Report of the Council of the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, for the Year 1872[1]

 

[Originally published by the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec in Transactions, New Series, No. 10 (1873)]

 

THE Report of the Council of the progress of the Society during the past year must be virtually a stereotype of those lately preceding—a report of uninterrupted and increasing prosperity. The Stated Meetings were regular and well attended, and have furnished five valuable papers to the "Transactions."

 

In their last year's Report, the Council stated the completion and publication of the long-contemplated Catalogue of the Library. Prom causes roost unexpected, chiefly connected with the ill-health of the Librarian, Mr. Faucher, which prevented him from attending to his duties, and subsequently led to his resignation of office, the hopes of the Council were not realized ; but the President, who undertook, at the request of the Council, to act as Librarian, reports that he had completed the index and placed it in the hands of the printer,—that a few pages of it had been printed, and that there was every reason to believe the printing would be completed in a few weeks.

 

Owing to an unfortunate misunderstanding as to the authorship of an important document which the Society had proposed to publish, and which has not yet been settled, the Historical-Document Committee has not this year added to the list of the historical publications ; but the Council takes this opportunity of stating that neither within the past two years nor at any other period of which it is aware, has any document been printed unless in accordance with the regulations, and which has not been creditable to the Council and the Society. Large and valuable additions, both by purchase and donation, have been made to the Library; and while the Council has attended to the maintenance of the chief object of the Society, it has felt justified in introducing such works as the Waverley Novels, which may justly be viewed as British classics.

 

The Museum has been enriched by several valuable donations, forming the foundation of an interesting collection in connection with early Indian affairs.

 

The ordinary dull season of the summer was this year enlivened by the unexpected visit to Quebec of the Governor-General, Lord Dufferin. The Council availed itself of the opportunity to present him with an address, which was most courteously received and replied to. Encouraged by the reply, and knowing his lordship's high taste in literature, the Council took the liberty of inviting him to address the Society, as had been the practice of its first patron, Lord Dalhousie. His Excellency thought proper to decline, but in such terms as to lead the Society to hope that, knowing the earnest wish of the Society, he may at some future period gratify its hopes.

 

The Council has not lost its interest in the establishment of a Public Record Office, and, in order to further this object, requested the President to permit the publication of a paper which be had prepared, and which, in compliance with that request, has been published in the "Transactions." The Council is not aware of any action having as yet been taken by the Dominion Government.

 

After striking from the list the names of certain persons who had resigned, and those who, from non-compliance with the regulations, have ceased to be members of the Society, there still remain 256 in full privilege, and entitled to vote at this day's election.

 

As will be seen by the Treasurer's account, the revenue for the past year amounted to $2,450.16, and the expenditure to $1,695.05, leaving a balance to credit of $755.

 

Mr. George Mathison, who for several years past had so efficiently discharged the several duties entrusted to him, having been compelled, much to the regret of the Society, to resign his office, the Society had the good fortune to secure the services of Mr. Judd, who, by his careful attention and obliging disposition, has proved no unworthy successor to Mr. Mathison.

 

The Council, with regret, record the deaths, during the past year, of the Rev. Mr. Plees, Mr. Duncan Patton, Mr. Noel Hill Bowen, and Dr. George Goldstone, who, though not taking any prominent part in its affairs, will yet be much missed by the Society.

 

The Council must point out to the Society and their successors in office that the evils adverted to by the Acting Librarian, in his last year's report, as to the improper detention of books in defiance of the regulations, have only been remedied to a limited extent, and require some more summary and efficient mode of reaching the offenders than that at present existing.

 

In conclusion, the Council reports that the good understanding between Morrin College and the Society continues unimpaired—the Council believes to their mutual advantage.

 

W. J. ANDERSON,

Quebec, 8th January, 1873.            President.

 

DURING the past year, comparatively few additions have been made to the collection of animals and birds composing the Museum of the Society.

 

The experience of the past having shewn the advantage of possessing duplicates of bird-skins for purposes of exchange, arrangements have been made with the taxidermist of the Laval University to prepare for the Society such specimens as might be sent to him. A New-York naturalist, visiting Quebec during the summer, obtained from our Museum some few specimens, for which our Society were to receive, in exchange, European birds : they have not, however, yet arrived.

