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Dehaven and the American expedition under his command. 

 Some difficulty had been before experienced in obtaining this 

 concession, owing to a claim of priority of discovery by a par- 

 ty of British navigators; but the final investigation of the 

 British authorities and men of science had resulted in the 

 acknowledgment of the priority of the American discoveries, 

 and the adoption of the names given to the discovered land 

 by Com. Dehaven. 



Mr. Fraley, from the Committee appointed at last meeting 

 on the subject of a sale or exchange of the Society's Hall, re- 

 ported that a conference had been held with a sub-committee 

 of the City Councils in relation to the matter; but that no re- 

 sult beyond a mere interchange of opinions had been arrived 

 at. No definite powers being possessed by either of the Com- 

 mittees, the meeting was considered as merely preliminary to 

 further conference: — 



Whereupon, Dr. Harris having taken the chair, Judge Kane 

 offered the following resolution, which was read, considered 

 and adopted: — 



Resolved, That, in the opinion of this meeting, it would be pro- 

 per to make sale, to the City of Philadelphia, of the property now 

 held by the Society on Independence Square, provided the same can 

 be made on such terms as will secure to the Society adequate accom- 

 modations without impairing its income or otherwise interfering with 

 its interests ; — and, that the Committee appointed at the last stated 

 meeting be continued, with authority to negotiate with the City of 

 Philadelphia or any Committee appointed by its authority. 



Mr. Trego, reporter of the Society, announced the publica- 

 tion of No. 52 of the Proceedings, and laid a copy thereof 

 upon the table. 



Stated Meeting, February 16. 



Present, thirteen members. 



Prof. A. D. Bache, President, in the Chair. 



Letters were read: — 



From the Geological Commission of the Netherlands, dated 

 Haarlem, Oct. 20, 1854, — and from Samuel H. Congar, dated 



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