1 °® [Oct. 2, 



Letters were read from the Delaware County Institute of 

 Science, Media, Pa., requesting a copy of No. 119, which was 

 ordered to be sent ; from Mr. Joseph Lesley (Princeton, Mass.), 

 dated July 28th, 1885, presenting his resignation from mem- 

 bership on account of ill-health, which was, on motion, ac- 

 cepted ; from Josef Menges, Dresden, offering for sale a collec- 

 tion of East African auimals ; from the Comite Geologique, 

 St. Petersburg, sending its Bulletin and requesting exchanges. 

 On motion the request was granted, to begin with Proceedings 

 No. 117. 



From George W. Hough, announcing that his address would 

 be Dearborn Observatory, Chicago ; from Prof. T. M. Drown 

 (Easton, Pa.), announcing change of address to Boston, Mass. 



Mr. Henry Phillips, Jr., deposited in the Library, the Lon- 

 don Numismatic Chronicle, 1885, Part II. 



The following deaths were announced : 



M. Emile Malezieux (Paris), May 20, 1885, «et. 63. 



M. Henry Milne-Edwards (Paris), July 29th, 1885. 



M. J. J. A. Worsaae (Copenhagan), August 15, 1885, set. 61. 



■George Leib Harrison (Philadelphia), September 9, 1885, aet, 

 74. 



On motion the President, in his discretion, was authorized to 

 appoint a suitable person to prepare the usual obituary notices. 



The following papers were presented : 



Dr. F. A. Genth, '•' Contributions from the Laboratory of the 

 University of Pennsylvania. No. XXIY. Contributions to 

 Mineralogy. 1 ' 



Dr. Daniel G. Brinton, " On Polysynthesis and Incorporation 

 as characteristics of American Languages." 



Dr. F. S. Krauss (Vienna), "Aus Bosnien und der Herce- 

 govina." 



Prof. E. D. Cope, " Catalogue of the Species of Batrachians 

 and Keptiles contained in a collection made at Pebas, Upper 

 Amazon, by John Hauxwell." 



Dr. Fr. Meinert, " Myriopoda Musei Cantabrigensis. I. Chilo- 

 poda." 



Pending nominations Nos. 1019-1063 were read, and the 

 Society was adjourned by the presiding officer. 



