272 PROCEEDINGS OF [1842. 



J836. — Storia di due Casi, d'Allagiatura d'Arterie, una alia Fe- 

 rnorale, I'Aitra all 'Iliaca Esterna, Osservazioni di Placido Portal, 

 1839. — -Memorie Medico-Chiruriiiclie di P. Portal, vol. II ; Na- 

 poli, 1836.— Sull 'Ernie Ossevazroni di P. Portal ; Napoli,1842.— 

 From the Author. 



Farmer's Retfister, &,c., by Edmund Ruffin, Petei-sburg, Virginia, 

 Vol. X., Nos. 9 and 10.— From Mr. Ruffin. 



Fourth Annual Report of the Royal National Institution forlhe Pre- 

 servation of Life fron) Shipwreck. — Letter to Lord John Russell, 

 on the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck. — From Hon. John 

 C. Spencer. 



Molusca, Fresh Water and Land Shells of Vermont, by Professor 

 Charles B. Adams, A. M., Middleburg ColleiTe, Vermont. — 

 From the Author. 



Literary Age, Vol. 1, No. 1 ; Philadelphia, 1842. — From the Editor, 

 Reynell Coates, M. D. 



Catalogue, &c., of Dartmouth College, New Hampshire. — From 



Royal Gazette, Bermuda, November 1, 1842, containing Meteorolo- 

 gical Tables. — From Governor Reid. 



Annales de I'lnstitut d'Afrique, No. 9, September, 1842. — From 

 H. fVheaton, American Minister, Berlin. 



Catalogue of the Public Library of Geneva, 2 vols., Svo. — From 

 Dr.F. Hall. 



Old and New Testaments in the Native Language, from the Sand- 

 vvich Islands, 2vols.,8vo. — Dialogues for Schools, 1 vol., 12mo. — 

 Seven Newspapers in the Native Language, "A'e Kuma Hawaii." — 

 Two Newspapers in the English language, '^ The Polynesian," pub-- 

 lished at Oahu, Sandwich Islands. — From John K. Townsend. 



Discourse delivered before the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. — 

 From Job R. Tyson, Esq., Philadelphia. 



Letters from George Wasliington to Arthur Young, Esq., F. R. S., 

 agricultural subjects. — From J. F. Callan. 



Essay on the Means and Importance of introducing the Elements of 

 Geometry into the General Plan of Education, by Dr. McCurdy, 

 of Fairhead. — A Sermon, by John C. Smith. — From JohnVarden. 



The following letter was read : 



GEORfiF.TOw.v CoLLEOE, December 7, 1842, 

 Dear Sir : I take great pleasure in requesting through you the acceptance by the 

 National Inslitulo of a box of books htrcwilli presented, as a small pledge of the 

 interest we all take in the advancement and success of so truly National an In- 

 atiiution. 



With very high regard, I am, dear sir, yours truly, 



JAMES RYDER. 

 Addressed to the Curator. 



List of books accompanying the letter: 



Ren wick on the Steam Engine, 1 vol., octavo, 

 Lindley's New System of Botany, 1 vol., octavo. 

 Enfield's New Philosophy, I vol., octavo. 



