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the Astronomical Journal at Cambridge and American Jour- 

 nal at New Haven, the Franklin Institute, Blanchard k Lea, 

 Mr. Peale, the Rev. Mr. Jones, Mr. Leypoldt, and the Mana- 

 gers of the House of Refuge at Philadelphia, the American 

 Colonization Society, the editor of the Toledo Blade, Mr. 

 Sabin, of New York, Professor James Hall, of Albany, and 

 Professor J. Lawrence Smith, of Louisville. 



The Committee to which was referred the paper of Mr. 

 Gabb, reported in favor of its publication in the Proceedings. 

 The report was adopted. (See page 57.) 



Mr. Peale read the following obituary notice of Dr. Samuel 

 Moore. 



Harris (William). — Mr. Peale announced the decease of 

 a member, Dr. William Harris, at Philadelphia, March 3, 

 1861, aged 68. Mr. Strickland Kneass was requested to pre- 

 pare an obituary notice of the deceased. 



Harris (Thomas). — Dr. Bache announced the death of a 

 member, and a brother of the last, Dr. Thomas Harris, March 

 4, 1861. Dr. Bell was requested to make a necrological 

 notice of the deceased. 



Francis (John W.) — Dr. Bache announced the death of 

 a member, Dr. John W. Francis, in New York, on the 8th of 

 February, 1861, aged 71. 



Cevallos (Don Pedro). — Dr. Bache announced certain 

 information, received through Dr. Wood, now in Spain, of the 

 death of Don Pedro Cevallos, a member of the Society, nearly 

 forty years ago. 



Dr. Bridges made a verbal communication on the substitu- 

 tion of flax for cotton in the manufacture of cloth, exhibitino; 

 specimens brought from Boston by Mr. Hazard, and describing 

 the process. 



Dr. Bridges exhibited a specimen of tungsten-steel (steel 

 hardened with five per cent, of tungsten) imported from Ger- 

 many, and described a dental instrument made of the same, 

 in New York, which was hardened and tempered at once, by 

 plunging it red hot into oil. 



Pending nominations Nos. 418, 419, 420, and new nomina- 

 tions Nos. 421, 422, were read. 



And the Society was adjourned. 



