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The death of a member, the Rev. C. R. Demme, on the 

 1st of September, at Philadelphia, aged 68 years, was an- 

 nounced by the Secretary. 



The death of another member, the Rev. Calvin Pease, on 

 the 17th instant, at Burlington, Vermont, was announced by 

 Mr. Chase. 



A communication was offered for publication in the Trans- 

 actions, entitled, " On the Mathematical Probability of Acci- 

 dental Linguistic Resemblances," by Pliny E. Chase, and re- 

 ferred to a committee, consisting of Professor Kendall, Pro- 

 fessor Haldeman, and Dr. Coates. 



A communication was offered for publication in the Trans- 

 actions, entitled, " On the Comparative Etymology of the 

 Yoruba Language," by Pliny E. Chase, and referred to a 

 committee consisting of Professor Alexander, of Baltimore, 

 Professor Haldeman, and Dr. Coates. 



Pending nominations Nos. 503, 504 were read. 



And the Society was adjourned. 



Stated Meeting, October 2, 1863. 



Present, twelve members. 



Judge Sharswood, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Dr. Henry Hartshorne, a recently elected member, was 

 introduced to the President, and took his seat. Letters ac- 

 cepting membership were received from Professor Von Lie- 

 big, dated Munich, August 17th, and from Dr. R. M. S. 

 Jackson, dated Knoxville, Tennessee, September 23d, 1863. 



Letters acknowledging the receipt of publications were re- 

 ceived from the Royal Academy of Brussels, May 16th and 

 October ISth, 1862 ; from the Imperial Soc. Nat., Moscow, 

 April 10th and 22d, and from the Maryland Historical 

 Society, Baltimore, September 8th, 1863. A letter was re- 



