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ciently with such other societies and individuals as may join 

 in the proposed observations. 



Maj/ 26. — Specimens of fossils, shells, insects, &c. were 

 received from Messrs. Alexander, Tyson, Minifie, and Dr. 

 Coale ; a fine specimen of Derbyshire spar was received from 

 Miss H. M. Davis, of Philadelphia; a handsome collection of 

 dried lichens, from Newport, R. I. from Miss P. W. Lewis, of 

 Philadelphia; an interesting historical relic, being part of the 

 beam of a house erected in St. Domingo, A. D. 1492, by 

 Columbus, was presented by D. Lewis, Esq. of Philadelphia. 

 Several pamphlets were contributed for the library by Profes- 

 sor Ducatel. The committee appointed at the last meeting 

 upon the subject of the meteorological observations proposed 

 to be made in accordance with the general system proposed in 

 Europe, submitted a report recommending that a committee 

 be appointed to co-operate on behalf of the Academy — that 

 the rooms of the Academy, and every facility for observation, 

 should be placed at the disposal of the committee — that the 

 expense of procuring and constructing the necessary instru- 

 ments should be defrayed by subscriptions amongst the mem- 

 bers — that the committee have authority to call upon the mem- 

 bers for the use of any instruments which they may possess 

 suitable for making the proposed observations — that any inte- 

 resting natural phenomena which may occur shall be included 

 in the table to be prepared by the committee — and finally, that 

 a copy of the table shall be furnished for publication in the 

 Journal of Science, and a copy to the Royal Society of London, 

 to be disposed of as in their judgment will best promote the 

 interests of science. 



June 2. — Donations for the cabinet were received from Dr. 

 Keener, Mr. Alexander, Dr. Baxley, Dr. Geddings, and Dr. 

 Coale, and from Professor Ducatel and Matthew Carey, Esq. 

 of Philadelphia, several works for the library. Twelve volumes 

 of the transactions of the Royal Society of Lisbon, were also 

 received as a donation from that Institution. Professor Duca- 

 tel deposited in the library six livraisons of Goldfnss' Petrifac- 

 tions. Dr. Edmondson reported a table of meteorological 

 observations for May, 1836, which was referred to the section 

 of physics. The committee on meteorological observations 

 made a report recommending the appointment of a committee 

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