1880.] NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA. 225 



June 1. 

 The President, Dr. Ruschenberger, in the chair. 

 Twenty-nine persons present. 



A paper entitled " Description of a Partula supposed to be new, 

 from the Island of Moorea," bj' W. D. Hartman, M. D., was 

 presented for publication. 



The Treasurer having announced the reception of a gift of 

 twenty thousand dollars from Jos. Jeanes, acting for the heirs of 

 the late Joshua T. Jeanes, who, in an unsigned codicil to his will, 

 had indicated his intention of bequeathing that amount to the 

 Academy, the following preamble and resolutions were unani- 

 mously adopted : 



Whereas, The late Mr. Joshua T. Jeanes in a codicil to his 

 will bequeathed to tlie Academy twenty thousand doHars, an act 

 which may be regarded as significant of his appreciation and ap- 

 proval of the objects of the Society, but left this codicil without 

 his signature, and therefore legally inoperative ; and, 



"Whereas, His executors have, placed in possession of the 

 Treasurer of the Academy the sum named, thus manifesting their 

 respect for the intention of their late brother in a most generous 

 and affectionate manner ; be it 



Eesolved, That the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadel- 

 phia highly appreciates and gratefully acknowledges the generosity 

 of the executors of the late Joshua T. Jeanes in bestowing on the 

 Academy- twenty thousand, dollars in compliance with his wish, 

 simply indicated. 



Resolved, That the money thus bountifully given to the Society 

 be invested securely in the name of the Academy- of Natuial 

 Sciences of Philadelphia, to constitute a distinct and permanent 

 fund which shall be named the Joshua T. Jeanes Fund and the 

 income thereof shall be applied towards defraj'ing the ordinary 

 expenses of the Society. 



Seiyenline Belts of Radnor ToirnsJup. Delaware Co. — At the 

 last meeting of the Mineralogical and Geological Section of the 

 Academy' of Natural Sciences, Theodore D. Rand read a paper 

 on the Seri^entine Belts of Radnor Township, Delaware Countj', 

 and the adjacent rocks. He adduced facts which he thought in- 

 compatible with Mr. Charles E. Hall's view, that the middle belt 

 consists of altei'ed Hudson River shales, and stated that the belt 

 was not continuous but was a succession of outcrops nearly east 



