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The resignation of Mr. Wagner, as a member of the com- 

 mittee of finance was accepted. 



Stated Meeting, October 3. 



Present, eleven members. 



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



Mr. J. P. Lesley and Dr. S. D. Gross, recently elected mem- 

 bers, were introduced, and took their seats. 



Letters were read: — 



From J. P. Lesley, dated Philadelphia, Oct. 3, 1856, ac- 

 knowledging the receipt of notice of his election as a member 

 of the Society: and — 



From the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, dated Phila- 

 delphia, Sept. 29, 1S56, returning thanks for No. S5 of the 

 Proceedings of the Society. 



The following donations were announced: — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



Nuovi Esperimenti risguardanti I'Origine delP Elettricita Atmosferica 

 &c. di Zantedeschi. Venezia, 1854. 8vo. — Ricerche sulia Con- 

 temporaneita del Passaggio delle opposte correnti elettriche in un 

 filometallico; del Prof. Zantedeschi. Vienna, 1855. 4to. — Nu- 

 ovo Eleltroscopio per le due elettricita d'influenza; del Prof. 

 Francesco Zantedeschi. Vienna, 1855, 8vo. — Sur les Courants 

 Electriques diriges en sens oppose sur le meme fil, en relation 

 avec la telegraphic: par M. Zantedeschi. Paris, 1855. 4to. 

 (Comptes Rendus, Tome XLI.) — From the Author, 



Documents relative to the Colonial History of the State of New York, 

 procured in Holland, England and France, by John Romeyn 

 Brodhead, Esq., Agent, &c. Edited by E. B. O'Callaghan, M.D. 

 Vol. VII. Albany, 1856. ^io.— From the Regents of the Uni- 

 versity of the State of New York. 



Ninth Annual Report of the Regents of the University of the State 

 of New York, on the Condition of the State Cabinet of Natural 

 History, and the Historical and Antiquarian Collection annexed 

 thereto: — made to the Senate, Feb. 20, 1856. Albany. 8vo. — 

 From the same. 



Proceedings of the Acad<nny of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 

 Vol. Vni. No- 4. Philfidelphia. ^vo. — Fro?n the Acadetny. 



