Report of the Council of the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, for the Year 1879[1]

 

[Originally published by the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec in Transactions, New Series, No. 14 (1880)]

 

The annual meeting of the Society was held at their rooms on the 14th January instant.

 

The President, J. M. LeMoine, Esq., occupied the chair.

 

After the reading of the minutes of last meeting, a communication was read from Dr. R. H. Bussell, having reference to the exclusion of certain works from the Library ; this was referred to the Council.

 

The President then read the report of the Council for the past year, as follows :—

 

"Your Council is happy to be able to report that the past year has been one of prosperity. Twenty-one associate members have been added to the Society. Six resignations have taken place.

 

Death has removed some familiar faces from our midst ; we have thus lost five old and valued members :—Judge Charles Gates Holt, Messrs. James Motz, George Hall, Robert Lomas ; also a Vice-President, Robert Shore Mills Bouchette, Esq., Barrister, one of the last survivors of these whose signature, half a century back, in 1829, was attached to the application for a Royal Charter for this institution ; the name of Robert Bouchette as one of Lord Durham's " Bermuda Exiles," in 1838, now belongs to history.

 

The following papers were read before the Society :— On the 9th January, 1879, "Emerson, the Thinker," by Geo. Stewart, jr., Esq., author of "CANADA. UNDER THE ADMINIS¬TRATION OF THE EARD OF DUFFERIN," &C.

 

On the 3rd December, 1879, "Glimpses of Quebec during the last ten years of French Rule, 1749-59, with observations on the Past and on the Present" by the President. J. M. LeMoine.

 

On the 23rd December, 1879, "The Causes and Commencement of the War between Great Britain and the United Slates in 1812," by James Stevenson, Esq., late President.

 

The Society presented in June last, at the Citadel, Quebec, an address of welcome to His Excellency, the Governor-General ; the address and the reply will be found in the volume of Transactions of the year.

 

Subsequently His Excellency and H. E. H. the Princess Louise honored our Library and Museum with a visit.

 

Two hundred volumes have been added to our Library during the twelve months just expired. It had been contemplated to increase our Museum by the purchase of a collection of Canadian Food Fishes, offered on advantageous terms ; the project, however, has been postponed.

 

The memorial of the Society to the Dominion Government, pressing on its attention the question of the Public Archives, in connection with a Public Record Office for the Dominion, with branches in each Province, was duly presented to the Legislature by the Hon. George Baby, one of the members of the Cabinet ; every student of history will no doubt rejoice to learn that in furtherance of the movement, an item of $3,000 was placed in the Public Accounts of the Dominion.[2]

 

The owners of unpublished letters, memoirs, &c, bearing on the history of Canada having been invited by advertisement to communicate them to the institution, they have, in many instances, the Society will be happy to learn, responded to this appeal; this must necessarily facilitate the selection and promote the publication, of historical documents by the Society.

 

Your Council has noticed among the members an increasing interest in the annals of our common country, as evinced by the number of works on Canadian history read and circulated in the city. This department of literature, as you are aware, is placed by itself and arranged systematically on our shelves ; it is increasing rapidly by gifts and purchases—in fact, getting more valuable every day.

 

The question of heating our rooms by steam or otherwise, I has come up for consideration in conjunction with a similar scheme entertained by the Directors of the Morrin College, co-occupants with ourselves, of this building. Tenders were asked for, but not received in time to enable the Council to make arrangements for this season. A measure like this, involving extra expenditure, the Council decided, could only be carried after mature consideration.

 

Carefully prepared reports of the annual receipt and expenditure—of the additions to our books-—of the state of our natural history collection, will be submitted for your consideration by the Treasurer, the Librarian and the Curator of the Museum.

 

Your Council has pleasure in recording the nattering opinion expressed by these visiting our rooms, as to the facilities and comfort they afford for scientific research and culture.

 

The additional expenditure incurred by keeping the rooms open during the evening has been justified by a corresponding increase in the attendance of the members. Our extensive selection of magazines, reviews, scientific periodicals, &c, in addition to the 12,000 volumes of standard literature on our shelves, continue to attract daily, crowds of readers.

