EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT 



BOARD OF REGENTS 



SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 



THE OPERATIONS, EXPENDITURES, AND CONDITION OF 

 THE INSTITUTION UP TO JANUARY 1, 1854. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD UP TO JULY 8, 1854. 





WASHINGTON: 



BEVERLEY TUCKER, SENATE PRINTER. 



1854. 



