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No. 5. "Cathedrale de Paris." Reverse, "ground plan -with details of 

 dimensions," &c. 



No. 6. Liberty enlightening Justice, with Despotism prostrated. Motto, 

 "Revolution de 1848." Reverse, "GouvernementProvisoire," 

 with names of the ministers, &c. 



No. 7. Head emblematic, surrounded with heavy wreath of oak and 

 laurel. Motto, " Republique Francaise." Reverse, three fig- 

 ures, " Liberte, Egalit6, Fraternite, 24 Fevrier, 1848." 



No. 8. A figure of Liberty, looking back, hand supporting a tablet, 

 inscribed, "Droit de 1' Homme et du Citoyen." Motto, "Re- 

 publique Francaise." Reverse, arraignment of royal govern- 

 ment, and sustaining tbe three revolutions, 1789, 1830 and 1848. 



No. 9. The three heads of Adam Mickiewicz, Jules Michelet and Edgar 

 Quinet. Reverse, motto, "Ut omnes unum sint," "La France et 

 les auditeurs du college de France, 1844, 1845. " 



No. 10. Head of Pierre Jean de Beranger. Reverse, is remarkable for 

 its fine lettering of the titles of songs of Beranger. The design 

 is an antique harp, surrounded by rays as from a sun ; alternat- 

 ing with the rays is the following list (enclosed in a circle of 

 two inches) : 



1. Adieu Chansons. 18. Les Hirondelles. 



2. Le Roi d'Yvetot. 19. Les esclaves Gaulois. 



3. Maudit Printems. 20. Brennus. 



4. Le Vieux Drapeau. 21. Les tombeaux de Juillet. 



5. Vieux habits vieux galons. 22. Les Bohemiens. 



6. Louis XL 23. Le Marquis des Carabas. 



7. Prediction de Nostradamus. 24. La Vivandiere. 



8. La bonne vieille. 25. Les Souvenirs du peuple. 



9. Le Dieu des bonnes gens. 26. Les Vendanges. 



10. Le Juif errant. 27. A m8s amis devenues Ministres. 



11. Les etoiles que filent. 28. Les Gueux. 



12. Le Senateur. 29. Les deux sceurs de charite. 



13. Les enfans de la France. 30. Le Champ D'asile. 



14. Le Grenier. 31. Les Contraband iers. 



15. Le tailleur et la fee. 32. Roger Bontemps. 



16. L'echelle de Jacob. [in all 487 letters]. 



17. L' aveugle de Bagnolet. 



The death of James McFarlane, Towancla, Pa., October 12, 

 1885 (born Sep. 2, 1819), was announced and on motion the 

 President was authorized to appoint at his discretion a suitable 

 person to prepare an obituary notice. 



Prof. Cope presented for the Transactions a paper " On the 

 Species of Iguaninas," which was referred to Messrs. Koenig, 

 Horn, and Harrison Allen* 



* Reported on favorably, Nov. 20, 1885. 



