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The committee to which was referred the paper of Prof. 

 Loomis, reported in favour of its pubhcation in the Transactions, 

 which was ordered accordingly, and the committee disciiarged. 



The decease of Richard Rush, a member of this Society, 

 (elected Jan. 17, 1S17), was announced by Dr. Bache, as having 

 occurred in July last. On motion of Judge Sharswood, it was 

 ordered that Mr. C. F. Ingersoll be requested to prepare an 

 obituary notice of the deceased. 



The paper of Com. Wullerstorf was referred to a Committee 

 consisting of Prof. Kendall, Prof. F. Rogers and Prof. Cresson. 



Prof. Cresson made an oral communication on the aurorae 

 boreaies, which occurred on the evenings of Aug. 28th and 

 Sept. 1st, and described minutely their various changes of ap- 

 pearance. Remarks were made by Prof. Trego, Dr. Emerson, 

 Dr. Coates and Prof. Lesley. 



Pending nomination No. 392, and new nomination No. 393, 

 were read, and the Society was adjourned. 



Stated Meeting, October 7, 1859. 



Present, fifteen members. 



Prof. Cresson, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Letteis were read from E. Uricoechea, President of the New 

 Grenada Society of Naturalists, dated Bogota, 10 — 8, 1859, 

 desiring the publications of this Society; — from Capt. Wilkes, 

 U. S. N. dated Washington, Sept. 29, announcing the trans- 

 mission of a donation for the library : — from the Conn. Hist. 

 Soc. dated Hartford, acknowledging the receipt of No. 61 of the 

 Proceedings ;— and from Col. Graham dated Chicago, Sep. 20, 

 enclosing the following addition to his contributions No. 3. 



VII. ASHTABULA, OHIO. 

 Station. — The centre of the North Public Square, bounded on the 

 north by a lane thirty feet wide, on the south by Division street, on 

 the east by Main street, and on the west by Park street. 



VIII. ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA. 



At the end of this article, and immediately preceding the closing 



