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Royal AsTRONOMicAr, Society. — Proceedings, Vol. XIII., Nos. 7 to 



9 ;_Vol. XIV., Nos. 1, 3 to 5 ; from the Society. 

 HisTOBic Society of Lancashire and Cheshibe. — Proceedings and 



Papers, Session V., 185'3 — 1853 ; — Report of the Council, and 



Abstract of Expenditure, Session V., 1852 — 1853 ; from the 



Society. 

 Stevenson, William. — Abstract of Observations on the Aurora, Cirri, 



&c., made at Dunse ; from the Author. 

 Linnean Society. — Proceedings, Nos. 45 to 51 ; from the Society. 

 Royal Society of Edtnbuboh. — •Proceedings, Session 1852 — 1853 ; 



from the Society. 

 London Catalogue of British Plants ; from the Botanical Society 



of London. 

 Forbes, Professor Edward. — Educational Uses of Museums ; /ro»?8 



the Author. 

 Thom, Robert. — -The Lasting Resentment of Miss Keaon Swan 



Wang : a Chinese Tale ; translated by Robert Thom, Esq. 

 The Chinese Speaker ; or. Extracts from Works written in the 



Mandarin Language, as spoken at Pekin ; both from the Rev. Dr. 



Thom. 

 Decimal Coinage : What it Ought, and What it Ought Not to be. 



By One of the Million ; from the Author. 

 Best, The Hon. and Rev. Samuel. — Thoughts on the Proposal for 



the Improvement of the Civil Service ; from the Author. 

 Liverpool Royal Institution. — Address to the General Meeting of 



Proprietors, held 10th February, 1854 ; from the Institution. 

 Collins, Matthew, B.A. — Clairaut's Theorem, and other subjects 



connected with it ; from the Author. 

 Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. — Thii'ty-ninth Annual 



Report of the Council, with the Curator's Report, and Papers and 



Notices read ; from the Society. 



