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to be a piece of liguite, excavated from a inoiiutaiu near Florence, and 

 used in many parts of Italy for fuel. 



Isle of Elba. — From Mr. J, (1. McGuire was received a specimen of 

 pyrite. 



Leghorn. — From Hon. William T. Eice, United States Consul, were 

 obtained (5 rare historical medals consisting of the following: Bronze 

 medal, 1790, lihode Island fight; silver medal, 1780, armed neutrality 

 of Russia, Denmark, Sweden, and Holland during the war of inde- 

 pendence of America, with the arms of the four States '• Ichova wrecker 

 der verbonden "; duplicate of the above medal; silver medal of 1784 

 " Medaille offerte par la Societe." " Voorve^'heid in. y ver " to the State 

 of Friesland, Holland, (Frieslandarms)onthe occasion of Johu Adams's 

 reception as an ambassador of the United States; a silver medal 

 representing the independence of the United States recognized by Hol- 

 land " Libera soror" April 19, 1782, and a silver medal treaty of com- 

 merce between the United States and Holland, October 7, 1782. 



Monte Ohnmelaro. — From Mr. J. P. Iddings, of the U. S. Geological 

 Survey, was received a specimen of basalt witli inclusion of vitrified 

 sandstone. 



tSieily. — Mr. Joseph Francis, of Minneapolis, Minn., transmitted a 

 gold medal presented to him by Ferdinand II, in recognition otitis serv- 

 ices in connection with life-saving appliances. 



From the U. S. Geological Survey, through Maj. J. AV. Powell, direc- 

 tor, was received a crystal from Mineo. 



Mr. H. J. Johnston-Lavis, of Naples, Italy, transmitte<l, in exchange, 

 specimens of minerals and a series of eruptive rocks. 



Mr. Edward P. Mason, of Boston, Mass., presented an Italian stringed 

 ^' Salterio" about 120 years old, with an ornamental outer case, and 

 several sheets of manuscript nnisic by Pasquale Anfossi, a celebrated 

 and successful dramatic composer in the years 1733-1795. 



Mr. Thomas Wilson, of the U. S, National Museum, deposited a bronze 

 sword, 20.1- inches long. 



Arendal. — From Dr. AY. F. Ilillebrand, of the U. S. Geological Sur- 

 vey, was leceived a specimen of yttrogummite. 



Chrisfianla. — From Dr. llobert Gollett, director of the Zofilogical 

 Museum, was received, in exchange, the skeleton of a ])or])oise. 



Trondhjetn. — Dr. I. Hagen transmitted, in exchange, a collection of 

 Norwegian mosses. 



From Mr. Joseph Francis, of Minneapolis, Minn., was received a 

 medal representing the insignia of the Order of Sr, Stanislaus, con- 

 ferred upon him by the Emperor of Russia, in rtn'ognition of his serv- 

 ices in connection with life-saving ai)]>lian(es. 



