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Mr. Peale presented at Ihe same time for the inspection of 

 the menibers, another gold image, the surface of uhicli bore no 

 marks of tlic pickling process, which had been in his possession 

 many yeai's, and ma}" have been obtained from the same locali- 

 ties. 



The Annual Report of the Treasurer was read; and that of 

 the Committee of PuI)lication postponed to tiie next meeting. 



Pending nomination No. 394 w^as read. 



The special business of the meeting was then taken up, and 

 the amendmciits to the laws recommended by the Cominittee 

 in their repoil read May 6, 1S59, were adopted with some few 

 exceptions, pending the discussion of which the Society was 

 adjourned. 



Stated Meeting, December 16, 1859. 



Present, thirty-three members. 



Dr. Wood, President, in the Chair. 



The following donations for the Library were announced: — 



Journal of the Franklin Institute. No. 408. — From the Institvte. 

 Meciical News and Library. No. 204. — From Blanchard <S^ Lea. 

 Journal [Boston N. H. S. Vol. VIL No. 1. 1859.— From the Soc. 

 African Repository. Vol. XXXV. No. VZ.—Amer. Col. Sociefy. 

 Smiihsonian Report for 1858. Sen. Doc. — Hofi. Thos. B. Florence. 

 Cat. Lii)rary, Mass. Hist. S. Vol. 1, A-L. S\o.—From the ITJoc 

 Boston Pub. Lib. VII. Ann. Report. 1859. 8vo. — From the Libr. 

 Second Sup|)lc. to Index. Oct. 20, 1859. p. 8vo. — From the same. 

 Cat. Fsirmers' High School. Penna. 1859. 8vo. — From Dr. Piigh. 

 Prospectus Philn. and Luro|.o. Steam Ship Co. — From Cap. Randall. 

 Quar. Journal Lond. Chem. Society. No. XLVII. — From the Soc. 

 Do turcarum lin<j;uaj indole ac natura scripsit F. L. O. Roehrig. 

 Panip. 30 pp. Philadelphia. 8vo. 1860. — From the Author. 



The reading of the obituary notice of Mr. Nuttall by Mr. 

 Durand, was ]:)Ostponed to the next meeting. 



The report of the Finance Committee was read, and the 



