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to the Smithsonian Institution, and from the Institution to Germany, 

 and the like thanks to the president and directors of the North Grer- 

 man Lloyd of Bremen, for their generous liberality in the instance 

 above referred to. 



The Secretary stated that thanks were due to several companies for 

 their liberality to Lieutenant Gilliss, who had visited South America 

 in September last, to make observations of the eclipse, under the 

 auspices of the Smithsonian Institution. 



On motion of Mr. Mason, the following resolution was adopted: 



Resolved, That the thanks of the Board of Eegents are hereby 

 given to the British Pacific Steamship Navigation Company ; the 

 United States Mail Steamship Company; the Pacific Mail Steamship 

 Company ; and the Panama Railroad Company, for their generous 

 aid in the cause of science, by transporting free of charge, with other 

 facilites, extended to Lieutenant Gilliss, U. S. N., in his late ex- 

 pedition to Peru, under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution, 

 to observe in that country the total solar eclipse of September 7, 1858. 



Communications were read from Rev. F. Vinton, of Brooklyn, 

 relative to the Wynn estate, of which he is one of the two executors ; 

 from Hon. J. H. Hammond, and J. R. Lambdin, esq., relative to 

 procuring copies of celebrated works of art in Europe. 



On motion of Mr. Douglas, the following resolution was adopted: 



Resolved^ That the sum of two thousand dollars be appropriated, to 

 be expended at the discretion of the executive committee, for procur- 

 ing castmgs, or moulds for castings, of the chef d'oeuvres, of art in 

 Europe. 



A communication from Professor S. F. Baird, asking an increase 

 of salary, was read, and referred to the executive committee. 



A communication from Professor S. F. Morse, dated Paris, October 

 16, 1858, and a letter from Hon. Amos Kendall, were presented to the 

 Board, and both were referred to the special committee, which had 

 made a report in relation to the telegraph at the meeting of May 19, 

 1858. 



The following communication was presented. 



13 Ashley Place, 

 London, January 8, 1859, 

 My Dear Sir : I sent you from Leeds, in September, a printed copy 

 of the report of the joint committee of the Royal Society and the 

 British Association, on the subject of the continuance of magnetic ob- 

 servations drawn up by Sir John Herschel. You will have been ap- 



