^AQ [December. 



Letters of acknowledgment for publications received were 

 read from the Lombardy Institute; R. Saxon Society; Herr 

 Jochmann ; the R. Danish Society ; the N. H. S. at Emden ; the 

 R. Academy at Amsterdam ; Batavian Society at Rotterdam ; 

 Sir John Herschel ; the Lords of the Admiralty ; the Society 

 of Arts, and Society of Antiquaries of London ; the Natural 

 History Society of Northumberland ; the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution ; and the Chicago Historical Society. 



Letters of invoice were received from the Societies at Leip- 

 sic, Emden, Upsal, Copenhagen, and the Academy at Am- 

 sterdam. 



Donations for the Library were received from the Royal 

 Societies and Academies at Upsal, Copenhagen, Leipsic, Em- 

 den, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Milan, London, and Dublin ; 

 from the German Geological and French Geographical Socie- 

 ties ; from Friedlander & Son of Berlin ; and Fr. Miller of 

 Amsterdam, booksellers ; from Prof. Steenstrup of Copenha- 

 gen ; Prof. Zantedeschi of Padua ; and Elia Lombardini of 

 Milan ; from the London Chemical Society, and Sir John 

 Herschel ; from the American Academy at Boston ; and 

 Essex Institute at Salem ; J. E. Cooley, bookseller ; and 

 James T. Hodge, geologist, of New York City ; the Aca- 

 demy of Natural Sciences, at Philadelphia ; the Franklin 

 Institute, and Mr. M. C. Lea. 



The Librarian was authorized to complete the set of Pro- 

 ceedings for Sir John Herschel, at his request. 



On motion of the Librarian, after reading a letter from 

 Prof. Daniels of Chicago, the Academy of Science at Chi- 

 cago was placed on the corresponding list. 



The death of one of the oldest members of the Society, Mr. 

 Ross Cuthbert, of Berthier (Lanorais), Lower Canada, was 

 reported by the Secretary, on the authority of a private letter 

 from Prof. Hunt of Montreal, as having taken place in 

 1861. 



The death of another member of the Society, Mr. Henry 

 Rowe Schoolcraft, in Washington, on the 11th inst., aged 72, 

 was announced by the Secretary. 