 

The Association, in fact, has never been more flourishing, nor has it in the past, ever counted on its roll such constant accessions of new members."

 

J. M. LEMOINE,

President.

 Quebec, 14th January, 1880.

 

REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN FOR THE YEAR ENDING-, 31ST DECEMBER, 1879.

 

The Librarian, in the first place, feels happy to record the constantly increasing appreciation of the Library by the members of the Society. The issues of volumes for the past year have numbered 5,250, and the attendance in the room for the purpose of consulting books of reference, especially of an historical character, has been very large. The magazines and other serials found on our table are also much read. Many of the master minds of the age now choose to present to us their ideas in the pages of the reviews and magazines ; this fact is not overlooked, by the members of the Society. The additions to the Library by purchase and donations, during the past year, have been 200 volumes. The purchases have not been as numerous as might be desired, financial reasons having interposed a, restriction. It may be mentioned, however, that a number of books have been lately approved of for purchase, which in natural course, will soon be placed on the shelves. May we not here allude to the character of the works by which we are surrounded ? In accordance with the terms expressed in the charter granted to this Society, and which define its scope to be the " prosecution of historical and scientific research," it has been the consistent practice of the Council to keep these aims in view when adding to our Library now composed of about 12,000 volumes ; may we not have the satisfaction of saying that of that large number of books there are few which are not either of high standard character, or which, if of different intrinsic merit, do not bear upon the history and literature of this country.

 

The donations have been numerous during the past year. Among the benefactors, may be mentioned General Lefroy, Professor Goldwin Smith, Dr. Ross, author of "Birds of Canada," &c, Mr. Phœnix, author of a splendid history of the Whitney family, Commander Jephson, R.N., Hon. Thos. McGreevy, J. Malouin, M.P., James Reid, Esq., and the Canadian and American Governments. A detailed list of these donations is appended to this report, and while on this subject, let us make an appeal to the subscribers and other citizens of Quebec, to emulate the conduct of these gentlemen and benefit this Society by their donations of books which, if bearing on the history of Canada, will be especially valued. And indeed, the value of good books cannot easily be over-estimated. Where else can unalloyed pleasure be so easily obtained ? By the magic of a book, the man of business may in an instant be disengaged from present care and fatigue while holding sweet converse with the greatest and wisest of men. Here absorbed in descriptions of foreign travel, we may for a while forget our wintry surroundings, while being transported in imagination to scenes of tropical life and beauty. Let us continue to value and augment our store of books by which our minds are aroused to theught, our reason directed and our happiness increased.

RODERICK MCLEOD,

Librarian.

Quebec, 14th January, 1880.

 

DONATIONS TO THE LIBRARY, 1879.

 

Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin.

Journal of the Royal United Service Institution, vol. 22, with Index to vols. 11 to 22. Statistical Sketch of South Australia.

Pre-Historic Copper Implements, from L. F. Shifter, Esq.

Annuaire de L'Institut Canadien, Quebec.

Parry Family Records.

Documents and Proceedings of the Halifax Fishery Commission, 1877.

Commercial Relations of the U. S., 1777.

The. Pennsylvanian Magazine of Hist, and Biography.

39th Annual Report of the Mechanics' Institute, Montreal.

Birds of the Colorado Valley, (W. S. Survey.)

Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society.

25th Annual Report of the State Hist. Soc, Wisconsin.

Winne's History of America, vol. 2, presented by Jas. Reid, Esq.

Annual Report of the Minnesota Hist. Society, 1878.

Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History, Vol. IH, Part 1, No. 2.

Paris Universal Exhibition, 1878, Hand-book, and Official Catalogue of the Canadian Section, with Charts and Maps of the Dominion of Canada.

Notes upon the Collection of Coins and Medals now on Exhibition at the Pennsylvanian Museum.

The Affiliation of the Algonquin Languages, by Prof. J. Campbell, Montreal.

Le Village, sous l'ancien regime, par Albert Baban.

