1855.] 



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September 11th, 1855. 

 Vice President Bridges in the Chair. 



Letters were read 



From the Royal Academy of Sciences of Vienna, dated 1st May, 1855, 

 transmitting their publications acknowledged this evening. 



From the Royal Society of Sciences of Upsala, dated 14th Nov. 

 1855, acknowledging the receipt of the Proceedings of the Academy. 



From the Royal Russian Mineralogical Society of St. Petersburg, 

 acknowledging receipt of the Proceedings and Journal of the Academy, 

 and transmitting the donations announced this evening. 



From the Royal Society of Sciences of Gottingen, acknowledging the 

 receipt of the Proceedings, and transmitting the donation announced 

 this evening. 



Dr. Leidy presented for publication in the Journal " Contributions to 

 a knowledge of the Marine Invertebrate Fauna of the Coasts of Rhode 

 Island and New Jersey." Referred to Prof. Haldeman, Dr. Bridges and 

 Mr. Ashmead. 



September IStJi. 

 Vice President Bridges in the Chair. 



A letter was read from the Royal Bavarian Academy of Sciences, 

 dated Munich, 8th May, 1855, accompanying the donation acknowledged 

 at last meeting. 



Also, a letter from the Imperial Society of Naturalists of Moscow, 

 dated 22d July, 1855, giving notice of their approaching anniversary 

 celebration. 



Prof. Chas. D. Meigs communicated a paper by Prof. A. Retzius, of 

 Stockholm, Sweden, entitled, " On artificially formed Skulls from the 

 Ancient World; " which, being intended for publication in the Proceed- 

 ings, was referred to Dr. J. Aitken Meigs, Dr. Leidy an! Dr. C. D. 

 Meigs. 



Major Le Conte presented for publication in the Proceedings, the fol- 

 owing papers: u Descriptions of new species of Astacus from Georgia;" 

 " On a new species of Geiasimus ;" " Remarks on a new species of 

 American Cimex ; " all of which were referred to the following com- 

 mittee: Dr. Leidy, Dr. Bridges and Mr. S. Ashmead. 



September 25th. 

 Vice President Bridges in the Chair. 



The committee on Dr. Leidy's " Contributions to a knowledge of the 

 Marine Invertebrate Fauna of the Coasts of Rhode Island and New 

 Jersey," reported in favor of publication in the Journal. 



The committees on papers by Major Le Conte, read September 18th, 

 and by Prof. Retzius, of Stockholm, read same date, severally reported 

 in favor of publication in the Proceedings : 



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