 

Efforts ought to be made during the ensuing year to add to the department of Oology and Entomology ; and also to procure, so soon as accommodation will permit, the large denizens of our forests. This, again, forces on our attention the insufficiency of space to store such large specimens as moose, caribou, deer, bears, &c. By the addition of foreign woods, contributed by Dr. H. H. Miles, one of our Associate-Members, this interesting and useful branch is beginning to assume considerable dimensions. The undersigned cannot too strongly urge on the Society the expediency of completing our collection of woods of commerce, on a scale similar in magnitude to that which attracts so much attention in the Laval University, so as to exhibit each species in the bark, rough, polished, and veneered.

 

Our collection of-medals is rapidly increasing, by gift as well as by-purchase.

 

The undersigned draws attention to the geological and mineralogical portion of the Museum. The wealth of our forests—its woods—is not yet suitably displayed; nor is our mineral wealth.

 

In concluding, the undersigned has pleasure in noticing the cordial co-operation of the new custodian, Mr. Judd, in carrying out the arrangements which, as Curator, the undersigned thought proper to inaugurate.

 

J. M. LEMOINE,

Curator of Museum.

Quebec, 10th January, 1873.

 

DONATIONS TO THE MUSEUM—1871-72.

 

From Alfred Sandham, Esquire, Montreal, through J. M. LeMoine, Esquire :

1.Bronze Medal—Kebeca Liberata, 1690.

2.         "            "       Prs. Che., de Levis, Duc de D'Ampville, 1646.

3.         "            "       Montreal Y. M. C. Association.

 

From M. Lee, Quebec:—A Button of Quebec Militia, 1775. From Col. Strange:—A Tusk of the African Boar.

 

From Jos. Jones Atcheson, Esq., Baie des Chaleurs, through J. M. LeMoine, Esq. :—Petrefactions from Baie des Chaleurs.

 

From   Maxime   Dumont,   through   Dr.  W.   J.   Anderson:—An   Indian Arrow-Head.

 

From David Craig, St. Foy :—A Blue-Jay's Nest.

 

From Master Lockwood :—A piece of Ore ; one 10-centime, French Republic, 1871.

 

From Dr. W. J. Anderson :—A Lake Superior Calumet.

 

From David Craig, St. Foy :— An old Bayonet.

 

By Dr. W. J. Anderson, from Dr. Johnstone, Pictou :—Dress of Aneiteum Islander—bag, sling, necklace, quiver, poisoned arrows, javelins.

 

DONATIONS TO THE LIBRARY, FOR 1872.

 

By L'Abbé R. Casgrain, A.M. : —Le Journal des Jésuites

By the Massachusetts Historical Society :—Historical Collections, vols.1, 9, 10

By ditto:—Proceedings of the Society lor 1869-1870

By L. Bertolotto :—The " Scientific American" for 1871

By Capt. Faucher de St. Maurice: —Series of Jacotot's Works

By ditto:—Statuts de La Province de Québec, 1871

By Dr. Bernard Gilpin :—Nova Scotia Institute of Natural Science

By the Provincial Government:—Statutes of Quebec, English and French.

By C. Mathison: — Files of " Montreal Witness"

By Mr. Bell :—Science of the Weather

By the New York State Library:—Manual for the Legislature of the State of New York

By ditto:—New York State Library Index

By the Dominion Government :—Journals of the House of Commons.

By ditto :—Sessional Papers for 1872

By ditto :—Statuts du Canada, 1871-72.

By Dr. Anderson :—The Tourist's Guide

By J. M. LeMoine :—L'Album du Tourist

Through the Smithsonian Institute:—Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh for 1872

Through ditto:—Proceedings of the Philosophical Society of Glasgow for 1872

Through ditto:—Proceedings of the Essex Institute

Through Captain Faucher de Sti Maurice the following works were also

received :

By M. Antoine d'Abbadie, Membre de l'Institut de France, Corresponding Member of the Society

Instructions pour les Voyages de l'Exploration

L'Arabie

Droit Bilen

L'Abyssinie et le Roi Théodore

Monnaies des Rois d'Ethiopie

Sur le Tonnerre en Ethiopie

Catalogue des Manuscrits Ethiopiens

By M. Edwin Tross, of Paris, Corresponding Member of the Society

Carta de Cristobal Colon, (tirage limité)

Biographie de Colomb, (tiré à très peu d'exemplaires)

Bibliotheca Americana Vetustissionabert. (tirage limité)

Bibliographie et Cartographie de la Nouvelle France, (tirage limité).

