Hale.] 9g [April. 



Monsieur le Consul-General, implore la protection de votre patrie 

 un homme qui est ne Republicain, qui s'est battu h Venise pour la 

 Republique, et quinze annees se sont deja ecoulees qu'il est proteg^ 

 par votre noble nation. 



Le soussigne sait qu'en Amerique la science n'a pas de patrie, et 

 en attendant I'honneur qu'il demande, agreez, Monsieur le Consul- 

 General, les sentiments distingues de gratitude de votre 



Tres humble et tres devoue serviteur, Miani. 



Alexandrie, 26 Septembre, 1864. 



P. S. L'expedition aura lieu I'ete de I'annee procbaine. 



Letters of invoice were received from the Natural History 

 Society at Riga, September 13, the Royal Prussian Acade- 

 my, November 11, and M. Des Moulins, dated Bordeaux, 

 January 29, 1865. 



Donations for the Library were received from the Prussian 

 Academy and Horticultural Society at Berlin, the Natural 

 Historical Society of Holland, the French Congress of 

 Science, and M. Des Moulins of Bordeaux. 



Pending nominations, Nos. 534 to 539, were read, spoken 

 to, and balloted for. 



Dr. Coates addressed the Society, inquiring what were the 

 most appropriate means of showing its sympathy with the 

 nation in its grief at the wicked assassination of the Presi- 

 dent of the United States, on the evening of Friday, 14th 

 instant. 



The President remarked that the mourning drapery which 

 covered the chair of Dr. Franklin, used by the presiding offi- 

 cer at the meetings of the Society, had been ordered by 

 the Society to be made for it at the time of President Jeffer- 

 son's death, as he had recently observed in searching the old 

 minutes. 



Mr. Fraley moved that a committee of three be appointed 

 to draw up suitable resolutions to express the sorrow of the 

 Society. 



The committee were appointed as follows: Mr. Fraley, 

 Dr. Coates, and Mr. Price, who drafted the following pream- 

 ble and resolutions, which were adopted: 



