JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS. 577 



Preuss. Akad. der Wissenschaften: Monatsb., Jan. -Feb., 1867, Berlin, 

 from the Academy. 



Dr. Boisliniere presented to the Library a copy of the 

 work of Charapollion, Jr., on Egyptian Archaeology and 

 Monuments. 



Mr. Hayes stated that he had observed, on the night of 

 the 20th of May, about twenty shooting stars, which ap- 

 peared to radiate from a point a little to the S.E. of Lyra, near 

 the beak of the Swan. They left a continuous line of light, 

 and were quite luminous. 



Dr. Maughs read a paper on Free-will and Force. 



June 17, 1867. 



The President in the chair. 



Five members present. 



T. Gallatin Lyon, M.D., of Jerseyville, Ills., was elected a 

 Corresponding Member. 



July 1, 1867. 



The President in the chair. 



Six members present. 



Letters were read by the Corresponding Secretary, and 

 publications received were laid upon the table, as follows : 



Proc. Essex Institute, vol. iv., No. 5-6, 1865, from the Society. Trans, 

 of the Albany Institute, vol. v., from the Society. Museum Francisco- 

 Car., Linz : xxvi. Bericht, 1866, from the Society. Naturf. Gesell- 

 schaft, zu Freiburg: Berichte, iv. Band, 1-2 H*ft, 1867, from the Society. 

 Werner- Verein zur Geol. Durchforschung von Miitiren und Schlesien : xv. 

 Jahresb. 1865, Briinn, 1866, from the Society. Zool. -mineral. Verein in 

 Regensburg: Correspondenz-blatt. xx. Jahrg., 1866, from the Society. 

 St. Gallische naturw. Gesellschaft : Bericht, 1864-5, 1865-6, from the So- 

 ciety. Naturw. Verein fiir Sachsen und Thuringen in Halle: Zeitschrift, 

 Jahrg. 26-28, 1865-6, from the Society. K. Akad. du Wissenschaften : 

 Sitzungsb. liv. Band, 2 4 Heft, 1866-7 ; Der Meteorsteinfall am 9 Juli bei 

 Knyahinya, von W. Ritter von Haidinger, 1866, from the Academy. 

 Ann. Rep. of the Museum of Comp. Zoology, 1866, from the Institution. 

 Proc. Amer. Acad, of Arts and Sciences, vol. vii., pp. 97-184, from the 

 Academy. Geol. Survey of California : Mollusca, San Francisco, 1867, 

 from the Survey. Treatise on the Nohl Smelting Furnace, by Edward 

 Daniels, from the Author. M6m. de la Soc. des Sciences Nat. de Bor- 

 deaux, T. iii. and iv. 2d cahier, from the Society. Description of Fossil 

 Plants, from the Chinese Coal-bearing Rocks, by J. S. Newberry, 1867, 

 from the Author. Reale Accademia della Scienze di Napoli : Rendiconti, 

 anno iii. fasc. 2-12, iv. fasc. 1-3, from the Academy. Acta Acad. C. 

 L. C. G. Nat. Curiosorum, vol. 32, pt. 2, from the Academy. Wochen- 

 schrift fur Gartnerei und Pflanzenkunue, No. 1-54, 1S66, Berlin, from the 

 Editor. 



