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ceived from the Imperial Institute of France, dated Paris, 

 October 20tli, 1862. 



A letter was received from Henry C. Carey, Esq., dated 

 Philadelphia, April 16th, accepting the appointment to pre- 

 pare an obituary notice of Judge Carleton lately deceased. 



Donations for the Library Avere received from the Young 

 Men's Association at Buffalo, the Franklin Institute, the 

 Pennsylvania Colonization Society, Blanchard & Lea, Mr. 

 Isaac Lea, Surgeon-General Hammond, and Mr. Leipoldt, 

 bookseller. 



Dr. Bache announced the death of Dr. Charles W. Short, 

 on the 7th of March last, aged 68. 



The Secretary made some remarks upon the organization 

 of a National Academy of Science, which led the Avay to a 

 general discussion by the members present of the importance 

 of that class of subjects, which relate to the welfare and im- 

 provement of society ; such as the trial by jury, the giving 

 of evidence by parties interested, and the proper representa- 

 tion of classes rather than masses in legislation. Mr. Fraley, 

 Mr. Price, and Prof. Coppee spoke at some length upon 

 these points. 



Pending nominations Nos. 481 to 493 were read and bal- 

 loted for. 



No further business being before the Society, the ballot 

 boxes were examined, and the following persons declared by 

 the President duly elected members of the Society : 



J. E. Hilgard, Assistant in the U. S. Coast Survey, 



Charles A. Schott, " 



Thomas E. Blackwell, C E., London, England. 



B. W. Richardson, M.D., London. 



Thomas Hill, D.D., President of Harvard College. 



William D. Whitney, Yale College, New Haven. 



Chester Dewey, D.D., Rochester University, N. Y. 



William Henry Green, D.D., Theological Seminary, Prince- 

 ton, N. J. 



James Pollock, Director of the United States Mint, Phila- 

 delphia. 



