290 PROCEEDINGS OF [1843. 



To Samuel W. Woodhouse, Pliiladelphia, March 8, 1843 : Eq- 

 closing copy of a vote of thanks of the Institute. 



Letters and Communications. 



From Professor Link, Director of the Society for Promotion of 

 Horiiculiure in the Prussian States, Berhn, February 27, 1843: 

 Transmitting transactions and hst of members of the Horticultural 

 Society, from the Society. 



From C. Tcheffkine, iMajor General Russian Mining Engineers, 

 St. Petersburg, July 31, 1842: Enumerating the volumes formerly 

 sent by him to the National Institute, and forwarding others, k.c. 



From the same, (to the Directors of the National Institute,) St. 

 Petersburg, August, 1842: Transmitting certain volumes to the In- 

 stitute. 



From the Linnaean Society, by John J. Bennett, Secretary, Lon- 

 don, November 10, 1842: Acknowledging with thanks receipt of 

 first and second bulletins of the National Institute, &cc. 



From Don Pedro de Angelis, Buenos Ayres, November 16, 1842: 

 Forwarding by Dr. Hassler, U. S. Navy, certain books for the In- 

 stitute. 



From H. W. Gilbert, Buenos Ayres, November 19, 1842; For- 

 warding by U. S. Ship Decatur a box of shells, &j.c., for the Insti- 

 ctute. 



From Sociedad Economica Gaditana de Amigos del Pais, Cadiz, 

 November 30, 1842: Acknowledging letters, and transmitting formal 

 .acceptance of the correspondence of the Institute. 



From Royal Society of Sciences, Gottingen, December 5, 1842, 

 "by J. F. L. Hansmann, Secretary : Presenting the thanks of the 

 Society for various publications of the Institute. 



From C. S. Todd, American Minister, St. Petersburg, December 

 -J-f, 1842: Acknowledging letter of October, and enclosing copies of 

 letters addressed by him to Major General Tcheffkine and M. Ou- 

 varoti^, thanking them for presents from the Imperial Academy and 

 the Corps of Mining Engineers, Sic. 



From the Insiitut Pedagogique Central, by Professor Andres 

 SmirnolF, Secretary, St. Petersburg, December j^, 1842 : Acknow- 

 ledging first and second bulletins, &c., with thanks, &c. 



From Lemuel Wells, V. S. Consul, St. Catharines, Brazil, De- 

 cember 26, 1842: Stating that he has shipped by Brig John Suders, 

 Capt. Mason, New York, a box containing twenty-seven dozen birds, 

 and five cases of insects of Brazil, to the collector of New York, and 

 also to the care of Gilbert Ho[>kins, of same place. 



From Tlieodore S. Fay, Secretaiy of Legation, Berlin, December 

 28, 1842. 



From Wm. Vaughan, London, December 31, 1842: Presenting 

 to the Institute several volumes, i^c. 



From Petty V^aughan, London, January 6, 1843. 



