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the Geological Societies, &c. at Vienna, Berlin, and Florence; 

 the Ecole cles Mines, Antiquarian Society, Geographical So- 

 ciety, Oriental Athenaeum, Revue Politique, and Prof. Delesse 

 of Paris; the Antiquarian Society, Chemical Society, and 

 London Nature; the Royal Dublin Society; Silliman's Jour- 

 nal ; Franklin Institute, Academy of Natural Sciences, Penn 

 Monthly and Mr. Edward Pennington of Philadelphia, and 

 the State Geologist of Indiana. 



Mr. Chase offered for publication and explained his views 

 on "Anticyclonic Storms," and on the "Planetary Node 

 between Mercury and Vulcan." 



The minutes of the last Stated Meeting of the Board of 

 Officers and members in Council were read. 



Pending nomination No. 733 was read. 



A discussion respecting the time and manner of publishing 

 the Proceedings of the Society followed, in which Gen. 

 Stokes, Dr. Le Conte, Prof. Cope, Mr. "Whitman, Prof. Bar- 

 ker, Mr. Lesley, and Prof. Cresson took part. 



And the meeting was adjourned. 



