294 PROCEEDINGS OF [1843. 



From John Pickering, Boston, March 13, 1843: Acknowledging 

 letter, and forwarding certain books and packages, &c. 



From John B. Murray, New York, March 18, 1843. 



From Henry J. Rogers, Baltimore, March 18, 1843: Presenting 

 lithograph of his American telegraph, accompanied by an explana- 

 tion, and asking for the third bulletin, &ic. 



From William Schley, Baltimore, March, 1843: Accepting mem- 

 bership, and desiring to be enrolled among the paying correspon- 

 dents, he. 



From John B. Murray, New York, March 25, 1843. 



From Dr. E. Foreman, Baltimore, March 27, 1843 : Calling at- 

 tention to the enormous fossils discovered in Georgia, Sic. 



From J. G. Syz, Swiss Consul General, Philadelphia, March 27, 

 1843: Apprising Secretary that he has transmitted to Switzerland 

 various letters and packages for the Institute. 



From Lieuts. J. Bankhead Magruder, M. J. Burke, and S. Jones, 

 First Artillery, United States Army, Hancock Barracks, Houlton, 

 Maine, March 30, 1843 : Announcing that they had forwarded several 

 specimens of natural history, from the late disputed territory, now 

 part of Maine. 



From John A. Bryan, Second Assistant Postmaster General, 

 March 3, 1843 : Accepting resident membership, and enclosing $5 

 fee. 



From Augustus A. Gould, Boston, April 1, 1843: Communica- 

 ting report of births, deaths, and marriages in Massachusetts in 1842, 

 in reply to the circular of the Medical Department. 



From H. Wheaton, American Minister, Berlin, January 15,1843: 

 On the National Institute; state of the fine arts in Denmark; 

 Karsten and Thorwaldsen. 



The Hon. J. R. Ingersoll communicated, at the desire of Peter A. 

 Browne, Esq., of Philadelphia, a manuscript essay, by the latter, 

 entitled "Solid Meteors and Meteoric Stones," inscribed by the au- 

 thor to the National Institute ; whereupon, it was 



Resolved, That a committee of three persons, to be named by the 

 Chair, be appointed to examine and report on the essay on solid me- 

 teors and meteoric stones, by P. A. Browne, Esq., of Philadel- 

 phia. 



The following persons were appointed the committee: Mr. Nicol- 

 let, Col. Abert, and Dr. Pickering. 



Lieut. J. M. Gilliss announced the following communication, which 

 was referred to the Committee on Exchanges. 



"January 11, 1842. — Professor Edward Poeppig, Director of the 

 Zoological Museum of the University at Leipsic, wishes to enter into 

 correspondence with the Exchange Committee of the National Insti- 

 tute, Washington." 



On motion of the Hon. J. Q. Adams, it was 



