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dam. 1853 — 4- 8vo. — From the Royal Academy of Sciences^ 

 Amsterdam. 



Abhandlungen der Konig-lichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu 

 Berlin, aus dem Jahre 1853. Berlin. 4to. 



Monatsbericht der Konigl. Preuss. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu 

 Berlin. August — December, 1853. January — July, 1854. Ber- 

 lin, 1854. — From the Royal Academy of Sciences at Berlin. 



Quarterly Journal of the Chemical Society. Vol. Nil. No. 3. Oct. 

 1854. London. 8vo. — Froin the Society. 



The Medical News and Library. Vol. XII. No. 144. December, 

 1854. Philadelphia. 8vo. — From Blanchard 4* Lea. 



The Florist and Horticultural Journal. Vol. III. Nos. 10, 11. Phila- 

 delphia, 1854. — From H. C. Hanson, Editor. 



The Astronomical Journal. Vol. VI. No. 6. December 5, 1854. 

 Cambridge. 4to. — From Dr. B. A. Gould, Jr., Editor. 



The African Repository. Vol. XXX. No. 12. December, 1854. 

 Washington. 8vo. — From the American Colonization Society. 



The Plough, the Loom and the Anvil. Vol. VII. No. 6. December, 

 1854. New York. 8vo. — From Myron Finch, Editor. 



Mr. Fraley announced the decease of William H. Dilling- 

 ham, a member of this Society, who died on the 11th instant, 

 in the 65th year of his age: — 



And, on motion of Mr. Fraley, Dr. William Darlington, of 

 West Chester, was requested to prepare an obituary notice of 

 Mr. Dillingham. 



The Committee of Finance reported that they had examined 

 the accounts of the Treasurer for the fiscal year ending on the 

 first of the present month, and found them to be correct. 



The Committee recommended the following appropriations 

 for the several purposes named; — which appropriations were 

 ordered by the Society: — 



For Publications, ^400 



„ Journals, ...... 50 



„ Hall, 500 



„ Binding, 50 



,„ General Account, .... 1,200 



^2,200 

 The President delivered his Annual Address on tlie pro- 



