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Stated Meeting, October 16. 



Present, six members. 

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



Letters were read: — 



From the Director of the Central Physical Observatory of 

 Russia, dated St. Petersburg, Dec. 19-31, 1S56; and from the 

 Imperial Academy of Sciences at Vienna, dated April 10, 

 1857, announcing the transmission of donations for the libra- 

 ry: and — 



From the Imperial Academy of Sciences at Vienna, dated 

 April 10, 1857, returning thanks for Nos. 53 and 54 of the 

 Proceedings of this Society. 



The following donations were announced : — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



Sitzungsberichte der K. Akademie der Wissenschaften: — Phil. Hist. 

 Classe, XXI. Band, 3 Heft. XXII. Band, 1, 2 Heft. Math. Nat. 

 Classe, XXII. Band, 1, 2, 3 Heft. XXIII. Band, 1 Heft. 



Almanach der K, Akademie der Wissenschaften : Jahrgang XVII, 

 1854. Wien. 8vo. — From the Imperial Academy of Sciences, 

 Vienna, 



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

 Finances, par leDirecteur de rObservatoire Physique Central, A. 

 T. KupfTer. Annee 1855. St. Petersbourg. 4to. — From the 

 Director, 



Observations made at the Magnetical and Meteorological Observatory 

 at Toronto, in Canada. Printed by order of Her Majesty's Go- 

 vernment, under the Superintendence of Maj. Gen. Edward Sa- 

 bine, R. A. Vol. III. 1846-7-8; with Abstracts of Observa- 

 tions to 1 855, inclusive. London, 1 857. 4to. — From the British 

 Government. 



Astronomical and Meteorological Observations made at the RadclifTe 

 Observatory, Oxford, in the year 1855; under the superintendence 

 of Manuel J. Johnson, M. A. Radcliffe Observer. Vol. XVI. 

 Oxford, 1856. 8vo. — From the Radcliffe Trustees. 



Verhandlungen des Naturhistorischen Vereines der Preussischen 

 Rheinlande und Westphalens. Herausgegeben von Prof. Dr. 



