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Ch. Martins, dated Montpellier, Aug-., 1879 ; and from Sir 

 Geo. B. Airy, dated Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London, 

 S. E., Aug 12, 1879. 



A photograph of Charles Martins was received for inser- 

 tion in the album. 



Letters of acknowledgment, were received from the Astro- 

 nomical Society at Leipsig, dated Aug., 1879 (101); the 

 Natural History Society at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, dated Aug. 

 13, 1879 (102) ; the Philosophical Society at Glasgow, dated 

 Sept. 5, 1879 (102) ; the Society of Antiquaries at London, 

 dated Aug. 5, 1879 (102); and the Free Public Library at 

 New Bedford, dated Sept. 11, 1879 (103 ?). 



Letters of envoy were received from the Royal Irish Acad- 

 emy, dated Aug., 1879 ; and the U. S. Naval Observatory, 

 dated 1879. 



Letters asking for back numbers of the Proceedings were 

 received from Triibner & Co., in behalf of the Geological 

 Survey of India (II 15, 17, 19 ; IV 28, VII 62, 63, 64, X 73, 

 XtV 92), and in behalf of two public libraries in London 

 (XV Trans. 2, 3 ; Proc. 101, 102). 



A letter from the Society " Amigos del Pais " of Santo 

 Domingo, July 21, forwarded by II. Bellini, Dominican Con- 

 sul, Aug. 13, requesting Trans. XVI was read. 



Donations for the Library were received from the Depart- 

 ment of Mines, Melbourne; the Observatory at Adelaide ; the 

 New Zealand Institute; the Asiatic Society of Japan ; the 

 Academies at Berlin, Rome, Bruxelles, and Boston ; Prof. 

 C. A. Dohrn of Stettin ; the Geographical Societies at Paris 

 and Bordeaux ; the Museum of Natural History and Revue 

 Politique, Paris ; the Geological and Antiquarian Societies 

 at London ; Profs. G. J. Brush and E. S. Dana, of New 

 Haven; Mr. H. C. Bolton of Hartford; the American 

 Chemical Society; the North American Entomologist; the 

 Franklin Institute, Journal of Pharmacy, College of Physi- 

 cians, and Medical News ; the Departments of War, Engi- 

 neers, and Agriculture, at Washington ; the Observatory at 

 Mexico ; and Dr. Hugo von Meltzel, Koloszvar, Hungary. 



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