By Faucher de St. Maurice :—Biographie de l'Abbé Laverdière

 

WM. JUDD, Assistant Librarian

 

LIST OF AMERICAN EGGS IN THE MUSEUM

 

Goshawk 14

Cooper's Hawk 15

Red-shouldered Marsh Hawk 25

Osprey or Fish Hawk 44

Short-eared Owl 52

Hawk Owl 62

Black-billed Cuckoo 70

Belted King-Fisher 117

Pewee Flycatcher 135

Traill's Flycatcher 140

Green-crested Flycatcher 143

Hermit Thrush 149

Wilson's Thrush 151

Golden-crowned Thrush 186

Yellow Warbler 203

Redstart 217

Barn Swallow 225

White billed Swallow 227

Purple Martin 231

Red-eyed Flycatcher 240

Cat Bird 254

Long-billed Marsh Wren268

Red-billed Nuthatch 279

American Goldfinch 313

Snow Bunting 325

Bay-winged Bunting 337

White crowned Sparrow 345

White-throated Sparrow 349

Red winged Starling 351

Tree Sparrow 357

Field Sparrow 358

Chipping Sparrow 359

Song Sparrow 363

Fox colored Sparrow 374

Indigo Bird 387

Cow Bunting 400

Meadow Lark 406

Crow Blackbird 421

American Raven 423

Magpie 432

Carolina Dove 451

Spruce Partridge 460

Prairie Hen 464

Ruffed Grouse 465

Quail 471

Snowy Heron 485

Killdeer Plover 504

Wilson's Plover 506

Semi palmated Plover 507

Piping Plover 508

Red-necked Phalarope 521

Willet 537

Golden Plover

Clapper Rail 553

Canada Goose 567

Mallard576

Sprig-tail—Pin tail 578

Gadwall  584

Harliquin Duck 596

Sheldrake 611

Red-breasted Merganser 612

Marsh Tern 681

Sooty Tern 688

Arctic Tern 690

Foster's Tern 691

Least Tern 694

Noddy Tern 696

Red-necked Diver

Razor-billed Auk 711

Puffin 714 Murre 726

Brunswick's Guillemot 730

Com Guillemot—Var

 

The following Eggs of American Birds were added in October, 1873, by purchase from

A Lechevalier, of Montreal :

 

