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Proceedings of the First Convention of the Managers and Superinten- 

 dents of Houses of Refuge and Schools of Reform in the United 

 States, held in New York, May 12, 13, 14, 1857. New York, 

 8vo. — From the Managers of the House of Refuge. 



Report of the State Librarian to the Legislature of Pennsylvania, with 

 a Cataloo-ue of Books for the year 1857. Harrisburg. 8vo. — 

 From the State Librarian. 



Catalogue or Alphabetical Index of the Astor Library. Part 1, 

 Authors and Books, A.-E. (Vol. 1.) F.-L. (Vol. 2.)— From 

 the Trustees of the Astor Lihrary. 



Dr. Le Conte exhibited specimens of a species of Lycopodium 

 from Honduras, which when dry is contracted in the form of a 

 ball ; but when placed in water again expands. 



A preamble and resolutions, in relation to the duties and 

 compensation of the Treasure/r and Librarian, were offered, and 

 after some amendment, were adopted. 



Stated Meeting, February 19. 



Present, fifty members. 



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



Letters were read: — 



From the Lyceum of Natural History, dated New York, Feb. 

 12, 1S5S, acknowledging the receipt of Nos. 5Q and 57 of the 

 Proceedings of this Society : — 



From Major J. D. Graham, dated Chicago, Illinois, Jan. 30, 

 1858, accompanying a donation for the Library: — 



From the Publishers of the Journal of Insanity, dated State 

 Asylum, Utica,N. Y. Feb. 3, 1858, with a copy of the Journal 

 and the 13th and 14th Reports of the Managers of the Asylum. 



From the Imperial Society of Emulation, dated Abbeville, 

 Jan. 10, 1858, in relation to a copy of their Memoirs. 



The following donations were announced: — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Vol. XV III. 

 No. 2. Dec. 11, 1857. London. Svo.— From the Society. 