History of the Orders of British Knightheod, four Volumes, presented by R. McLeod, Esq. New York Historical Society Collections, 1875-76.

Annual Report of the. Astor Library.

5th Report of Weights and Measures, Ottawa.

Le Canada et Les Basques, presented by II Coude de Prernio Real.

11th Annual Report of the Department of Marine and Fisheries of Canada, for year ending 30th June, 1880.

Journal of Board of Education, New York.

37th Annual Report of Board of Education, 1878.

Manual of Board of Education, 1879.

Directory of Board of Education, 1879.

Pamphlet and Charts of the Pacific R. R. Route.

Province of Manitoba and the North-West Territory, and tlie Prairie Lands of Canada, presented by J. Malouin, Esq., M.P.

Dominion Land Acts—Map showing the. Townships surveyed, in the Province of Manitoba, presented by T. McGreevy, Esq., M.P. Census of Canada, 1870-71.

Reprints of the "Times" and other early English Newspapers and Historical Documents, presented by Commander Jephson, R. N.

Bulletin of the Essex Institute.

The Whitney Family of Connecticut, 3 vols., presented by the Auther.

Heywood's Dramatic Works, 6 vols., presented by Prof. Goldwin Smith.

Calendar of Land Papers, 1643-1803, New York.

Calendar of New York Historical Manuscrits (Dutch) 1G30-16G4, (English) 1664-1776. Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New York, General Index. Calendar of the New York Historical Manuscripts.

Revolutionary Papers, vols. 1-2.

A Legendary Poem, by Levi Bishop.

Parliamentary Papers, 6 vols.

88^th, 89t, and 90^th Regents Reports, 1875-76-77.

University of the State of N.Y., 3 vols.

Reports and Journals of the Ontario Board of Education.

Annuaire du Cercle Catholique de Québec.

Proceedings of the Royal Colonial Institute, vol. 10, 1878-79

British Architect, Engineering News, and Public Health Newspapers.

Transactions and Proceedings, New Zeland Institute, 1878, vol. 2.

Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, vol. 6.

Statutes of Canada, 1879.

4 Pamphlets, by B.F. Decosta.

8 Norwegian Pamphlets and Maps.

7 Pamphlets of the New York State Library,

Essex Institute Historical Collections, vol. 15.

The Mirror of Architecture.

Bulletin of the American Geographical Society,

Butterflies and Moths of Canada-Recollections of an Abolitionist-Birds of Canada, presented by the Author.

Guide to Quebec City. T.J. Oliver.

7b Vols. Sessional Papers, Prov. Of Ont., 1879.

Bulletin of the Boston Public Library, Oct., 1879.

Spanish Pamphlet.

Military Aspect of Canada. Col. T.B. Strange, I.A.

Annuaire de Ville-Marie.

Académie des Sciences, Institut de France, (Discours de M. D’Abbadie.)

Notes on the Pacific Railway. Gen’l M.B. Hewson.

Proceedings of the Glasgow Philosophical Society.

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Survey of the N. Boundary of the U.S., from the Lake of the Woods to the Summit of the Rocky Mountains.

Geological Survey of Canada, Report of Progress, 1877-78.

Two Maps, showing the Route of the C.P.R.R., presented by E.L. Lefroy.

Proceedings of the Canadian Inst. New Series.

 

NEW BOOKS PURCHASED, 1879.

 

Robert Dick, Geologist and Botanist—Smiles.

Statesman's Year-Book, 1879.

Bismarck in the Franco German War, 2. Vols.

English Men of Letters, Scott, Goldsmith, Johnson, Hume, Defoe, Gibbon, "Burke."

History of Canada, Withrow, 1 Vol.

History of Canada, Tuttles, 2 Vols.

Lyman's Historical Chart.

Bedouins of the Euphrates.

Life of the Prince Consort—Martin, Vol. 4th.

History of Acadia, by Harnay.

Gleanings of Past Years, 2 Vols—Gladstone.

Wild Life in a Southern Country.

Recollections of Writers—Clarke.

