258 [July, 1S45. 



From William Rich, Esq., dated Washington, June 9, 1S45, 

 acknowledging the receipt of his notice of election as a Cor- 

 respondent. 



From Dr. Julius S. Taylor, of Carrollton, Ohio, dated April 

 20th, 1845, in reference to his donation of fossils this evening, 

 with some accompanying remarks on the geology of the dis- 

 trict of country from which they were derived. 



Mr. Cassin offered the following, which was adopted: 

 Resolved, That the thanks of this Society be tendered to 

 Dr. Julius S. Taylor, of Carrollton, Ohio, for his valuable and 

 interesting donation of fossils, illustrative of the geology of the 

 county of Montgomery, in that State. 



Meeting for Business, July 29th, 1845. 

 Vice President Morton in the Chair. 



On motion of Dr. Bridges, it was 



Resolved, That the Curators be authorized to receive on 

 deposit in the Hall of the Academy, Mr. Richard C. Taylor's 

 collection of European fossils, and that a location therein be 

 provided for them. 



The Chairman announced to the Society the painful in- 

 telligence of the death of our estimable fellow member, Mr- 

 Thomas Ryan, which took place in this city yesterday morn- 

 ing. Mr. Ryan has contributed largely to the collections of 

 this Institution, in various departments of Natural Science, 

 and his demise will be regarded by his fellow members 

 as a public and a private loss. 



Joseph Leidy, M. D., of Philadelphia, was elected a mem- 

 ber of the Institution, and 



Professor John Muller, of Berlin, and William Tuomey, 

 Esq., of Virginia, were elected Correspondents of the same 



