. The magazine of American history with notes and queries. William Dawsonpronounced it a decided advantage, remarking, in one of hi- eloquent I ce that our -, iety embi nee and lef and I am profoundly convinced that it i- for tin- highest intei an- .n\.i that her scientific men should be men of culture, a\\A that her lite men shall be thoroughly imbued with scientific d scientific habits of thought. The Marquis of Laasdowne, during his official 1 nada, wa I in the objects of the society, and m many occasions his approval of the twofold division, which h it- vitality and usefulu< Pew
. The magazine of American history with notes and queries. William Dawsonpronounced it a decided advantage, remarking, in one of hi- eloquent I ce that our -, iety embi nee and lef and I am profoundly convinced that it i- for tin- highest intei an- .n\.i that her scientific men should be men of culture, a\\A that her lite men shall be thoroughly imbued with scientific d scientific habits of thought. The Marquis of Laasdowne, during his official 1 nada, wa I in the objects of the society, and m many occasions his approval of the twofold division, which h it- vitality and usefulu< Pew learned THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 3 societies, if any, have been formed on a broader basis, with more fruitfulfeatures, and the fact that twenty-four associated societies were representedat the recent congress in Montreal confirms the statement. The sectionsare named, respectively: first, French literature, history, archaeology, etc.;second, English literature, history, archaeology, etc.; third, mathematical, iiir-. x THE MARQUIS OF LORNE. physical, and the chemical sciences ; fourth, geological and biologicalsciences. In these upward of sixty scholarly papers were read and dis-cussed at the late meeting, touching almost every phase of research inwhich the Canadian institutions are concerned. It was an event of significance when this Royal Society of Canada wasformally welcomed to Montreal by its genial hosts. Its graceful andaccomplished president, the Very Reverend George M. Grant, , called 4 iin: R< V a i » h [ET1 i < \\ \i»a the meeting promptly to order at the hour appointed, when Sir DonaldA. Smith, the chancer. vfcGiU University, and the chairman of the I forward, and In the most felicitous langusalut itv an<l for the residents of the ry facility for its deliberations, and wishing unlimitedto an institution that had been founded by the Marquis of Lome, who,with the Princess Louise, had manifested the d ird for the int of the country—i regard which cont
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