Pigeon Hawk 7

Sparrow Hawk 13

Sharp shinned Hawk 17

Barn Owl 47

Long-eared Owl 51

Short-eared Owl 52

American Cuckoo 69

Hairy Woodpecker 74

Lewis's Woodpecker 96

Golden-winged Woodpecker 97

Whip poor Will 112

Niaht Hawk 114

Belted King-Fisher 117

King Bird 124

Great Crested Flycatcher 130

Pewee 135

Least Flycatcher142

Wood Thrash 148

Wilson's Thrush151

Bohin—Migratory Thrush 155

Stone-Chat 157

Bine Bird 158

Scarlet Tanagtr 220

Louisiana Tauagen 223

Ciff Swallow 226

Bank Swallow 229

Cedar Bird 233

White rumped Shrike 238

Warbliug Flycatcher 215

White eyed Vireo 248

Yellow-throated Flycatcher252

Mocking Bird 253

Brown Thrush261

House Wren270

White hilled Nuthatch277

Purple Finch 305

Savannah Sparrow 332

Yellow winged Sparrow 838

Sharp-tailed Finch 341

Sea-side Finch 342

Lark Finch 344

Black Snow Bird 354

Swamp Sparrow 369

Biack-Throated Bunting 378

Rose Breasted Grosbeak 380

Louisiana Cardinal 390

Ground Robin— Towhee 391

Bob-o-link 399

Bed-winged Blackbird 401

Yellow-beaded Blackbird 404

Orchard Oriole 414

Baltimore Oriole 415

Boat-tailed Grakle 420

American Raven 423

Magpie 432

Yellow-billed Magpie 433

Blue Jay 434

Wild Pigeon 448

Ground Dove 453

Sharp tailed Grouse 463

American or White Crane 478

Sand-hill Crane 479

Reddish Egret 483

Louisiana Heron 484

California Egret 486

Great Blue Herin 487

Lea-t Bitiern 491

Bit tern— Stake Driver 492

Given Heron 493

Night Heron 495

Ovster catcher 512

American Avoset 517

Black-necked Still 518

English Snipe 523

Spotted Sandpiper 543

Field Plower 545

Marsh Hen 552

Virginia Rail 554

Common Coot 559

Florida Gallinule 560

Black Duck 577

Blue winged Teal 581

Shoveller 583

Wood Duck 587

Greater Blackhead 588

South Southerly 597

Eider Duck 606

King Duck 608

Red-breasted Merganser 612

Hooded Merganser 613

Brown Pelican 616

Solan Goose—G an net 619

Common Cormorant 620

Florida Cormorant 624

Leach's Petrel 642

Great Black-tacked Gull 660

Herring Gull 661

Western Gull 662

Ring-billed Gull 664

Laughing Gull 667

Caspian Tern 682

Royal Tern 683

Cabot's Tern 685

Roseate Tern692

Noddy Tern 696

Black Skimmer 697

Carolina Grebe 709

Arctic Puffin 751

Black Guillemot 726

Foolish Guillemot 729

Murre 730

 

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Associate Members.

 

Ahern, M.J., M.D.  

Andrews, F. H.  

Ashe, E. D., Comdr., F.R.S. 

Adam, J.   

Anderson, W.   

    

Baby, M. W.   

Baillairgé, Chas.  

Baullairgé, L.J.  

Becket, P.   

Belleau, J.F.   

Bennett, Benson.  

Benson, W.P.  

Bertolotto, L.  

Billingsley, F.  

Blanchet, Hon. J. G., M. P.

Blanchet, H.  

Boswell, J.K.  

Boswell, W, M. D. 

Bossé, J. G.  

Bouchette, Jos.

Bowles, J.    

Bradley, R. J.    

Breaky, G.  

Browne, W.P.  

Bruce, R.  

Budden, J. S.  

Burroughs, J. H. R. 

Breaky, W.   .

Burns, J. G.  

Burstall, J.  

 

Campbell, Arch.

Campbell, G.

Campbell, W.D.

Casgrain, P.B.

Casgrain, R, l’Abbé, A.M.

Cartwright, J.

Cassels, Robt

Caron, A. P.

Charlebois, J. A.

Chauveau, Hon. P. J. O., M.P.

Chinic, Hon. Eugène.

Clark, Rev.. W. B.

Colston, J. G., B.A., L.L.M-

Cook, W.

Clint, W.

Crawford, J.

Carrel, J.

Chapman, A. G.

Colfer, G. W.

Chouinard, H. J.

Carter, W. C, Capt.

 

Dawson, J. T.

Davies, W. A.

Dechène, M.

Delagrave, C.

Delaney, P.

Donaldson, L.

Dinning, H.

Douglas, Jas., Jr

Douglas, Dr. James.

Doucet, P. A.

Dorion, L. E.

Dunbar, J.

Drum, S. W.

Duval, G.

Davidson, H

Duohesnay, E. J.

Duggan, W. E.

Duggan, E. J.

Epps, B. R.

Elliott, Rev. J.

Elliott, Joseph.

 

Fabre, Hector.

Falkenberg, F. A.

Falkenberg, F.

Faucher de st. Maurice, N. H. E.

Foote, J. J.

Fraser, A.

Fraser, A.

Fraser, Hon. J.

Fry, H.

Fry, J. S.

Foote, S. B.

Fuchs, C. IT. A.

Fothergill, Rev. M. M.

 

Geggie, D. H.

Geggie, J.

Gibb, Jas.

Gibsone, J. F.

Gibsone, W. C.

Gilmour, Jno.

Garneau, P.

Glass, H.

Glass, Jno.

Globensky, B.

Goodwin, J. W.

Grant, T. H.

Gregory, J. U.

 

Hall, G. B.

Hall, G.

Hemming, H.

Heap, R.

Henry, J. W

Hart, Geo.

Holt, C. G.

Horan, J.

Hossack, J.

Hossack, W.

