1890.] 



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Correspondence was submitted as follows : 



Letters accepting membership in the Society from Messrs. 

 George S. Fullerton, Kobert P. Field, Heman L. Wayland, 

 Philadelphia ; Charles G. Leland, London, Eng. 



A circular from Mr. A. Strauch, announcing his successor- 

 ship to Mr. C. Vessilosski, as Secretary of the Academic Im- 

 periale des Sciences, St. Petersburg. 



Circulars from the K. Zoologisch Genootschap Natura Artis 

 Magistra, Amsterdam, announcing the death of Dr. G. F. Wes- 

 terman, and the election of Dr. C. Kerbert as his successor. 



A circular from the K. Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften, 

 Gottingen, requesting Transactions, xiii, 3. 



A circular from the Societe Botanique Bavaroise, Munich, 

 requesting exchanges. 



A circular from M. Miguel Perez, announcing his successor- 

 ship to Prof. Mariano Barcena, as Directeiir of the Observa- 

 torio Meteorologico Magnetico Central, Mexico. 



Letters from societies responding to the request of the 

 American Philosophical Society for exchanges, were as fol- 

 lows: 



The Royal Asiatic Society (Straits Branch). Singapore ; K. 

 Danske Geografiske Selskab, Copenhagen; Observatorium der 

 K. K. Kautischen Akademie, Triest ; K. K. Militar-Geo- 

 graphische Institut, Wien; Geodatische Institut, Hydrograph- 

 ische Arnt des Reichs-Marine-Amt, Berlin; Verein fur Erd- 

 kunde, Cassel ; K. Sachs. Meteorologische Institut, Chemnitz ; 

 Siebeubergische Verein fur Naturwissenschaften, Herrnann- 

 stadt ; Naturwissenschaftliche Verein, Osnabriick ; Wurtem- 

 bergische Verein fur Handelsgeographie, Stuttgart ; Etat In- 

 dependant du Congo, Bruxelles ; Societe Neuchateloise de 

 Geographic, Neuchatel ; Union Geographique du Nord de la 

 France, Douai ; Societe de Geographic, Lille; Ministero di 

 Agr. e Commercio Direzione Generale della Statistica, Rome ; 

 Manchester Geographical Society ; Belfast Natural History 

 and Philosophical Society ; Institute Meteorologico Nacional 

 de Costa Rica ; Direccion General de Estadistica, La Plata. 



Letters of envoy were received from the Secretary of Mines, 



