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of Kentucky made across the eastern part of tlie State, from 

 Greenup County to the Tennessee State line, hy Jos. Lesley, 

 Jr., Asst. under the direction of Dr. David Dale Owen, State 

 Geologist, in the summers of 1S58 and 1859; — and described 

 its most remarkable features along the western outcrop of the 

 eastern coal field. 



Nominations Nos. 392, 393 were balloted for, and new no- 

 mination No. 394 was read. 



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

 special business of the evening was postponed. 



The ballot being scrutinised, the following persons were 

 declared duly elected members of the Society: — 



Judge Henry Carleton, of Piiiladelphia. 



Dr. VVm, a. Hammond, U. S. A. 



And the Society was adjourned. 



Stated Meeting, November 4, 1859. 



Dr. Wood, Pi-esident, in the Chair. 



Present, sixteen members. 



Letters were read from the R. A. Dijon, the R. S. Gottingen, 

 the R. Geog. S. London, the R. S. London, the Mass. H. S. ac- 

 knowledging the receipt of Proceedings Nos. 57 and 58; — from 

 the iMass. H. S. Worcester, the P. H. S. Philada. and the State 

 Librarian, Harrisburg, acknowledging the receipt of Transac- 

 tions, Vol. XL Part 2 ;— from the R. P. A. Berlin, acknowledging 

 completesets of Transactions and Proceedings; — from the N. H. 

 S. Emden and R. P. A. Berlin, announcing the transmission 

 of donations for the Library; — from the Librarian R. L. Rio 

 de Janeiro, and M. Brockhaus, dated Leipsig, Nov. 10, 1858, 

 informing the society of new arangements for correspondence 

 with Brazil and South America. 



A letter was read from Henry Carleton dated Philada. Oct. 

 24, 1859, acknowledging the receipt of notice of his election. 



The following donations for the Library were announced : — 



Greenwich Observntions for 1857. — From the Royal Society. Lond. 

 Teneriffe Astron. Exper. Lond. and Edin. 4to. 1859. — From R. Sac. 

 Maxima and Minima, solved by Algebra, by Ramchundra. (200 pp.) 

 8vo. London, 1859. — From the same. 



