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Proceedings . . . Boston N. H. So. VI. 26, 27. — From the Society. 

 Account of the Iliicldonfield Reptile. (Second copy.) — From W. P. 



Foulke. 

 Report . . . Penn. Hospital for the Insane, for 1858. — From Dr. 



Kir h bride. 

 Report (31st) Phila. House of Refuge, for 1S5H.— From Board of M. 

 Report . . . Penn. Inst. Deaf and Dumb, for 1858. — From Board of M. 

 Frankhn Institute Journal. March, 1859. — From the Institute. 

 Medical News and Library. Marcii, 1859. From Blanchard <S^ Lea. 

 African Repository. March, 1859. — From Amer. Col. Society. 



The committee to which were I'cferred the communications 

 of Dr. Hayden and Dr. Leidy, reported in favour of tlieir publi- 

 cation in the transactions of the Society, and was discharged. 



The decease of Dr. Thomas D. Miit'er, was announced by^ 

 Dr. Franklin Bache ; a inember of this Society, he died at 

 Charleston on the 16th instant, aged 60 years. 



The decease of Dr. C. F. Beck was announced by Professor 

 Coppee ; a member of the Society, he died at Rome on the loth 

 of February last. 



Dr. Pancoast was apj^ointed to prepare an obituary notice of 

 Dr. Mutter. 



Dr. Ruschenberger was appointed to prepare an obituary 

 notice of Dr. Beck. 



Dr. Le Conte made some observations on the geographical 

 distribution of animals, with especial reference to the genera 

 and species of insects in North America. 



Mr. Lesley lefei'red to the last paragraphs in the paper of 

 Dr. Ilayden, presented at the last meeting, and illustrated the 

 wide range of American formations, and the probabilitv of new 

 discoveries of Devonian and Silurian rocks between Utah and 

 the Pacific ocean, by describing Vv^hat is already known re- 

 specting certain extensive beds of iron ore, the rational genesis 

 of which is still, to some extent, a problem. He also exhibited 

 specimens of iron ore from the subcarboniferous redshales of 

 XI in Kingston Hollow, Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, and 

 referred to other localities where the same ore is known to 

 exist. 



Pending nominations No. 388 and 389, and new nomination, 

 No. 390, were read. 



