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were opened by the presiding officer, and the following named 

 gentlemen were declared to be duly elected members of the 

 Society: — 



Rev. Henry J. Morton, D.D. of Philadelphia. 



B. Howard Rand, M.D. of Philadelphia. 



Charles M. Cresson, M.D. of Philadelphia. 



Rev. Kingston Goddard, of Philadelphia. 



J. Lawrence Smith, M.D. of Louisville, Ky. 



Stated Meeting, May \. 



Present, fifteen members. 



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



Letters were read: — 



From Dr. B. Howard Rand, dated Philadelphia, April IS 

 from Dr. Charles M. Cresson, dated Philadelphia, April 20 

 from the Rev. Henry J. Morton, dated Philadelphia, April 23 

 and from the Rev. Kingston Goddard, dated Philadelphia, 

 April 30, 1S57; severally acknowledging the receipt of notice 

 of their election as members of the Society: — 



From the Corporation of Yale College, dated New Haven, 

 Oct. 15, 1856, returning thanks for No. ^S of the Proceedings: 

 and, — 



From Dr. Giovanni Copello, dated Lima, Dec. 21, 1856, on 

 transmitting a donation for the library. 



The following donations were announced: — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Vol. XVI. 



No. 4. Fob. l.S, 1857. London. 8vo.— From the Society, 

 Seventieth Annual Roport of the Regents of the University of the 



State of New York: transmitted to the Logislature, Jan. 2, 1857. 

 Annual Report of the 7'rustces of the New York State Library; 



transmitted to the Legislature, .Tan. 2.3, 1857. Albany. 8vo. — 



From the Trustees. 



