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October 1th, 1856. 

 Mr. Ord, President, in the Chair. 



Letters were read 



From W. Gr. Binney, dated Germantown, October 5th, 1856, ac- 

 knowledging his election to membership. 



From H. W. Kennedy, dated Buenos Ayres, August 5th, 1856, 

 transmitting specimens for the museum. 



On leave granted, Mr. Lea offered the following resolutions, which 

 were unanimously adopted. 



Resolved, That the members of the triennial General Convention of 

 the Protestant Episcopal Church, with their familieSj be invited to 

 visit the Museum on public days, during their session in this city. 



Resolved, That an invitation be transmitted to the members of the 

 United States Agricultural Society to visit the Museum on public days, 

 during their session in this city. 



October l^th. 



Dr. Bridges, Vice President, in the Chair. 



Letters were read 



From the Library Department of the Koyal Bavarian Academy of 

 Sciences, dated November, 1855, transmitting donations. 



From the Royal Society of Sciences at Upsal, dated August 7th, 

 1856, acknowledging the receipt of the Journal (Vol. iii. part 2,) and 

 the Proceedings (vol. vii. Nos. 2-7,) of the Academy. 



From the Royal Academy of Sciences of Naples, dated March 10th, 

 1854, accompanying vol. vi. of the Transactions of the Academy. 



Dr. LeConte presented a paper, for publication in the Journal of the 

 Academy, entitled " Synopsis of the Melolonthidae of the United 

 States, by John L. Le Conte, M. D. ;" referred to a Committee consist- 

 ing of Mr. Schaf hirt, Mr. Guex, and Dr. Bridges. 



A paper was presented for publication in the Proceedings, entitled 

 " Notice upon the species of the genus Salmo of Authors, observed 

 chiefly in California, by Charles Girard, M. D. ;" referred to a Com- 

 mittee consisting of Drs. Morris, Hallowell, and Bridges. 



Dr. Leidy presented a paper, for publication in the Proceedings, en- 

 titled " Notices of extinct Vertebrated animals of New Jersey, collected 

 by Professor Cook, of the State Geological Survey, under the direction 

 of Dr. W. Kitchell, by Joseph Leidy, M. D. ; referred to a Committee 

 consisting of Drs. Le Conte, Hallowell, and T. B. Wilson. 



Mr. Lea exhibited two specimens of Uniones, illustrating his paper 

 on the Byssus of the Genus Unio, read September 23d. 



On leave granted, Mr. Vaux moved that the Academy authorize the 

 publication of the list of members and correspondents recently report- 

 ed by the Committee appointed to prepare said list; which was so 

 ordered. 



