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arranging these specimens.—Mr. Green requested the attention of 
the Academy to a notice in the American Journal of Science, from 
the Albany Institute, containing a series of observations made on the 
21st of December last, with the barometer, wet and dry bulb ther- 
mometer, &c. in compliance with the proposition published in the 
London Atheneum, that hourly observations should be made, with 
those instruments, by the men of science throughout the world, on 
four fixed days—2Ist of March, June, September, and December, 
for thirty seven hours ; and commented upon the advantage likely to 
result to meteorological science if the proposed observations were 
generally undertaken and the results compared. Whereupon it was 
resolved, that a committee of three from the first section be appoint- 
ed, to report at the next meeting upon the most expedient means of 
cooperating efliciently with such other societies and individuals as 
may join in the proposed observations. 
May 26.—Specimens of fossils, shells, insects, &c. were received 
from Messrs. Alexander, Tyson, Minifie, and Dr. Coale; a fine spe- 
cimen of Derbyshire spar was received from Miss H. M. Davis, of 
Philadelphia ; a handsome collection of dried lichens, from New- 
port, R. I. from Miss P. W. Lewis, of Philadelphia; an interesting 
historical relic, being part of the beam of a house erected in St. Do- 
mingo, A. D. 1492, by Columbus, was presented by D. Lewis, 
Esq. of Philadelphia. Several pamphlets were contributed for the 
library by Prof. Ducatel—The committee appointed at the last 
meeting upon the subject of the meteorological observations pro- 
posed to be made in accordance with the general system proposed 
in Europe, submitted a report, recommending that a committee be 
appointed to cooperate on behalf of the Academy—that the rooms 
of the Academy and every facility for observation should be placed 
at the disposal of the committee—that the expense of procuring 
and constructing the necessary instruments should be defrayed by 
subscriptions amongst the members—that the committee have au- 
thority to call upon the members for the use of any instruments 
which they may possess suitable for making the proposed observa- 
tions—that any interesting natural phenomena which may occur, 
shall be included in the table to be prepared by the committee—and 
finally, that a copy of the table shall be furnished for publication in 
the Journal of Science, and a copy to the Royal Society of London, 
to be disposed of as in their judgment will best promote the interests 
of science. 
