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Bulletin de 0 Académie de Bruxelles. Nos. 9—12. 
Annuaire de l Académie de Bruxelles. Cinquieme année. 
Presented by the Academy. 
Annuaire de V Observation de Bruxelles, pour 1839. Par 
M. Quetelet. 
Resume des Observations Meteorologiques, 1838. Par 
M. Quetelet. Presented by the Author. 
Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances de 0 Aca- 
démie des Sciences. Par MM. les Secretaires Perpetuels. 
Nos. 12—17. Premier Semestrie, 1839. Presented by the 
Academy. 
Eclaircissements sur la destination de trois Zodiaques An- 
tiques. Par M. de Briere. Presented by the Author. 
The Turkish Empire illustrated. Parts 1—12. Pre- 
sented by Dr. Walsh. 
Transactions of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Vol. 
III, Part I. Presented by the Institution. 
May 27, 1839. 
SIR Wm. R. HAMILTON, A.M., President, in the Chair. 
The thanks of the Academy were. voted to Sir William 
Betham for his services as Secretary of Foreign Corres- 
pondence ; he having resigned that office, together with his 
place in the Council. 
Dr. Aquilla Smith was elected to the vacant place in the 
Council; and Professor Mac Cullagh was appointed Secre- 
tary of Foreign Correspondence. 
Dr. Wilde made a second communication on the subject 
of the Peruvian Mummy. It appeared that, in accordance 
with the wish of the subscribers, a further examination of 
