386 PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY. 



Ritter von Baeyer, Class I., Section 3; Hermann, Graf zii Solms- 

 Laubach, Class II., Section 2; Angelo Celli, Class II., Section 4; 

 and Emil von Behring, Class II., Section 4, Foreign Honorary 

 INIembers. 



The President announced that to his gratification Dr. Bigelow 

 had withdrawn his resignation as Recording Secretary. 

 It was Voted, 



That the thanks of the American Academy of Arts and 

 Sciences be given to ]\Ir. Charles Stewart, ^Nliss Freeman, and the 

 J. L. Hammett Co. for their courtesy in loaning to the Academy 

 the British and American flags at the recent reception offered 

 to the British Educational ]Mission. 



The following vote of the Council was reported : — 

 That the Librarian be requested to deposit the following volumes 

 in the Library of the ^Massachusetts Historical Society, as a Special 

 Deposit, subject to recall to the Library of the Academy by a vote 

 of the Council : — 



Vols. 

 Connecticut. Acts and Laws. 1750-[52]. New London, 



1750. F 1 



Connecticut. Acts and Laws. 1784. New London, 1784. F. 1 

 Great Britain. Abridgment of Public Statutes, by John Gay, 



L., 1739 ."...". 2 



Massachusetts. Acts and Laws. 1692-17G4. Bost., 1759- 



64. F. [With Notes by Bowdoin] 1 



Massachusetts. Acts and Laws. 1092-1755. Boston, 1742- 



55. F 1 



Massachusetts. Acts and Laws. 1780-85. Boston, 1781- 



[85]. F 1 



Massachusetts. Laws [1785-87]. Boston, 178(). Q. . . . 1 

 Massachusetts. Journal of House, 1701-()2, 1770-71. 1771- 



72, 1772-73, 1773-74 5 



Massachusetts. Perpetual Laws. 1780-1800,1801. O. . 3 

 Massachusetts. Private and Special Statutes, 1780-1805, 



Boston, 1805 3 



Massachusetts. Resolves, 1785-87, Boston, 1785-87 ... 1 

 New York. Laws, 1()91-1 773, N. Y.. 1774 1 



