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neighborhood of the Ohio Falls, was presented by Messrs. 

 Cozzens ^ Cooper. Dr. Eights of Albany presented spe- 

 cimens of a singular variety of quartz crystal, from Palatine, 

 N Y. One end was a regular hexahedral pyramid, while 

 the other was globular and smooth as if fused. It is noticed 

 in Emmon's Manual of Mineralogy under the name of globu- 

 lar quartz. Messrs. Cooper ^ Cozzens exhibited a part of a 

 second collection of fossils from the Big Bone Lick, (Ky.) 

 consisting of teeth and bones of the Megalonyx, Elephant, and 

 Mastodon. The pubhc Lectures tor the season were arran- 

 ged in the following order. Prof. Moore, on the mineralo- 

 gy of the ancients. Pfof. J. A. Smith, on human happiness 

 as connected with knowledge Mr. Feather sionhaugh. Ge- 

 ology. Prof. Torrexj, Chemistry. Mr Halsey, Botany. A 

 number of valuable works were received from Prof. Buck- 

 land, and Mr. Duncan, Curator of the Ashmolean Museum 

 at Oxford, (England.) 



February. — The committee appointed at a former meet- 

 ing reported the draught of a memorial to the Legislature of 

 the State of New York, requesting an efficient examination 

 of the mineral formations of this State, more particularly 

 for bituminous coal. The Report was accepted, and accom- 

 panied by the formal approbation of the Common Council of 

 the city, was forwarded to the Legislature. At the anniver- 

 sary meeting, held during this month, the following gentle- 

 men were elected for the ensuing year. 



Joseph Delafield, President. 



Abraham Halsey, 1st Vice President. 



J. E. DeKay, 2d Vice President. 



Jer. Van Rensselaer, Corresponding Secretary. 



John. J, Graves, Recording Secretary. 



Wm. Cooper, Treasurer. 



J. E. DeKay, Librarian. 



John Revere, Anniversary Orator. 

 The Annual Reports of the Corresponding Secretary, Li- 

 brarian, Treasurer, and Committee of Publication, exhibited 

 a gratifying view of the present state and future prospects of 

 the Lyceum. Drs. Eights, of Albany, and H. Gates, of 

 Whitesborough, were elected Corresponding, and Messrs. H. 

 Parish and O. M. Lownds, Resident Members. 



March. — Specimens of the Fringilla linaria or lesser red- 

 poll, of which large flocks are noticed in the city, were laid 

 on the table. Messrs. Cooper and Cozzens presented a spe- 



