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The Vice-President read a letter from M. Leverrier, in ac- 

 knowledgment of Mr. Bond's observations upon the new plan- 

 et ; and also one from Professor Liebig, giving an account of 

 his recent researches upon the composition of flesh. 



A communication from Professor Daubeny was read, con- 

 veying an invitation to the meeting of the British Association 

 for the Promotion of Science, to be held at Oxford, on the 

 23d of June. 



The Treasurer's report, accompanied by the Auditor's cer- 

 tificate, was received and read. 



Professor Edward Robinson, of New York, and Professor 

 Charles C. Jewett, of Brown University, were elected Corre- 

 sponding Members of the Academy. 



Professor Eben N. Horsford, of Cambridge, Horace Gray, 

 Esq., of Boston, and John C. Lee, Esq., of Salem, were elect- 

 ed Fellows. 



The American Antiquarian Society was invited to use the 

 Academy's room for such of its meetings as are held in Boston. 



At the annual election, the following gentlemen were chosen 

 officers for the ensuing year, namely : — 



Jacob Bigelow, M. D., . . President. 

 Hon. Edward Everett, . Vice-President. 



Asa Gray, Correspondi7ig Secretary. 



Oliver W. Holmes, M. D., Recordifig Secretary. 



J. Ingersoll Bowditch, . . Treasiirer. 



A. A. Gould, M. D., . . . . Librarian and Cabinet-Keeper. 



The standing committees were appointed by the chair, as 



follows : — 



Rumford Committee. 



Daniel Treadwell, Benjamin Peirce, 



John Ware, M. D., James Hayward, 



Francis C. Lowell. 



Committee of Publications. 

 Asa Gray, Francis Bowen, Wm. C. Bond. 



Committee ofi the Library. 

 A. A. Gould, D. H. Storer, Benjamin Peirce. 



