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Navy Register of the United States, for the year 1855. Washing- 

 ton. 8vo. — From Major Hartman Bache. 



Telegrafo a correnti dirette successive e derivate contemporane per 

 la doppia simultanea corrispondenza sopra un solo filo comuni- 

 cante colla terra. Del Professore Zantedeschi. 



Telegrafo elettro-magnetico delle stazioni e delle locomotive delle 

 strade ferrate: di Zantedeschi. Padua, 1855. 4to. — From Prof. 

 Zantedeschi. 



Annual Report of the Geological Survey of the State of Wisconsin. 

 By James G. Percival. Madison, Wis. 1855. 8vo. — From the 

 Wisconsin Historical Society. 



The Florist and Horticultural Journal. Vol. IV. No. 4. Philadel- 

 phia, 1855. 8vo. — From H. C. Hanson, Editor. 



The Medical News and Library. Vol. XIII. No. 149. May, 1855. 

 Philadelphia. 8vo. — From Blanchard 6^ Lea. 



The Astronomical Journal. Vol. IV. No. 11. April 24, 1855. Cam- 

 brido-e. 4to. — From Dr. B. A. Gould ^ jr. Editor. 



The Committee appointed to confer with a Committee of 

 the City Councils, in relation to a sale or exchange of the So- 

 ciety's Hall, reported progress, and were continued, with ex- 

 emption from the duty of reporting at every stated meeting. 



The Secretary reported that previous to the last meeting he 

 had furnished Prof. Frazer, one of the Vice-Presidents of the 

 Society, with a letter of introduction to Societies and individu- 

 als in Europe, in correspondence with this Society: but that 

 the subject was inadvertently omitted to be mentioned at the 

 meeting: — whereupon, it was ordered that the following mi- 

 nute be entered as of the last stated meeting: — 



*'The Society being informed that Prof. John F. Frazer, 

 one of the Vice-Presidents, is about to depart on a visit to 

 Europe, the action of the Secretary in furnishing him with an 

 official letter of introduction to the learned Societies and indi- 

 viduals abroad, who are in correspondence with this Society, 

 is hereby approved and conlirmed." 



