304 PROCEEDINGS OF [1843. 



D., President of Cuvierian Society of Wesleyan University. — ■ 

 From Dr. Barratt. 



Philadelphia Gazette, 20th May, 1843, containing remarks on the 

 Recent Comet, by S. C. Walker. — From Mr. ffalker. 



Memoire sur le Systeme Grammatical des Langiies de quelques Na- 

 tions Indiennes de TAmerique du INord ; Paris, 1838, octavo ; by 

 P. S. Duponceau, of Philadelphia. — From the Author, by the 

 hands of Mr. Nicollet. 



Abstract of Correspondence. 



Letters — 



To J. G. Flugel, U. S. Consul, Leipsic, May 11, 1843 : Com- 

 municating copy of certain resolutions passed by the Institute, 



&1C. 



To Professor E. Hitchcock, Amherst, Massachussetts, May 16, 

 1843 : Making inquiries about the zygodon, by request of Mr. Hodg- 

 son, &c. 



To George Gibbs, New York, May 16, 1843 : Making inquiries 

 about the zvgodon, for Mr. Hodgson. 



To W. B. Hodgson, Savannah, May 20, 1843 : Respecting the 

 zygodon, &c., k.c., &ic. 



Letters and Communications. 



From A. Hammett, U. S, Consul, Naples, September 25, 1842 : 

 Respecting the way in which letters, &c., may be sent to him. 



From Chev. Lorenzo Blanco, (in Latin,) Naples, October 8, 1842 : 

 Expressing satisfaction at the reception of his work on the Hercula- 

 nean MSS., and sending another work of his on the punctuation 

 used by the ancients, &c. 



From C. F. Rafn, Secretary of the Royal Society of Northern 

 Antiquarians, Copenhagen, November 19, 1842: Congratulates the 

 Institute, fee, and will forward the publications of the Royal Society, 

 especially those which relate to the early history of America. 



From R. W. Fox, U. S. Consul, Falmouth, January 30, 1843, 

 (to Secretary of State:) With a box of choice miueralogical speci- 

 mens from Cornwall. 



From C. S. Todd, American Minister, St. Petersburg, March 5*5 , 

 1843 : Slating that he has received from M. Pierre ChicachefF, of the 

 Russian iMining Corps, a map of Russia in Europe, and an essay on 

 the geology of Italy, for the institute. 



From L)r. J. C. Habersham, Savannah, A|)ril 13, 1843: Ac- 

 knowledging letter and bulletins; commending the objects of the In- 

 stitute, and speaking of the Georgia fossils, &tc. 



From John P. Brown, Dragoman, Charge, &ic., at Constantinople, 

 April 12, 1843: Has forwarded to the Collector at Boston a box 



