362 American Geological Society. 
state—these and a number of other small works put in to 
fill the trunk.* 
In Mr. Maclure’s donation, there are more than 1100 fine 
plates without reckoning those in the Journal de Physique, 
d in the smaller works, ageinh would probably amount to 
two or three hundred mo 
his gentleman’s liberality to purposes of science and hu- 
manity, has been too. often, and too munificently experien- 
ced in this country to demand any eulogium from us. It is 
rare that affluence, liberality,and the possession and the love 
of science, unite so signally in the same individua 
YV. Count Bournon’s Treatise on Mineralogy or 1 rather, 
that part of it which relates to the Carbonat of lime, in 3 
vols. large quarto with 72 plates, presented by Mr. Wit- 
nian C. Woousey of New-York. 
The society directed a committee. to procure cases with 
glass fronts for the reception of the above books and of mach 
as may hereafter be presented to the society. They al 
ordered . ee the aia be. of the society and that of the sei: 
. aie _the meeting of the society, ‘Horace H. 
Esq. of Baltimore has presented to the oct e099 of 
his geological essays. [See p. 47 of this volume.] ; 
P. S.—A box of specimens for the society has been re- 
ceived from James Pierce, Esq. oaths box has not yet been 
Open: 
A box is announced as being on its s way io Profes- 
sor Dewey. This is the second from this gentleman. 
Me. Macinre ina letter to one of the officers of the Geological Soe, 
oe airks that the Feaben son why the the collectio ote is of so mized a nature , 
is, that being packed at Paris along with le of his library, were 
, but were put up inc sapetinagades orwarded to Havre; 
whence this trunk was ordered to be sent to the ss oe Geological 
ciety. Its members will consider themse! theres they are thus 
Repartoaty put into possession of such interesting and 
+ This remark as respects the present case, will be well understot fo 
Paden nt xpecily nthe acalemy of ature Setenee poe 
