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Stated Meeting^ January 18, 1861. 



Present, twelve members. 



Professor Cresson, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Letters were read from the Society of Antiquaries, at 

 Edinburgh, and from the Natural History Society of Northum- 

 berland, dated October 6, 1860, acknowledging the receipt of 

 Transactions and Proceedings. 



Letters were received from the Kaiserliche Akademie der 

 Wissenschaften, dated Wien, October, 1860, transmitting a 

 donation to the library. 



A letter was received from the Botanical Society of Canada, 

 dated Kingston, December 7, 1860, with a list of members, 

 and information that all communications for the new Society 

 are to be addressed to Professor Lawson. 



Donations for the Library were received from the Imperial 

 Academies at St. Petersburg and Vienna, the United Societies 

 in Altenburg, the American Antiquarian Society, the Frank- 

 lin Institute, the editors and publishers of the Cambridge 

 Astronomical Journal and Journal of Science and Art, the 

 Medical Journal and Medical News and Library, the Boston 

 Public Library, Mr. Simon Newcomb, and Mr. Hugh Blair 

 Grigsby. 



The Librarian laid upon the table a copy of No. 64 of the 

 Proceedings, with index, just published, completing Vol. VII. 



The following paper on Chinese and English Analogies 

 was received from Mr. Pliny Chase, and the introduction read 

 by the Secretary. 



Keni (William). — The death, on the 4th instant, of Judge 

 William Kent, of New York, a member of the Society, was 

 announced. 



Mr. Lesley was elected Librarian for the ensuing year. 



The Standing Committees were appointed as follows : 



