Prof. Frazer announced the death of Prof. Edward H. 

 Courtenay, a member of this Society, of the University of 

 Virginia, and formerly of the University of Pennsylvania, — 

 who died Dec. 20, 1853 : And, 



On motion of Dr. Dunglison, Prof. A. Dallas Bache was re- 

 quested to prepare an obituary notice of Prof. Courtenay. 



Stated Meeting, January 20. 



Judge Kane, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Present, twenty-eight members. 



A communication addressed to the Society, and signed A. 

 Balbo, was read and referred to the Secretaries to take order 

 on the subject. 



The following donations were announced : — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



Memoires de I'Academie Imperiale des Sciences de St. Petersbourg: 

 VI. Serie. Sciences Mathematiques, Physiques et Naturelles. 

 Tome VII. Premiere Partie. Sci. Math, et Phys. Tome V. 5 et 

 6 livraison. St. Petersbourg. 4to. — From the Academy. 



Quarterly Journal of the Chemical Society. Vol. VI. No. 3. Oct, 

 1853. London. 8vo. — From the Society. 



The African Repository. Vol. XXIX. No. 12. Dec. 1853. Wash- 

 ington. 8vo. — From the Am. Colonization Society. 



Journal of the Franklin Institute. Third Series. Vol. XXVII. No. 1. 

 Jan. 1854. Philadolphia. 8vo. — From the Institute. 



The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. No. LIII. New Se- 

 ries. Jan. 1854. Philadelphia. 8vo. — From Dr. Isaac Hays, 

 Editor. 



The Medical News and Library. Vol. XII. No. 133. Jan. 1854. 

 Philadelphia. 8vo. — From Blanchard t^i" Lea. 



A Biographical Notice of Daniel Drake, M.D., of Cincinnati, pre- 

 pared by appointment of the College of Physicians of Philadel- 

 phia. By Charles D. Meigs, M.D. Vice-President of the College. 

 Read at the meeting, July, 1853. Philadelphia. 8vo. — From 

 the Author. 



