2g0 [September. 



cieties ; the London Astronomical, Meteorological, and Geo- 

 logical Societies ; the Essex Institute ; Hartford Asylum ; 

 American Journal of Arts and Sciences ; Rensselaer Poly- 

 technic Institute; Prof. Winchell ; Franklin Institute; and 

 Medical News of Philadelphia. 



The Proceedings of the Board and Council were read. 



Pending nominations Nos. 550, 551, 552, 553 and 554, 

 were read. 



And the Society was adjourned. 



Stated 3Ieeting, September 21, 1866. 



Present, ten members. 



Vice-President Prof. Cresson in the Chair. 



The printed circular of the Officers and Committee of the 

 Portland Natural History Society, appealing for aid, was 

 read. 



A letter was received from Mr. Wm. Duane, 514 Walnut 

 Street, September 20th, presenting to the Library of the 

 Society, four MS. volumes of a Journal kept by the late 

 Mr. Peter Legaux, superintendent of the Vineyard at Spring 

 Mill, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, between the years 

 1803 and 1827. The gift was made under the belief that the 

 meteorological records contained therein are of value. 



Letters of envoi were received from the Geographical So- 

 ciety of St. Petersburg, July 25th ; the University at Lund, 

 November, 1865 ; the Verein fur Erdkunde zu Dresden, May 

 16th ; the Provincial Secretary of Canada at Ottawa, August 

 31st ; and the Boston Society of Natural History, September 

 17th, 1866. 



On motion ordered that the Verein fur Erdkunde zu Dres- 

 den, be added to the list of corresponding Societies to receive 

 the Proceedings. 



Donations for the Library were received from various sources 

 as follows : the Royal, Danish, Russian, Austrian, Turin, 



