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character was made public from the most diverse sources; and the 

 general love of the citizens attended him to the grave. 



Pending nomination No. 394 was read. 



No quorum for the enacting of laws being present, the special 

 business of the evening was again postponed; and on motion 

 of Mr. Foulke, the Secretary was instructed to give special 

 notice of the fact to each of the members and request a punctual 

 attendance at the next meeting. 



The records of the last meeting of the Board of Officers and 

 Members of Council were read. 



On motion of Dr. Harris, the Committee on the Hall were 

 instructed to place a new carpet on the hall floor. 



And the Society was adjourned. 



Stated Meeting, December 2, 1859. 



Present, thirty-three members. 



Dr. Wood, President, in the Chair. 



The Hon. Wm. B. Reed was presented by IMr. Fraley. 

 The following donations for the Library were announced: — • 



Gould's Astronomical Journal. No. 129. — From the Editor. 

 Jour. Soc. Arts and of the I. in U. May, 1859. Lond. — From the Soc. 

 Das Astronom. Diagram ; von Dr. Prestel, 1859. — Frojn Dr. Wilson. 

 Academic Fallacies by M. Coppee, Phil. 1859. 8vo. p. — Fro?n the Aut. 



The reading of Mr. Durand's obituary notice of Mr. Nuttall 

 was postponed to the next meeting. 



The death of Washington Irving, aged 76 (elected a member 

 April 17, 1829), at his residence, Sunnyside, on the Hudson 

 river, Nov. 28, 1859, was announced by Dr. Bache, and on 

 motion of Dv. Elwyn, Prof. Coppee was requested to prepare 

 an obituary notice of the deceased. 



Mr. Dubois oirercd for the inspection of the Society, two of the 

 golden images lately found in the Indian graves, at Ciiiriqui, in Central 

 America. Both of them have been assayed at the Mint, and they are 

 reserved as a part of the Mint Cabinet. The one of reptile form is 