Hamilton, R.

Hamilton, Rev. Chas.

Hossack, J F.

Housman, Rev. G. V.

Hunt, W.

Hunter, T

Holwell, W. A.

Huot, E.

 

Irvine, Hon. Geo., M.P.

 

Jackson, A. H.

Johnsen, C. J.

Johnstone, P.

Joly, H. G., M. P.

Joseph, A.

Jeffery, W. H.

Jones, E.

 

Lampson, F.

Langlois, Jean, M.P.

Langlois, C. B.

Lamontagne, E.

Laird, J. U.

Ledroit, T.

LeMoine, Gasp.

LeMoine, J. M.

Lesage, S.

LeSueur, P.

Lindsay, C.

Languedoc,

Laurie, J.W. C.

Lindsay, C. P.

 

MacEwen, P.

Mackedie, D. C.

Maclaren, W. M.

Macleod, D. R.

Marsden, W., M. A., M. D.

Maxham, A. J.

McCord, T, Hon. Justice.

McCallum, W.C.

McGreevy, Hon. T., M. P.

McHugh, L. H.

McKay, J.

McLeod, R.

McNaughton, Jno.

McNaughton, P.

Miles, H. H., LL.D.

Montizambert, C. N.

Montpetit A.N.

Moodie, W.

Morgan, F.

Middleton, R.

Mountain, M. G.

Murphy, O.

Motz, J.

Mitchell, Rev. R.

McLimont, R.

Montizambert, F., M.D.

Morrin, L. A.

Montizambert, E. L.

Neilson, Jno

Neilson, R., M.D., Surgeon,

Dominion Artillary.

Nesbit, E.

Oliver, J. M.

O’Meara, D. D.

O, Neal, J.

Oliver, J.E.

 

Patton, W.

Paradis, O. E.

Parkin, E. B.

Peebles, P.

Peters, H. J.

Peters, S.

Pope, E.

Pope, A.

Poston, C.

Poston, T. I.

Poston, W.

Powis, Rev. H. D.

Powis, H. W.

Price, E. J.

Pemberton, G

Patton, J.

Provost, O.

Parker, A.

 

Quebec, J. W., Lord Bishop.

 

Rattray, D.

Rawson, Rev. C. W.

Renaud, J. B.

Renfrew, G. R.

Rhodes, Col. W.

Robertson, A.

Russell, R. H., M. D. E

Ross, Rowand, A., M.D.W. G.

Roach, J.

Ross, J.G.

Richardson, J. H.

Richardson, O. L., jr.

Richardson, W. C.

Rickens, J.C.

Riddell, Lieut., 60th Rifles

Russell, W. E.

Russell, Robertson, H.W.

Robertson, R. D.

Roy, D.

Sealey, J.

Sewell, H. R.

Sewell, L.

Shaw, P. A.

Shanly, W.

Sheppard, H. C.

Sheppard, W.G

 

 

Simons, W.

Smith, C. F.

Smith, H. S.

Smith, R. H.

Stanley, W., jr.

Stevenson, J.

Stevenson, M.

Scott, H. S.

Stewart, J. F.

Stewart, Hon. A,, Judge.

Stewart, C. G.

Scott, E.

Strange, T. B., Lt.-Col

Simons, J.

Seymour, S., Genl.

Taché, E. E.

 Temple, C.

Tessier, Cyrile, N.P.

Tessier, P. 0.

Têtu, L.

Thibaudeau, Hon. I.

Thomson, Andrew.

Thomson, D. C.

Thomson, J. C.

Thompson, G.

Turnbull, J.F.

Turcotte, L.P.

Turcotte, L.

Thom, W. L.

 

Veasey, G.

Veldon, J. J.

Von Iffland, Rev. A. A

 

Welch, H. W.

Walker, W. A.

Walker, J. B.

Walsh, M. F.

White, W.

White, G. R.

Whitehead, Jos.

Wilkie, C.

Wurtele, R. H.

Warman, J. W.

Wurtele, F. C.

Wurtele, W. G.

Wright, W. G.

Wakeham, George, jr.

 

Young, J. R.

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Privileged Members

 

Governors, Professors, and Students of Morrin College.

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Life-Members of the late Quebec Library Association, viz :

 

HON. C. ALLEYN.                   

