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Whereupon it was, 



Resolved, That the thanks of the National Institution be present- 

 ed to Richard S. Coxe, Esq., for his admirable and eloquent 

 Address. And, 



Resolved, That Richard S. Coxe, Esq., be requested to furnish the 

 Institution with a copy of his Address for publication. 



It was announced that the Minerals, Books, Manuscripts, and other 

 articles forming part of the Smithsonian bequest, had been deposited 

 in the Institution, by direction of the Secretary of the Treasury. 



Among the effects of the late Mr. Smithson, which have been de- 

 posited by the Government in the National Institution, is a Cabinet 

 which, so far as it has been opened and examined, proves to con- 

 sist of a choice and beautiful collection of Minerals, comprising, pro- 

 bably, eight or ten thousand specimens. The specimens, though 

 generally small, are extremely perfect, and constitute a very complete 

 Geological and Mineralogical series; embracing the finest varieties of 

 crystallization; rendered more valuable by accompanying figures and 

 descriptions by Mr. Smithson, and in his own hand-writing. The 

 Cabinet also contains a valuable suite of meteoric stones, which ap- 

 pear to be specimens of most of the meteorites v/hich have fallen in 

 Europe during several centuries. 



It was reported that the Lithographic Portraits and Memoirs of 

 distinguished Indians, had been deposited in the Library of the Insti- 

 tution by the Secretary of War. 



Letters were read: — :,'i 



From M. Arnollet of Paris, to Mr. Walsh, accompanied by a de- 

 scription of a new machine for maritime defence, invented by M. 

 Arnollet, and offered by him to the French Government. The docu- 

 ments were transmitted by Mr. Walsh to the Secretary of War, and 

 by him referred to the National Institution. 



From M. Arago, Perpetual Secretary of the Royal Academy of 

 Sciences, Paris ; and from Alexander Smellie, Secretary of the So- 

 ciety of Antiquaries of Edinburgh : Thanking the Institution for the 

 docuu)ents sent to those Societies. 



l''rom J. K. Tefft, Corresponding Secretary of the Georgia His- 



