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of Prof. Frazer, it was referred to the Secretaries, with power 

 to act; the expense to the Society not to exceed fifty 

 dollars. 



Dr. LeConte communicated a paper by Mr. Augustus 

 Findler, comprising 24 propositions on Gravitation, being a 

 summary of the author's unpublished work on that subject. 

 On motion, it was referred to the Secretaries. 



Fending nomination No. 733 was read. 



On motion, the request of Prof Cope was granted, to 

 withdraw from the printed Proceedings his paper on the 

 Mammalia Educabilia. And the meeting was adjourned. 



Stated Meeting, July 18th, 1873. 

 Present, 2 members. 



, in the Chair.* 



A letter accepting membership was received from M. 

 Edm. de Selys Longchamps, dated Liege, June 24th, 

 1873. 



Letters acknowledging the receipt of the Society's publi- 

 cations were received from the Leeds Literary and Philoso- 

 phical Society, June 11th, 1873, (87,89, wanting 88); the 

 R. Cornwall P. S., September; 22d, 1872 (Proc. for 1870) ; 

 S. of Antiquaries, London, June 16th, (89) ; R. Academy, 

 Amsterdam, July 3d, 1872 (86); C. P. Obs., St. Petersburg, 

 November 12th, 1872 (XIV, iii) ; the Society at Freiburg, 

 March 10th, 1873 (86, 87); and the Society at Riga, No- 

 vember 1st, 1872 (T. VIII ; Proc. XIV; 12, 3). 



Letters of envoy were received from the Society at Riga, 

 November 1st, 1872 ; the Entomological Society at Brussels, 

 February 4th, 1873 (requesting exchanges); the R. Acad. 

 Amsterdam, November 6th, 1872 ; R. Acad., Lisbon, March 

 25th, 1873 ; the P. and L. Society at Liverpool, April 9th ; 

 IT. S. Naval Observatory, June 23d, 1873 ; and Mr. Richard 

 Vaux, of Philadelphia, June 14th, 1873. 



