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The following donations were announced: — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



Memoirs of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester- 

 Second Series. Vols. XI. XII. London, 1854-5. Svo.—From 

 the Society. 



Journal of the Franklin Institute. Third Series. Vol. XXX. No. 6. 

 Dec. 1855. Philadelphia. 8vo. — F?'om the Institute. 



Report of the Commissioner of Patents, for the year 1 854. A7'ts 

 and Manvfactures. Vols. I. II. Washington, 1855. 8vo. — 

 From the Hon. J. R. Tyson. 



Message of James Pollock, Governor of Pennsylvania, to the Legis- 

 lature, 1856. Harrisburg. 8vo. — From EH K. Price, Esq. 



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

 ries. January, 1856. Philadelphia. 8vo. — From Dr. Isaac 

 Hays, Editor. 



The Medical News and Library. Vol. XIV. No. 157. Jan. 1856. 

 Philadelphia. 8vo. — From Blanchard ^ Lea. 



Pending nominations for membership were read. 



Stated Meeting, January 18. 



Present, twenty-six members. 



Dr. DuNGLisoN, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Letters were read: — 



From the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, dated Ber- 

 lin, Aug. 23, 1S55, announcing a donation for the library, and 

 returning thanks for publications of this Society. 



From the Imperial Academy of Sciences, dated Vienna, 

 Oct. 1, 1S55, accompanying a donation for the library. 



The following donations were announced: — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



Abhandlungen der Koniglichcn Akadcmie der Wissenschaften zu 

 Berlin: aus dem Jahre, 1854. Berlin, 1855. 4to. 



Monatsbcrichte der K. Akad. der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, aus dem 

 Jahre, 1855. Berlin. 8vo. — From the Royal Academy of Sci' 

 encesy Berlin. 



