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From the Central Commission of Statistics of Belgium, dated 

 Brussels, June 30, 1854, and Nov. 10, 1855, accompanying do- 

 nations for the library. 



The following donations were announced : — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



Bulletin de la Commission Centrale de Statisque ; Tome V. Tome VI. 



Parties 1, 2. Bruxelles, 1853-4-5. 4to.— From the Central 



Commission of Statistics of Belgium. 

 Bulletin de la Societe de Geographic. IV. Serie. Tome Xlli. Paris, 



1857. 8vo. — From the Geographical Society of Paris. 

 Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, at the Annual 



Meeting held in Worcester, October 21, 1857. Boston. 8vo. — 



From the Society. 

 Charts: — Track Survey of the river Paraguay; sheets No. 11,12, 



13. Surveyed by Commander Thomas J. Page, U. S. S. Water 



Witch, 1855. — From the U. S. Navy Department. 

 Reformatory Education : Papers on Preventive, Correctional and 



Reformatory Institutions and Agencies in different countries. By 



Henry Barnard, L. L. D. Part 1, European States. Part 2, 



United States. Hartford, 1857. 8vo. — From the Managers of 



the House of Refuge. 

 Directory of the Borough of West Chester, for 1857-8; containing 



a complete History of the Borough, from its settlement to the 



present time; the names of all the inhabitants, &c., &c. West 



Chester. 8vo. — From Dr. William Darlington. 

 The Astronomical Journal. No. 108. (Vol. V. No. 12). Dec. 11, 



1857. Albany. 4to. — From Dr. B. A. Gould, jr. ^ Editor. 

 The Evangelical Repository. Vol. XVI. Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, Sept. Oct. 



Nov. Dec. 1857. Philadelphia. 8vo.— From Mr. Wm. S. Young. 



The committee to which was referred the letter and com- 

 munication of Prof. Zantedeschi, read on the 20th of last 

 month, made report, recommending the publication of the me- 

 moir ih the Transactions of the Society, which was ordered, 

 and the committee discharged. 



The Committee on Finance presented their annual report, 

 which was read. They recommend the following appropria- 

 tions, which were ordered to be made: — For Journals, v^50; 

 Hall, SlOO; Binding, ^50; Publication, ^400; General Ac- 

 count, ^1500. 



