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Capital should read Capitol on pages 105 (line 26), 106 (bottom 

 line), 108 (lines 2, 3, 6), 115 (lines 21, 22), 117 (lines 19, 20, 24), 

 119 (lines 2, :3, 11), of Proceedings No. 61. 



The following donations for the Library were announced: — 



Astronomical Journal, No. 127. Cambridge. — Fro?n the Editor. 

 Journal Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, IV. 2. — From the Academy. 

 Observations on the Genus Unio. VII. 1. — From Isaac Lea. 

 Quarterly Journal, Royal Dublin Society. XIV. — From the Soc. 

 Quar. Jour. Chem. Soc. XII. 2. (XLVI). Lend.— From the Soc. 

 Annales des Mines. XIV. 6 liv. of 1858. — Ingenieurs des Mines. 

 Estatutos . . . S. N. Neo Granadinos. — From the Society. 

 Med. News and Lib. No. 202. Phila.— From Blanchard <Sf Lea. 

 Amer. Jour. Med. Sci. No. LXXVI. — F\:om Blanchard t^- Lea. 

 Report on Deep River by Capt. Wilkes, 1858. — From the Avthor. 

 Geol. R.on S. VV. Br. Pacific R. R. by Swallow. — From the Author. 

 Recherches sur I'origine des roches; Delesse. — From the Author. 

 Caloric; by Dr. Metcalfe. 2 Vols. Philada. 1859.— Z>r. F. Bache. 

 Essais sur I'hygrometrie; Saussure. Neuch. 1783. — Dr. F. Bache. 



The decease of the eminent botanist, Thomas Nuttall,a mem- 

 ber of the Society (elected Oct. 17, 1817 \ in Lancashire, 

 England. Sept. 10, 1859, Wiis announced by Dr. Bache, and 

 Mr. Durand was requested to prepare an obituary notice of the 

 deceased. 



A quorum for the enacting of laws not being present, the 

 special business of the meeting was postponed. 



A communication was pi-esented for the Transactions, en- 

 titled Analytical Orthography; An Investigation of 

 THE Sounds of the Voice and their Alphabetic Nota- 

 tion, b?/ S. S. Ha/de?na?i,^.AI., which was referred to a com- 

 mittee consisting of Prof. Lesley, Dr. Le Conte and Judge 

 King. 



On motion of Mr. Fouike, it was resolved that the amend- 

 ments of the By-Laws shall be the special order of each stated 

 meeting until finally disposed of. 



Pending nominations Nos. 392 and 393, were read. 



On motion of iMr. Trego, it was resolved that the Society of 

 Naturalists of New Grenada, at Bogota, be made a correspond- 

 ing Society; and the Society was adjourned. 



