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Jahrbuch der K. K. Geologischen Reichsanstalt; VI. Jahrgang, 1856. 

 No. 3. Jul. Aug. Sept. Wien. 8vo. — From the Geological In- 

 stitvte, Vienna. 



Nova Acta Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis. Seriei Tertioe. Vol. I. 

 UpsalicE, 1855. 4to. From the Society, 



Annales des Mines. V. Slrie. Tome Vlll. 4, 5, 6 livr. de 1855. 

 Tome IX. 1 livr. de 1856. Paris. 8vo. — Frorn. the Engineers 

 of VEcole des Mines. 



Journal of the Franklin Institute. Third Series. Vol. XXXII. No. 5. 

 Nov. 1856. Philadelphia. 8vo. — From the Institute. 



Report of the Proceedings of the Geological and Polytechnic Society 

 of the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1854-5. Leeds. 8vo. — From 

 the Society. 



On the Claims of the Gigantic Irish Deer to be considered as contem- 

 porary with man. By Mr. 11. Denny, A.L.S. &c. May 29, 1855. 

 Leeds. 8vo. — From the Author. 



The Physiological EfTects of Alcohol and Tobacco upon the Human 

 System. By W. A. Hammond, M.D., U. S. Army. (Am. Jour. 

 Med. Sci. Oct. 1856). 8vo.— From the Author. 



The American Missionaries in Greece: An Address delivered at St. 

 Luke's Church, in Philadelphia, Oct. 13, 1856. By Henry D. 

 Gilpin. Philadelphia. 8\o. — From the Author. 



A Memoir of the Life and Character of James B. Rogers, M.D. Pro- 

 fessor of Chemistry in the University of Pennsylvania. By Jo- 

 seph Carson, M.D. Prof. Mat. Med. and Pharmacy, Univ. Penn- 

 sylvania. Philadelphia, Oct. 11, 1852. Philadelphia. 8vo. — 

 From the Autho •. 



The Astronomical Journal. No. 97. (Vol. V. No. 1). Albany, Nov. 

 26, 1856. Ato.— From Dr. B. A. Gould Jr., Editor. 



The committee to which were referred the papers by Dr. 

 Leidy, entitled " Observations on the Extinct Peccary of 

 North America," and " Remarks on Saurocephalus and its al- 

 lies," made report recommending the publication of the papers 

 in the Transactions of the Society; which was ordered accord- 

 inpjly. 



Mr. Durand, pursuant to appointment, read an obituary no- 

 tice of the late Francois Andre Michaux, a member of the So- 

 ciety. This paper was referred to a committee, as communi- 

 cations intended for the Transactions are referred. The com- 