A "Painter's Camp"' "Life of Turner," Modem Frenchmen, by P.G. Hatnerton.

Studies in German Literature—Bayard Taylor.

Life and Times of Stein, 2 Vols.—Seely.

White and Black in the United States—Campbell.

The Human Species (International S. Series.)

House Plans for Everybody—Reed.

 

REPORT OF THE CURATOR OF THE MUSEUM

 

On resigning my charge as Curator of the Museum, I may be permitted to repeat, with my predecessors, the regret that want of space still prevents the proper display of our valuable natural history collections.

 

I have caused the different specimens to be minutely examined; they were found in a satisfactory state of preservation, with the exception of a few unmounted skins which had been slightly damaged by insects. Steps have been taken to preserve them from further injury.

It is to be regretted that want of funds forced the Council to discard a good opportunity of adding new specimens to our icthyological collection.

 

I am happy to state that our members and the friends of this institution have been not less generous than in former years ; during the past twelve months, about 149 different subjects were donated to the Museum, classed as follows :

 

11 zoological specimens.

128 medals, coins, tokens.

10 miscellaneous objects.

 

A detailed list with the names of the donors is appended.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

G. L. HUBERT NEILSON, M.D.,

Curator of the Museum.

 

DONATIONS TO THE MUSEUM DURING THE YEAR 1879.

 

1st. Zoology :

 

Skull of a Saurian (Ganialis Tenuirostris ?).       Mr. Sturton.

Two eggs of the Australian Ostrich. Dr. W. Marsden.

OrnitUorhynchus : Skin of Australian Carpet Snake, skin of an Australian Black Snake. M.G.C. Woods, Esq., of Sydney Australia.

Shells of fresh water Muscles. W. King, Esq., Bristol, Ont.

Young Crocodile, Two Whalebones. J.A. Gregor, Esq.

 

2nd. Medals, Coins and Tokens :

 

One Silver Coin—Eduardus Rex. Capt. It. G. Tatlow.

One Skilling Dansk, 1771. Mr. H. Dulap, jr.

One Silver Coin, Carlos III. Rex. Hisp, et Ind., 1784, One Copper half-penny, 1746. Jas. Stevenson, Esq.

One Medal (brass) of St. Barbara, found in the ex cavations of the Y.M.C.A. building, April, 1879. Mr. John Hatch, through Jas. Stevenson, Esq.

One Half-penny, 1773. Mr. Geo. Mathieson.

Five Silver Coins. H. S. Scott, Esq.

One Silver Coin. Mrs. H. Whealon.

Seven U. S. Copper Coins from 1773 to 1787, Three U. S. Political Medals, 1834-37-41. W. King, Esq. Bristol, Ont.

Four Copper Coins. Dr. Neilson, B. Battery.

One Copper Coin.  

A valuable collection of Silver and Copper Coins, Medals, &c, about 100. E. Benson, Esq., New Liverpool.

 

3rd. Miscellanea :

 

Portrait of Zacharie Vincent, a Lorette Indian, painted by himself. Crawford Lindsay, Esq.

Two Bricks from flour mill at Lorette, built by the Jesuits in 1731. Jas. Reed, Esq.

Plan of Intendants Palace, Quebec, Plan of palisading erected between Palace and Hope Gates, Quebec, in 1782. Charles Walkem, Esq., Militia Department, Ottawa.

Order in Council for £200, dated Philadelphia, April 25, 1789, signed Benj. Franklin. Isaac Moorehead, Esq., Erie, Pa., U.S.

Two Street R.R. Tickets, Boston, 10 and 25 cts.

Cleat from the "L'Orignal". F. C. Wurtele, Esq.

Magnetic Sand, Norway Bay, Ottawa. W. King, Esq.

Asbestos (amianthus) from Inverness, Megantic. Mr.S. McDonald, Asst. Librarian.

Lever of the first Printing Press used in Canada, imported in 1764 by Wm. Brown for the Quebec Gazette. John Neilson, Esq.