GEO. COLLEY.                  

B. C. A. GUGY.                       

G. L. IRVINE.                        

J. W. LEAYCRAFT.                      

W. MARSDEN, M. A., M.D.

ROBERT MITCHEL.

C.N. MONTIZAMBERT

JAS. A. SEWELL, M.D.

ROBT. SHAW.

 

Patron. His Excellency the Hon. Sir NARCISSE F. BELLEAU, Lieut.-Governor

 

Honorary Members

 

GEORGE BANCROFT,

PROFESSOR DANIEL WILSON,

SIR WILLIAM E. LOGAN,

F.R.S. ABBÉ BRUNET,

ADMIRAL BAYFIELD,

GENERAL LEFROY, R.A., F.R.S.

N. GOULD,

HENRY GOADBY, M.D.

T. STERRY HUNT, F.R.S.

GENERAL BADDELEY,

CHARLES LANMAN,

JOHN MILLER GRANT,

J. LANGTON,

E. A. MEREDITH,

T. D. HARINGTON,

ARTHUR HARVEY,

E. T. FLETCHER,

R. S. M. BOUCHETTE,

SIR JOHN DORAT, M.D.

J. W. BLIGH, M.D,, &c.

FRS. PARKMAN, Bostjn.

 

Corresponding Members

 

Abbadie, A., Paris.

Akins, Dr. Thos. B., Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Bury, Rt. Hon. Viscount, London.

Baird, Spencer F., Smithsonian In¬stitute, Washington.

Benwick, James, New York.

Bourne, F. Orlandt, New York.

Brackenbury, Col. H., R.A., Eng.

Bois, Abbé, L. E., Maskinongé.

Boucher de Boucherville, Hon., Speaker, L.C., Q.

Campbell, Major, St. Hilaire.

Chauveau, Hon. P. J. O., Quebec.

Cherriman, Professor, Toronto Uni¬versity.

Chapleau, J. A., M.P.P., Montreal.

Cortambert, A.

De Sola, Rev. A., Montreal.

D' Urban, W. S. M.

De Peyster, Gen. J. W., New York.

Dansereau, A.

Donaldson, L., St. John, N.B.

Fortin, P., M.P.

Fitisqui, Le Comte.

Gibb, Sir D., Bart.

Graham, Lt.-Col., U.S.A., Chicago.

Gérin, E,, Ottawa.

Grazillie, L'Abbé.

Henderson, W., Frampton. .

Hamilton, P. S., Halifax.

Heap, Ralph, London, G. B.

Kingston, G. T., Professor, Upper Canada College, Toronto.

Latour, Huguet, Montreal.

Lefebvre de Bellefeuille, E,, Mon¬treal.

Marchand, F. G.

Noble, Captain, R.A., F.R.S., Wool¬wich.

Provancher, N., M.P.P., Manitoba.

Russell, J. P., M.D.E., Toronto.

Roche, A. R., Toronto.

Roget, Peter Mark, London.

Sechelles, C, Desmazieres de St. Malo, France.

Sewell, Rev. Henry, England.

Sinding, Paul C, Professor, Copen¬hagen.

Shea, J. G.

Sulte, B., Ottawa.

Smaliwood, Dr., Mont'l Observat'y.

Taylor, F.

Tross, E., Paris.

Tilley, H. L. G., Ottawa.

Wynne, Thos. H., Richmond, Va.

 

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OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 1873-74

 

E. D. ASHE, COM. E.N, President,

JAMES STEVENSON, Vice-President

S. LESAGE, Vice-President

W. BOSWELL, M.D, Vice-President

R. CASSELS, Vice-President

W. HOSSACK, Treasurer.

JAS. DOUGLAS, JR, Librarian,

CYRILLE  TESSIER, Recording Secretary.

W. CLINT., Corresponding Secretary.

A. ROBERTSON, Council Secretary.

J. M. LEMOINE, Curator of the Museum,

GEORGE R. RENFREW, Curator of Apparatus..

RET. H. D. POWIS

H. S. SCOTT

 

Additional Members

JUDGE ROY

N. H. E. FAUCHER DE ST. MAURICE

 

N.B.—The "Manuscripts" and  "Transactions" of the Society may be obtained on application to the Librarian at the Library.