. The magazine of American history with notes and queries. uced 1dm to many of the gentlemen, and conducted himthrough the sections where the papers were being in each of whichIn- tarried f< t in the ex< In the l • tion Mr. Benjamin Suite, the historian, ma clever little speech f welcome add I II Excel 1 en tedthei illowing interesting ii dent: About the; p, when a number ol French-Canadian exiles to Australia, | who had been reprieved, were on their home, and in their LCfa Canada, as they had not the fun I and provided for theii friend I ondon docks, [n their bereavement grea
. The magazine of American history with notes and queries. uced 1dm to many of the gentlemen, and conducted himthrough the sections where the papers were being in each of whichIn- tarried f< t in the ex< In the l • tion Mr. Benjamin Suite, the historian, ma clever little speech f welcome add I II Excel 1 en tedthei illowing interesting ii dent: About the; p, when a number ol French-Canadian exiles to Australia, | who had been reprieved, were on their home, and in their LCfa Canada, as they had not the fun I and provided for theii friend I ondon docks, [n their bereavement great was : joy when an unknown gentleman approached them ami. after a THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 5 taining the facts and the circumstances in which they were placed, at oncegave his own check for the amount necessary to take them safely stranger, added Mr. Suite, was none other than the father of LordStanley, the present governor-general of Canada. The applause whichgreeted this announcement may more easily be imagined than described, X. LORD STANLEY OF PRESTON. and Lord Stanley was deeply touched upon learning here for the first timethis important historical fact. One of the features of this congress was the delightful entertainmentsprovided by the citizens for the leisure moments of the eminent scientistsand literary scholars who were wrestling with the great problems of thepast, present, and future. Montreal, indeed, has become famous theworld over for the handsome and agreeable manner in which she always mi: ROYAJ LDA ber invil On . ning ident and \ s delivi I [all. I:-eluded the exercises with a speech i iblc length, which I with imtn< thusiasm. The Royal and its ^u» ? embly rooms under the tame hich ene of a most brilliant reception by Governor-GeneralI • Stanley, assisted by the various committees and the titled m :y. In the days that the learned visitors were the recipi-of all manner of charming court- ich as dinner-parties, drii len-parti xurs
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