Boomerang, Mulla-mulla.H. G. C. Wood, Esq., of Sydney, Australia.

 

ADDRESS TO HIS EXCELLENCY AND REPLY.

 

The following address was presented to the Governor-General, at the citadel, by the Council of the Literary and Historical Society of this city. Present, Mr. J. M. LeMoine, President, Mr. H- S. Scott and Col. T. B. Strange, Vice-Presidents, and Messrs. J. Whitehead, J. P. Belleau, C. Tessier, R. McLeod, A. Robertson, P. Johnson, Fred. C. Wurtele, and W. Hossack.

 

MAY IT PLEASE YOUK EXCELLENCY :—

 

Ever since the Literary and Historical Society was formed, over half a century ago, by your worthy predecessor and distinguished countryman, the Earl of Dalhousie, it has been one of its pleasant duties, one of its cherished privileges, to welcome to the ancient Capital of Canada, his illustrious successors in Office, several of whom wore as deeply imbued with the love of letters, and as eager for historical research as its noble founder himself.

 

The aim contemplated by the Royal Charter, accorded to this association, is the promotion of literature and art in general, and the perpetuation in particular in our records and published Transactions, of the momorable events which constitute the annals of a people. It has been our happiness, since the commencement of our mission, to combine in our ranks, men of letters, men of science, historians, and investigators without regard to creed, nationality or political convictions—all animated by one common object, the promotion of culture.

 

Manifold have been the changes in the destinies of our country, since that auspicious day in the year 1824, when surrounded by the principal Government officials and loading citizens of Quebec, the Earl of Dalhousie, then the occupant of the Castle of St. Louis, the time honored walls of which had sheltered a succession of distinguished French Governors of the old Regime, realized a long cherished project, the inauguration of an association for the advancement of learning and of letters. Alterations of an absorbing nature in our political existence have since taken place; we have seen the Provinces of Canada united, severed, confederated with others, until the vast area stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific, constituting British North America, has attained the dimensions, if not the importance of a great nation.

 

Occupying as you do, a prominent place in the Republic of Letters, your appointment by our Gracious Sovereign, to the position of constitutional ruler over this Dominion, was hailed by this Society with unfeigned satisfaction. Your honored name, your ancestral fame awakens historic memories of the deepest interest, and accompanied as you are by your illustrious wife of dynastic lineage, Her Royal Highness the Princess Louise, we bid you thrice welcome. We count with confidence upon the sympathies of the daughter of that noble-minded and accomplished gentleman, the late Prince Consort, whose life and energies were devoted to the encouragement of all the objects which this Society is established to foster. Under the circumstances, we acknowledge that we feel drawn to offer your Excellency and Her Royal Highness a heartfelt, a cordial greeting, on the occasion of your arrival at Quebec.

 

It is for us an additional pleasure to believe that your visit is not unconnected with the realization of these city embellishments, the idea of which was so warmly, so perseveringly fostered by your accomplished predecessor, and to which our Gracious Queen has deigned to connect the name of her excellent father, for several years an inmate of our walls.

 

We trust that your stay among us may be prolonged—that you will find in the annals of the city and vicinity, and in the scenes of romantic adventure and historical associations, much that will interest you—much that will leave lasting and pleasant impressions upon your mind, of your visit to the Ancient Capital—the historical and fortified city of the Dominion.

 

J. M. LEMOINE,

President,

L. & H. S. Q.

 

ERRATA.

 

At page 113-instead of  “Robert Shore Mills,” read “Robert Shore Milnes.”

 

the means by which the deeds, which have won admiration in former days, may be placed in attractive language before the eye of the readers of to-day. It is a familiar saying that " History repeats itself, " man's nature changing but little, and thus the study of the narratives of former political conjunctures may help the lawyer and the legislator in our days, to solve the difficulties which arise. I am exceedingly glad that the influence you exercise is used to further the noble efforts, which the citizens of Quebec are making to preserve the picturesque and interesting memorials of this place The Princess joins with me in admiration of this superb capital, and in the belief that your people will never show themselves unmindful of what they possess in their splendid inheritance. We ask that you will accept our gratitude for your words, and we shall take a deep interest in the object for which you are incorporated, and which you pursue with so much enlightened zeal and research

 

LORNE.

