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^pril 8th, 1856. 



Present — Messrs. President Pell, Hon. Robert Swift Living- 

 ston, Solon Robinson, Waring, Anderson, Dr. Peck, of Brooklyn, 

 Judge Scoville, Engineer Van Wjck, Adrian Bergen, of Long 

 Island, Vail, Olcott, Lindley, of New Haven, Lindsay, of Malone, 

 N. Y., Brewster, of Princeton, N. J., Hinsdale, Stacy, Jolinson, 

 Dr. Poole, N. J., F. W. Geissenliainer, Jr., Prof. Nasli, of Ver- 

 mont, Dr. Wellington, Prof. Youmans, B. Silliman, of West- 

 chester and our city, Mr. Covey, of our city, Joseph Blunt, Esq., 

 Mr. Hill, some ladies, Dr. Phelps, and many others — about 

 ninety-seven members in all. 



President Pell in the chair. 



Henry Meigs, Secretary. 



The Secretary read the following translations and selections 

 made by him, viz : 



We have received from Paris by the last steamer, since last 

 meeting of the Club, a copy of "Bulletin Mensuel De La Societe 

 Imperiale Zoologique D'Acclimatation. Eonde le 10th Fevrier, 

 1854." Paris A La Libraire de Victor Masson, Place De L'Ecole 

 De Medicine, et Au Siege De La Societe. Hotel Lauraguais, Rue 

 De Lille, 19. 



Eeb. 1st, 1856, session. 



Mons. Geoftroy Saint Hilaire, chairman of the committee on 

 premiums, and other encouragements, said : 



Extracts — " We have already received animals and vegetables 

 from almost the whole world, not only from the vai-ious countries 

 of Europe, but from Asia, Africa, and the two Americas, and we 

 are anxious to divide all these new riches with Italy, Switzer- 

 land, Germany, England, Spain, and (out of Europe) with Brazil, 

 Egypt, and India herself. This society is not merely French. 

 It intends reciprocal useful exchange with all the countries on 

 earth, of useful animals and vegetables. 



The premiums will be given to men of all nations, as well as 

 France, for the following, viz : 



1st. The introduction of new species and new" races of vegeta- 

 bles and animals, useful or ornamental. 



2d. For their acclimation, domestication, propagation and 

 amelioration. 



3d. For the employment or application, either agricultural, 

 industrial, medicinal, or otherwise, of such new animals and ve- 

 getables recently introduced, or acclimated, either for useful or 

 ornamental purposes. 



