1866.] 201 [Dubois. 



Hon. Charles Hale, U. S. Consul at Alexandria. 



Hon. Williiim Strong, Supreme Court of Penna. 

 And the Society was adjourned. 



Stated Meeting, February 2, 1866. 



Present, fifteen members. 

 Dr. Wood, President, in the Chair. 



Letters accepting membership were received from Mr. 

 George Davidson, dated Germantown, January 25th ; from 

 the Hon. William Strong, dated Philadelphia, January 31st ; 

 and from Prof. Edward D. Cope, dated Haverford College, 

 January 31st, 1866. 



Letters acknowledging publications were received from the 

 Boston Society of Natural History, January 24th and May 

 1st, 1864; Boston Public Library, January 4th and January 

 22d, 1866. 



Donations were received for the Library from the Royal 

 Astronomical, and British Meteorological Societies, Triibner 

 & Co., and Stevens & Bros., booksellers, London ; Prof. 

 Zantedeschi, of Padua ; and the Boston S. N. History. 



Dr. Coates announced the death of a member, Mr. George 

 Ord, at his residence in Philadelphia, on the 24th inst., aged 

 85. Mr. Isaac Lea was appointed to prepare an obituary 

 notice of the deceased. 



Mr. Fraley announced the death of a member, Judge 

 Oswald Thompson, at Germantown, on the 22d inst., aged 

 57. Mr. E. K. Price was appointed to prepare an obituary 

 notice of the deceased. 



Mr. Dubois exhibited to the Society some specimens of 

 photography, which are chiefly remarkable as being the work 

 of a Siamese artist, Pra Wisut Yotamad, a nobleman of high 

 rank, and master of the Royal Mint at Bangkok. He under- 

 stands no language but that of Siam, and learned the art at 

 home. He has, however, an unusual aptitude for the higher 

 class of mechanical arts, and for experiments in natural 

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