 

ADDRESS TO HIS EXCELLENCY AND REPLY.

 

The following address was presented to the Governor-General, at the citadel, by the Council of the Literary and Historical Society of this city. Present, Mr. J. M. LeMoine, President, Mr. H. S. Scott and Col. T. B. Strange, Vice-Presidents, and Messrs. J. Whitehead, J. F. Belleau, C. Tessier, R. McLeod, A. Robertson, P. Johnson, Fred. C. Wurtele, and W. Hossack.

 

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY :—

 

Ever since the Literary and Historical Society was formed, over half a century ago, by your worthy predecessor and distinguished countryman. the Earl of Dalhousie.

 

Alterations of an absorbing nature in our political existence have since taken place ; we have seen the Provinces of Canada united, severed, confederated with others, until the vast area stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific, constituting British North America, has attained the dimensions, if not the importance of a great nation.

 

Occupying as you do, a prominent place in the Republic of Letters, your appointment by our Gracious Sovereign, to the position of constitutional ruler over this Dominion, was hailed by this Society with unfeigned satisfaction. Your honored name, your ancestral fame awakens historic memories of the deepest interest, and accompanied as you are by your illustrious wife of dynastic lineage, Her Royal Highness the Princess Louise, we bid you thrice welcome. We count with confidence upon the sympathies of the daughter of that noble-minded and accomplished gentleman, the late Prince Consort, whoso life and energies were devoted to the encouragement of all the objects which this Society is established to foster. Under the circumstances, we acknowledge that we feel drawn to offer your Excellency and Her Royal Highness a heartfelt, a cordial greeting, on the occasion of your arrival at Quebec.

 

It is for us an additional pleasure to believe that your visit is not unconnected with the realization of these city embellishments, the idea of which was so warmly, so perseveringly fostered by your accomplished predecessor, and to which our Gracious Queen has deigned to connect the name of her excellent father, for several years an inmate of our walls.

 

We trust that your stay among us may be prolonged—that you will find in the annals of the city and vicinity, and in the scones of romantic adventure and historical associations, much that will interest you—much that will leave lasting and pleasant impressions upon your mind, of your visit to the Ancient Capital—the historical and fortified city of the Dominion.

 

J. M. LEMOINE,

President,

 L. & H. S. Q.

A. Robertson, C. Tessier : Secretaries

 

To which His Excellency made the following reply:—

 

To the President and Members of the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec :

 

GENTLEMEN,—Your society was formed under the auspices of a great man, who perhaps, illustrated in his person, the good to which a knowledge of history can lead, for the annals of his own house are entwined around the history of his country, and to know the one is to know the other. " Dalhousie of an old descent my pride, my stoup—my ornament," was the address of a great poet to one of the line of Ramsay ; and the Governor-General to whom you allude, added a golden link to the long chain of the names of men of his race, who are famous as statesman or soldiers.

 

If emulation of the actions of the sire can lead to worthy imitation in the sons, how much more should a survey of the wider field of history lead us to follow the example of men who have left " their foot-prints on the sands of time ? " This is one of the objects of such a learned society as is yours, and in the encouragement of literature, in the cultivation of a good and pure style of writing, your society aids in providing the means by which the deeds, which have won admiration in former days, may be placed in attractive language before the eye of the readers of to-day. It is a familiar saying that "History repeats itself," man's nature changing but little, and thus the study of the narratives of former political conjunctures may help the lawyer and the legislator in our days, to solve the difficulties which arise. I am exceedingly glad that the influence you exorcise is used to further the noble efforts, which the citizens of Quebec are making to preserve the picturesque and interesting memorials of this place. The Princess joins with me in admiration of this superb capital, and in the belief that your people will never show themselves unmindful of what they possess in their splendid inheritance. We ask that you will accept our gratitude for your words, and we shall take a deep interest in the object for which you are incorporated, and which you pursue with so much enlightened zeal and research

 

LORNE.

