266 [May. 1843. 



DONATIONS TO LIBRARY. 



Fifty-sixth Annual Report of the Regents of the University 



of the State of New York. Albany, 1843. From the 

 Regents. 



Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. Vol. S. 

 New Series. Part 3. 1843. From the Society. 



Proceedings of the same for January, February and March, 



1S43. Vol. 2. No. 25. From the same. 

 American Journal of Science and Arts. Vol. 44. No. 2. 



April, 1843. Conducted by Prof. Silliman and B. Silli- 



man, Jr. From the Editors. 



WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS. 



Circular invitation from the National Institute at Washing- 

 ton to the meeting of the " Association of American Geolo- 

 gists and Naturalists," to be held at Washington, in April. 

 1844. 



Communication from the Northern Academy of Arts and 

 Sciences at Hanover, New Hampshire, dated April 27, 1843, 

 returning acknowledgements for the late donation by the 

 Academy of several volumes of its Journal. 



A letter from Mr. Wm. E.Moore, dated City of Para, 

 Brazil, March 3, 1S43, tendering his services in making col- 

 lections of Zoological specimens in that country. 



VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS. 



Dr. Elwyn exhibited a portion of oil from Indian corn 

 received through Mr. Charles Tracey, of Utica, New York, 

 in which place it is now made on a large scale. Dr. Elwyn 

 referred the members for information respecting the mode of 

 obtaining the oil to an article on the subject in Vol. 44 of 

 Silliman's Journal. 



