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across the disc of Saturn, below the shadow of the rings, is a third 

 ring; if this be so, the telescope exhibited that also. 



Uranus and Neptune appeared as discs of a faint yellow colour, 

 small but easily to be distinguished from the stars in the same field. 



The Treasurer presented his annual report, which was read 

 and referred to the Committee of Finance. 



The annual report of the Committee of Publication was 

 read. 



Dr. Joseph Carson, having presented for the library of the 

 Society, a printed copy of a Memoir written by him, on the 

 life and character of the late James B. Rogers, M.D., Professor 

 of Chemistry in the University of Pennsylvania, was excused 

 from his appointment to prepare an obituar}^ notice of Dr. Ro- 

 gers for this Society. 



Stated Meeting, December 19. 



Present, thirteen members. 



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



Letteis were read: — 



From Dr. J. C. Adamson, dated New York, Dec. 17, 1856, 

 acknowledging the receipt of notice of his election as a mem- 

 ber of the Society: — 



From the Royal Institution: — from the Statistical Society: — 

 and fiom the Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, — 

 all dated London, Nov. 22, 1856, and acknowledging the re- 

 ceipt of Proceedings of the Society: and — 



P'rom the Editors of the Natural History Review (the Jour- 

 nal of the Zoological and liotanical Association), dated 5, Tri- 

 nity College, Dublin, Nov. 28, 1856, announcing the trans- 

 mission of a donation, and expressing their desire for a scien- 

 tific intercourse and exchange of publications with this Society. 



The following donations wei'e announced: — 



FOR THE LTRRARY. 



Tenth Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 

 Institution, showing the operations, expenditures and condition of 



