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[Sept. 3, 



The Secretaries reported that they had communicated with 

 various foreign and domestic societies and periodicals in refer- 

 ende to an exchange of publications, and that the following so 

 far had responded favorably, viz : 



La Societe de Borda, Dax, France ; Geographische Gesell- 

 schaft, Hannover ; Acadernie de Belles Lcttres, Caen, France ; 

 R. Accademiadegli Agiati, Roveredo, Austria; R. Academiade 

 Ciencias, Barcelona, Spain; Sociele Seriuicole, Montpellier, 

 France ; Societe des Antiquaires de la Marne, St. Omer, France ; 

 Naturforscher, Tubingen, Germany; Cosmos, Paris, France; 

 Verein fur Thiiringische Geschichte, Jena ; Societe des Amis 

 des Sciences Naturelles et d'Ethnographie, Moscow, Russia ; 

 Societe des Sciences et de Geographie, Port-au-Prince; K. 

 Zoolog. Genootschap, Hague ; R. Accademia di Scienze, Pa- 

 dova ; Soc. Historique et Litt. du Cher, Bourges ; Garten-Bau 

 Yerein, Darmstadt ; Naturwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft, Dres- 

 den ; La Societe Polymathique de Morbihan, Yannes, France. 



On motion, the above societies, &c, were placed upon the 

 exchange list to receive Proceedings from No. 96. 



La Societe Malocologique de Belgique, Bruxelles, requested 

 certain volumes of Transactions, which were ordered to be sent, 

 and that the Society should receive them as published here- 

 after. 



Pending nomination No. 1113 was read. 



Mr. Phillips exhibited a photograph of Mt. iEtna in erup- 

 tion, on May 20, 1886, at 1.30 p.m. 



On motion, of Mr. Law, the Society appropriated $100 for 

 the mounting on guards and binding the MS. letters of William 

 Temple Franklin, lately found in the Society's attics. 



On motion of Mr. Jordan, the Society agreed to dispense with 

 the meeting of September 17th, and the Society was adjourned 

 by the presiding member. 