LIST OF NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, &o.,

Received in the Library of the Literary and Historical Society

 

ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS :

Mail, Spectator, Saturday Review, Public Opinion, Athenaum, Punch, Graphic, London Illustrated News, Engineer.

 

AMERICAN AND CANADIAN NEWSPAPERS:

Scientific American, Scientific American Supplement, Canadian Illustrated News, L’Opinion Publique, (Grip, a donation,) Canadian Spectator, Morning Chronicle.

 

ENGLISH MAGAZINES :

Westminister, London, Edinburgh, and British Quarterlys, Contemporary, Fortnightly, Nineteenth Century, Black-wood, Fraser, MacMillan, Cornhill, Chambers, All the Year Round, Nature, Notes and Queries, Art Journal.

 

AMERICAN MAGAZINES:

North American Review, Scribner, Harper, Atlantic, Magazine of American History, American Journal of Sciences,.' Journal of the Franklin Institute, Bulletin, of the Nuttall Ornithelogical Club.

 

CANADIAN MAGAZINES :

Scientific Canadian Magazine, Rose-Belford's Canadian Magazine, Canadian Medical and Surgical Journal, Canadian Antiquarian, Canadian Naturalist, Le Naturaliste Canadien, Revue Canadienne, Revue de Montréal.

French—Revue des Deux Mondes.

The Canada Gazette, Gazette Officielle de Québec.

 

TRANSACTIONS

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Literary and Historical Society

OF QUEBEC

 

SESSIONS OF 1880-81

QUEBEC :

PRINTED AT THE "MORNING CHRONICLE" OFFICE.

1881. Reprinted by LE SOLEIL Limitée, 1927.

 

Literary and Historical Society of Quebec

Founded—1824.

Incorporated by Royal Charter—1831.

 

OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 1880.

 

J. M. LEMOINE: President.

H. S. SCOTT, DR. WM. BOSWELL, LT.-COL. STRANGE, CYRILLE TESSIER: Vice-Presidents.

WM. HOSSACK: Treasurer

R. MCLEOD: Librarian.

J. F. BELLEAU: Recording Secretary.

WM. CLINT: Corresponding Secretary.

ALEX. ROBERTSON: Council Secretary.

DR. H. NEILSON, B Battery: Curator of Museum.

F. C. WCRTELE: Curator of Apparatus.

JAMES STEVENSON, J. WHITEHEAD, GEO. STEWART, Jr., P. JOHNSTON: Additional Members of Council

 

HONORARY MEMBERS.

 

Hon. a. Bancroft. D.C.L., N. York.

Professor D. Wilson, LL.D, Toronto.

Admiral Bayfield. Prince Edward Island.

General Lefroy, R A, F.R.S.

N. Gould, Esq., England.

Henry Groadby, M.D., Eng.

Prof. Sterry Hunt, F.R.S, Boston.

General Baddeley, England.

Charles Lanman, Esq .Washington.

Jno. Miller Grant, Esq, London.

J no. Langton, M.A, Toronto.

E. A. Meredith, LL.D , Ottawa.

T. D. Harington, Esq, Ottawa.

E. T. Fletcher, Esq, Quebec.

Francis Parkman, LL.D, Boston.

Rev. Charles Rogers. LL.D, T. S. A, Scotland.'

Honorable Wm. C. Howells, Toronto.

Thomas Sopwith. Esq, M.A.. F.R.S, F.G.S, England

Sydney Robjohns, Esq, F.R, Hist. Society, England.

Professor -James Douglas, M. A, Philadelphia.

Wm. Kirby, Esq, author of " Le Chien d'Or," Niagara.

John Reade, Esq, author of' ‘The Prophecy of Merlin’ and other poems, Montreal.

Jas. Ashbury, M.P, England.

Professor Goldwin Smith. LL.D, Toronto.

Mr. Justice Chapman, New Zealand.

John Bigsby, M .D, F.R.F.G.S, England.