleming, Dr. Hoffmann, Mr. Keefer, Mr. Macfarlane, Dr. Lash Miller, Prof. Shutt, Mr. Deville. The following papers were read: 1.-" Electrical Screening in Vacuum Tubes," by J. C. McLennan, B.A., Demonstrator in Physics, University of Toronto. Communicated by Principal Loudon. 2. "A Universal Electrical Measuring Apparatus," by W. Lash Miller, B.A., Ph.D., and F. B. Kenrick, B.A., Ph.D. 3.-" Mathematical Notes," by J. H. McDonald, B.A., University of Toronto. Communicated by Prof. Baker, Ph.D. 4.- Canadian Experiments with Nitragin for Promoting the Growth of Legumes," by Frank T. Shutt, M.A., F.I.C., F.C.S., and A. T. Charron, B.A.Sc. 5.-" An Apparatus for the Determination of the Melting Point of Fats," by Frank T. Shutt, M.A., F.I.C., F.C.S., and H. W. Charlton, B.A.Sc. 6." On Soil Temperature," by Prof. C. H. McLeod, M.E. 7.-" On the Depression of the Freezing Point in Aqueous Solutions of Electrolytes," by Prof. J. G. MacGregor, Dalhousie College, Halifax, N.S. 8.-" On the Depression of the Freezing Point by Solutions containing Hydrochloric and Sulphuric Acids," by James Barnes, M.A., Dalhousie College, Halifax, N.S. Communicated by Prof. J. G. MacGregor. 9." On the Relative Bulk of Weak Aqueous Solutions of certain Sulphates and their Constituent Water," by Charles M. Pasea, B.Sc., Dalhousie College, Halifax, N.S. Communicated by Prof. J. G. MacGregor. Dr. W. Lash Miller, demonstrated to the section a lantern experiment devised by himself and Dr. F. B. Kenrick to show the transport of ions in electrolytes. Strips of glass are coated with hardened gelatine and coloured substances used, such as indigo, sulphonate of sodium, rosaniline chloride, crocein scarlet, brilliant green. The source of electromotive force was a 2000-volt transformer, kindly loaned for the purpose by Messrs. Ahearn & Soper, and a battery of one hundred aluminium cells. Where direct current is available, an induction coil with Wehnelt interrupter and spark gap in the secondary may advantageously be substituted. Undue heating of the plates is prevented by immersion in coal oil. The President of the Section, Prof. Cox, and Principal Loudon were appointed to represent the section on the delegation of the Society who interviewed the Government for urging the immediate construction of a suitable building as a National Museum. It is recommended that a grant of one hundred dollars be made to Prof. J. G. MacGregor to assist him in scientific researches, the results of which are to be communicated to the Society. The officers elected for the ensuing year are: Vice-President-Dr. Ruttan. Ottawa, 30th May, 1900. E. DEVILLE, Secretary. Report of Section IV. The section begs leave to submit the following report. It has had a very successful session, embracing a series of five meetings, at which fifteen members and a number of visitors were present. All the papers on the programme or synopses of them were read, and the |