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Eight hundred and eighteenth Meeting. 



January 9, 1889. — 'Stated Meeting. 



In the absence of the President, Dr. Henry W. Williams 

 took the chair. 



The Corresponding Secretary read letters from the Due de 

 Broglie, A. Kirchhotf, A. E. Nordenskibld, and Lord Rayleigh, 

 acknowledging their election as Foreign Honorary Members; 

 from the Royal Bohemian Society of Sciences, announcing 

 the death of its president, Josef Jirecek ; and from Mr. W. 

 W. Story, the Delegate of the Academ}' appointed to attend 

 the celebration of the eight hundredth anniversary of the 

 University of Bologna. 



Professor Joseph Lovering : — 



Dear Sir, — I have to apologize for having so long delayed to 

 report to you, as President of the Academy of Arts and Sciences, the 

 proceedings and ceremonies which took place at Bologna on the cele- 

 bration of the eight hundredth anniversary of its famous University; 

 but I rely on your kindness to find an excuse for me, without my going 

 into the reasons for my delay. 



In conformity with the mandate of the Academy, I proceeded to 

 Bologna on the 10th of June, and there was received most kindly by 

 the Rector and the Syndic, who furnished me with a most pleasant 

 apartment in a private house, where your representative had no possi- 

 ble cause of complaint, but, on the contrary, everything to be grateful 

 for personally. I make this statement because I have heard that 

 much complaint was made by others on the manner of their accommo- 

 dation, and this naturallv grew out of the fact of the numerous eon- 

 course of representatives from every quarter of the world, and of the 

 confusion naturally incident to such a state of things. 



On the 11th, at nine in the morning, there was a formal presenta- 

 tion of all the delegates from the various universities, academies, and 

 scientific institutes to the Syndic. At noon the inauguration of the 

 equestrian monument to Victor Emanuel took place, at which all the 

 various delegates were present. At half-past eight in the evening 

 there was an artistic torchlight procession in honor of the King and 

 Queen, which was eminently imposing and picturesque. 



On the 12th, all the professors and delegates met at the University 

 at nine o'clock, and there formed in procession, procc Win - through the 



