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Magnetical and meteorological observations, made at Wash- 

 ington, under orders of the Secretary of the Navy, dated 

 Aug. 13, 1S45. By Lieut. J. M. Gilliss, U. S. N. pp. 648. 

 Washington, 1845. From Lieut. Gilliss. 



The History of the Institution, design, and progress of the 

 Royal Society of London. 8vo. From Jacob Tremper, 

 Esq. 



Communications were read — 



From Mr. Tremper, presenting the above work. 



From Mr. Henry Wheatland, dated Salem, Mass., Nov. 10, 

 1845, requesting on behalf of the Essex Co. Natural History 

 Society of that State, the transmission of the Nos. of the Pro- 

 ceedings of the Academy as they may be published. 



From Mr. C. B. Adams, of Middlebury, Vermont, dated 

 Nov. 20, 1845, asking for late Nos. of the Proceedings con- 

 taining descriptions of N. American Coleoptera. 



Stated Meeting, Dec. 16, 1845. 

 Vice President Morton in the Chair. 



DONATIONS TO LIBRARY. 



Boston Journal of Natural History, Vol. v. No. 2. Boston, 

 1845. From the Boston Society of Natural History. 



Report of the Commissioners to examine the sources whence 

 a supply of pure water may be obtained for the city of 

 Boston. Boston, 1845. From Prof. Johnson. 



Also charts of Long Pond and Spot Pond, surveyed under 

 the direction of John B. Jervis, C. E., and Prof. Walter 

 R. Johnson, Commissioners. From the same. 



Maps of the vicinity of Boston, showing the sources of water 

 for supplying the city. From the same. 



