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1856, acknowledging the receipt of Nos. 51, 52, of the Pro- 

 ceedings of this Society: — 



From the Secretary of PEcole des Mines, dated Paris, 

 March 20, 1856, announcing a donation for the library: — 



From the Boston Society of Natural History, dated Boston, 

 August 20, 1856, returning acknowledgments for Nos. 54, 55 

 of the Proceedings: — 



From the Department of State, dated Washington, Sept. 3, 

 1856, announcing a donation for the library: — 



From Mr. H. D. Saunders, dated Philadelphia, Sept. 15, 

 1856, asking for the loan of the Society's portrait and bust of 

 Thomas Jefferson, for the purpose of modelling a bust of that 

 distinguished man. 



An extract of a letter was read, from Theo. Lacordaire to 

 Dr. John L. Le Conte, dated Liege, June 30, 1856, acknow- 

 ledging the receipt of notice of his election as a member of 

 this society. 



The following donations were announced: — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



Sitzungsberichte der K. Akad. der Wissenschaften : Math. Nat. Clas- 

 se, Band XVIII. Keft 1, 2;— Band XIX. Heft 1, 2. Nov. 1855— 

 Feb. 1856. Wien. 8vo. 



Almanach der K. Akad. der Wissenschaften, VI. Jahrgang, 1856. 

 Wien. 8vo. — From the Imperial Acad. Sciences, Vienna. 



Compte Rendu Annuel adresse a S. Exc. M. de Brock, Ministre des 

 Finances, par le Directeur de I'Observatoire Physique Central, 

 A. T. Kupffer. Annee 1854. St. Petersburg. 4to. — From the 

 Administration of Mines of Russia. 



Abhandlungen der Math. Phys. Classe der Bayerischen Akademie 

 der Wissenschaften. Band VII. Abth. 3. Miinchen, 1855. 4to. — 

 From the Royal Bavarian Academy of Sciences. 



Denkrede auf Johann Nepomuk von Fuchs, von F. v. Kobell. — Rede 

 von Fr. von Thiersch, 28 Mar. 1856, und 28 Nov. 1855. Mun- 

 chen. 4to. From the same. 



Verhandlungen des Naturhistorischen Vereines der Preuss. Rhein- 

 lande und Westphalens : — Herausgegeben von Prof. Dr. Budge, 

 Secretair des Vereines. Jahrgang XII. Heft 3, 4. — XIII. 1. 

 Bonn, 1855-6. 8vo. — From the Nat. History Union of Rhen- 

 ish Prussia and Westphalia. 



