Academy of Natural Sciences. 399 
The oflicers for the year 1824 are 
IIon. Stephen Van Rensselaer, President, 
Phili a ; 
Fohe Pot: ey, M. D. Vice-President. 
ohn Low, Treasurer. 
ce ate Corresponding Secretaries. 
Lambert Suy sane 
Charles Mowat 
The council, sols of thirty resident, and twen 
non-resident aienibent combine much of the wealth, i ol 
and influence of oe city andstate. From the respectabil- 
ity and influence engaged in this object, we can hardly 
doubt that the institutes will become a distinguished orna- 
ment to the city, and an honour to the country at large. = 
a Recording Secretaries. 
8. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Phil- 
adelphia.—This Journal continues to be very ably support- 
ed. The 3d volume, containing 480 pages, is completed, 
and the first number of the 4th volume has appeared this 
month, (July, 1824.) A very considerable part of the 
work is devoted to the Animal Kingdom, a portion of na- 
ture until lately much neglected in this country. Two very 
elaborate papers, published in contimuation, are conspicu- 
ous in the several last numbers. Ist. “ Descriptions of Co- 
leopterous Insects, collected in the late expedition to the 
ocky Mountains, performed by order of Mr. Calhoun, 
Secretary of War, under the command of Major Long; be 
Thomas Say, Zoologist to the Expedition:” and 2 
ae ey Chal on . Nomenclature of Wilson’s Omithoto 
sy 3b es 
” Phe followthe is rahe list of officers for the year 1824. 
President——William Maclure. 
ice- Presidents — Zaccheus Collins, George Ord. 
Corresponding Secretary— 
Recording Seeretary-—William H. Keatin od 
Curators—Thomas Say, C. A. ee P. Weth- 
erill, Isaac Hays, M. 
Treasurer—Iacod Gilliams. 
ibrarian—-Jacob Pierce 
‘Audiiers _W.. S. Warder, J. M. Brewer, R. E. Grif- 
fith, M. D. 
