4 [March, 1841. 



26th Congress, Washington, D. C, February 9, 1S41. 

 From Major Graham, U. S. Topog. Eng. 

 Five copies of the Constitution and By-laws of the National 

 Institution for the Promotion of Science, established at 

 Washington, May, 1840. From Col. J. J. Abert, U. S. 

 Top. Eng. 



Verbal Communications. Dr. Chaloner stated that Col. 

 Abert, of Washington, had in his cabinet a specimen of An- 

 thracite Coal, in the rhombic form, of unusual size, which 

 had been obtained from France, and appears to sustain the 

 mineral origin of coal. 



Prof. W. R. Johnson remarked that he had in his collec- 

 tion specimens of Anthracite Coal in the forms of rhombs and 

 cubes. 



Business by Special Resolution. Prof. Johnson offered 

 the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted: 

 Resolved, that the thanks of the Academy be presented 

 to Dr. George C. Leib,for the elegant and valuable collection 

 of specimens in Ornithology, together with the accompanying 

 case, which have been this evening presented to the Society. 



o STATED MEETING, March 16. 

 Vice President Morton in the Chair. 



DONATIONS TO MUSEUM. 



A collection of Fossils seven specimens from the Desert of 

 Atacama, south of Peru, with three specimens of rocks 

 from the adjacent islands, and another from the summit of 

 the Andes. The fossils appear to belong to the Newer 

 Pliocene, and consist of shells which are identical with ex- 

 isting species, and especially the Pecten purpuratus. Pre- 

 sented by J. Frampton Watson, Esq. 



DONATIONS TO LIBRARY. 



Dissertations relating to the Antiquities, Arts and Sciences of 

 Asia. By Sir William Jones and others. Svo. 1792. 

 Presented by Dr. Morton. 



