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ment of Mines, Melbourne ; Royal Academies at Berlin, Rome, 

 and Brussels ; Zoologisclier Anzeiger, Leipzig ; Dr. Hermann 

 Sclieffler, Braunscliweig ; Revue Politique, Paris ; Society of 

 Commercial Geography, Bordeaux ; Royal Astronomical So- 

 ciety, Cobden Club, and Nature, London ; Natural History 

 Society, Boston ; Harvard College Library ; American Jour- 

 nal, New Haven ; Numismatic and Archaeological Society, 

 and Torrey Botanical Club, N. Y. City; Engineers' Club, 

 Penn Monthly, the American, and Mr. Henry Phillips, Jr., 

 Phila. ; U. S. Census Bureau, Washington ; and Prof. N. H. 

 Winchell, St. Paul. 



Prof. John Hagen's paper, " On the inclination of the appa- 

 rent to the true horizon, and the errors rising thereof in Tran- 

 sit, Altitude and Azimuth-Observations," was submitted for 

 the Proceedings. 



Mr. Ashburner exhibited a specimen of Colorado Anthra- 

 cite, and spoke of its composition. 



Remarks on the subject were made by Messrs. Price and 

 Britton. 



Pending nomination No. 935 and new nominations Nos. 951 

 to 955, were read. 



Mr. Henry Phillips, Jr., for the Committee on the Celebra- 

 tion of the Birthday of Franklin, made the following report, 

 which was accepted and the Committee discharged. 



January 38, 1882. 

 A special meeting of the Society was held this evening at six o'clock, at 

 the Social Art Club, No. 1811 Walnut Street, pursuant to a resolution of 

 the Society to celebrate the Birthday of Benjamin Franklin by a subscrip- 

 tion dinner, at which were present : 



President — Frederick Fraley. 



Secretary — Daniel Gr. Brinton, M. D. 



Curators — Charles M. Cresson, M. D., Henry Phillips, Jr. 



Treasurer — J. Sergeant Price. 



Councillors— RobQVt E. Rogers, M. D., Henry Winsor, William A. 

 Ingham. 



Members— S. D. Gross, M. D., Robert H. Allison, M. D., William Sel- 

 lers, Eckley B. Coxe, William Pepper, M. D., C. N. Peirce, M. D., Joseph 

 M. Wilson, J. Blodget Britton, Theo. G. Wormley, M. D., Wm. B. Rog- 

 ers, Jr., B. B. Comegys, William Thomson, M. D., John Welsh, Morris 



