20ii [August, 1842. 



MEETING FOR BUSINESS, August 30, 1842. 



Vice President Morton in the Chair. 



The Monthly Report of the Corresponding Secretary was 

 read and adopted. 



The Botanical Committee reported that Vol. 12, of Com- 

 posite, which had been in the hands of Dr. Gray for arrange- 

 ment, by permission of the Society, had been returned by 

 him much improved and amended, by Notes and Addi- 

 tions. 



A resolution was adopted, authorising the Curators to 

 have the Collection of Insects removed from the Hall, under 

 their superintendence, for the purpose of being disinfected. 



After the disposal of some general business, the Academy 

 proceeded to an election for Correspondents, when the fol- 

 lowing gtmtlemen were announced duly elected as such. 



CORRESPONDENTS. 



Spencer F. Baird, Esq., of Carlisle, Pennsjdvania. 



M. Henry Galiotti, of Brussels. 



J. Hamilton Couper, E.sq., of Georgia. 



Hon. Benjamin Tappan, of Ohio. 



