& PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF 



cessful career had not ceased to promote the objects, which, in early life, at- 

 tached him to the study of Natural History. 



Resolved, That while the members are sensible of the loss they have sus- 

 tained, they are not forgetful of the sorrows of his afflicted family, to whom 

 they offer their condolence. 



Which were adopted. 



January \th. 



Mr. Lea, President in the Chair. 



Forty-nine members present. 



Tiie following papers were presented for publication : 



" Appendix to the paper entitled New Genera and Species of North 

 American Tipulidse with short palpi," by R. Osten Sacken. 



" Contributions to American Lepidopterology, No. 3,"by Brackenridge 

 Clemens, M. D. 



Mr. Lea having stated some facts in relation to the history of Anthra- 

 cite, Dr. Pickering mentioned that Mr. Shoemaker's first load of An- 

 thracite was taken to the factory of Mr. Samuel Wetherill, at the cor- 

 ner of 12th and Cherry streets, but in consequence of the impossibility 

 of burning it, it was buried. 



Permission being granted, the following resolutions were passed, in 

 relation to the application made this evening by Dr. Evans, for the co- 

 operation of the Academy, in his efforts to transport the meteorite now 

 lying near Port Orford, W. T. 



Resolved, That the Academy will cheerfully co-operate with Dr. 

 Evans in his endeavors to rescue for science the meteorite of Washing- 

 ton Territory. 



Resolved, That a Committee of three be appointed to prepare a 

 memorial in such form as may, in their opinion, conduce to the carrying 

 out of the views of Dr. Evans, a draft of the same to be reported at the 

 next meeting. 



The death of Peter A. Browne, late a member of the Academy, at 

 Philadelphia, on the 9th instant, was announced. 



January Ylth. 



Mr. Lea, President, in the Chair. 



Forty-five members present. 



The following papers were presented for publication : 



" Additional new species of* Fossils to a paper by T. A. Conrad." 



" Notes on the nomenclature of North American Fishes," by Theo. 



Gill. 



" On the pertinence of Alosa teres, Dekay, to the genus Dussumieza. 



Val," by Theo. Gill. 

 Pursuant to the order of the last meeting the Committee to prepare 



a memorial in aid of Dr. Evans' attempts to procure the meteorite 



near Port Orford, W. T., reported and was discharged. 



[Jan. 



