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Stated Meeting, January 17M, 1873. 



Present, 16 members. 

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



Letters of envoy were received from the Societies at Bor- 

 deaux and Konigsberg, the latter requesting the completion 

 of its suite of Transactions. Referred to the Publication 

 Committee with power to act. 



Letters of acknowledgment were received from the R. 

 Saxon Society (XIV, iii, 87), the R. Academy at Amsterdam 

 (XIV, i, ii, 48, 85), and the University of New York (XIV, 



iii, 87, 88). 



Donations for the Library were received from the P. 0. G. 

 at Konigsberg ; the Swedish Geological Survey ; the German 

 Geological Society ; the X. H. Society at Nuremberg ; the 

 Geological Committee of Italy ; the R. Belgic Academy ; the 

 Geographical Society and Revue Politique at Paris ; the 

 Society of P. and X. S. at Bordeaux ; the Chemical and R. 

 Asiatic Societies in London ; the X. China Branch R. A. S. 

 at Shanghai; London Xature; Dr. Campbell Morfit, F. C. S. ; 

 the R. Geographical Society at Cornwall; the Glasgow 

 Philosophical Society ; Essex Institute ; Boston S. X. H. ; 

 Cambridge M. C. Zoology ; Mr. John B. Perry ; American 

 Chemist, Penn. Hist. Society; A. J. Pharmacy; A. J. Med. 

 Sciences ; Med. Xews and Library ; Dr. II. Hartshorne ; 

 Penn Monthly ; Washington Philosophical Society ; and 

 the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences. 



Mr. Cope offered for publication in the Proceedings a 

 communication entitled Contribution to the Ichthyology of 

 Alaska. 



Mr. Lesley was chosen Librarian for the ensuing year. 



The following Standing Committees were chosen for the 

 ensuing year : — 



