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July 12, 1856. Washington. 8yo.— From the Hon. J. R. Ty^ 

 son. 



Address illustrative of the Nature and Power of the Slave States, and 

 the Duties of the Free States: — delivered at the request of the in- 

 habitants of the town of Quincy, Massachusetts, June 5, 1856, — 

 by Josiah Quincy. Boston. 8vo. — Fro7n the Author. 



The Astronomical Journal. No. 95. (Vol. IV. No. 23). Aug. 4, 1856. 

 Cambridge. 8vo. — From Dr. B. A. Gould, jr., Editor. 



The Medical News and Library. Vol. XIV. No. 164. August, 1856. 

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



Narrative of an Exploring Voyage up the rivers Kwora and Binue 

 (commonly known as the Niger and Tsadda) in 1854: With a 

 Map and Appendices. By William Balfour Baikie, M.D. R. N., 

 &c. &c. London. 8vo. — From the Author. 



The committee on Dr. Leidy's communication, entitled 

 " Descriptions of the Remains of Fishes from the Carbonife- 

 rous Limestone of Illinois and Missouri," made report recom- 

 mending the publication of the paper in the Transactions of the 

 Society. The communication v^as accordingly ordered to be 

 published, and the committee discharged. 



The Minutes of the Board of Officers and Council, at their 

 late meeting, were read. 



Mr. Trego, Reporter of the Society, laid on the table No. 

 55 of the Proceedings, published since the last meeting. 



Stated Meeting, September 19. 



Present, seventeen members. 



Prof. Frazer, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Letters were read: — '• 



From the Imperial Academy of Sciences at Vienna, dated 

 April 15, lS5f», — acknowledging the receipt of Nos. 51, 52, 

 of the Proceedings; — and one dated March 25, 1856, announ- 

 cing a donation for the library: — 



From the Society of Antiquaries, dated Edinburgh, August, 



