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Dr. J. L. Le Conte, Prof. E. 0. Kendall, Mr. J. P. Lesley, 

 Rev. Albert Barnes, Judge Ed. King, Prof. J. C. Cresson. 



The Committee on the sale of the Hall received, on motion 

 of Mr. Fraley, four additional members — Prof. Fairman Ro- 

 gers, Dr. Isaac Hays, Prof. J. G. Cresson, and Mr. W. P. 

 Foulke. 



A communication from the Actuary of the Franklin Insti- 

 tute, to be supplied with certain of the Society's publications, 

 was referred to the Librarian, with power to act; and the So- 

 ciety was adjourned. 



Stated Meeting, May 20, 1859. 



Present, sixteen members. 



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



Letters were read, acknowledging the receipt of the Socie- 

 ty's publications, from the R. Prussian Acad, at Berlin, dated 

 Aug. 12,1858; the Agric. Soc. at Berlin, dated Nov. IS, 1858; 

 the R. Acad, at Amsterdam, dated Dec. 20, 1858; the Ym. Inst, 

 of France, dated Dec. 9, 1858; the R. Acad, at Munich, dated 

 Dec. 28, 1858; and the R. Acad, at Stockholm, dated Nov. 15, 

 1858. Letters were read, giving notice of donations for the 

 Library, from the Cambridge Phil. Soc. dated Nov. 1858; the 

 Agr. Soc. Berlin, Nov. 18; the R. Acad. Berlin, Aug. 18; the 

 R. Acad. Stockholm, Nov. 15; the R. Acad. Munich, Dec. 28, 

 1858; and the Hon. W. H. Lowrie, dated Pittsburg, May 6, 

 1859. 



The follow^ing donations for the Library were announced: — 



Am. Jour. Sci. No. 8J. New Haven, May, 1859. — From Editor. 

 Med. News and Lib. No. 197. Phila. May, 1859— Fmw the Publ. 

 Annals N. Y. Lyceum, Nos. 10-13, Sep. 1858. — From the Lyceum. 

 Monthly Not. R. A. S. London, XiX. April, IS59.— From the Soc. 

 Compte Rendu de I' Ac. Im. St. Petersburg, 1857. — FromtJie Acad. 

 Zeitschrilt Fiir die gesamm. Nat. XI. Berlin, 1858. 8vo. — From 

 N. H. S. at Halle. 



