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Stated Meetivg, January 10, 1842. 

 Present, forty Members. 

 Peter Force, Vice-President, in the Chair. 

 The following donations were received : 



For the Cabinet. 



Foliated Galena, from near Sunbury, Pennsylvania. — Frovi Profes- 

 sor JV. R. Johnson. 



Gold Ores from Spottsylvania, Culpepper, and Orange Counties, 

 Virginia; Charlotte, North-Carolina; and Blackbrier's, Georgia. — 

 From Dr. Marcus C. Buck, U. S. A. 



Card of American Insects, prepared by J. H. D'Bille. — From the 

 same. 



Address and Toast of General La Fayette, at Culpepper Court 

 House, Virginia, in his own hand-writing. — From the same. 



Silk Fan, woven by silk worms trained by Miss E. Tutt, of Virgi- 

 nia. — From the same. 



Plaster cast of Christ. — From Mr. Gill. 



Snakes from Greenleaf's Point, D. C. — From some Boys. 



Petrifaction from Pilot Knob, Kentucky. — From H. TV. Darnall. 



Insects from the District of Columbia. — Froi7i Mr. Smith. 



Iguana, from the Galiipagos Islands. — From John Boyle. 



Indian Pouch, from Missouri. — From Miss L. A. O'Brien. 



Box of fresh water Shells of the Potomac river, (Unio, Cyclas, 

 Melania, Paludina, Planorbis, Physa, &,c.) — From Master Henry 

 C. Force. 



Anser canadensis, (common Wild Goose,) Potomac river. — From 

 the same. 



Nankeen colored Cotton. — From Seth Sweetzer, U. S. Consul, 

 Guayaquil. 



Valuable Microscope. — From W. G. Cranch. 



Fungus of the District of Columbia. — From 11. Gee. 



Two specimens of Cathartes aura, (Turkey Buzzard,) from Mary- 

 land. — From, Manning F. Force. 



