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Corresponding. — M. V. De Meleon, Paris ; Dr. Thos. Billard^ 

 U. S. N. ; Dr. Jno. Finch, London ; Don Francisco de Corroy, 

 Tobasco; Dr. A. Adee, U. S. N. 



Abstract for 1854. 



Jan. 6. — The President, Joseph Delafield, in the chair. Visiters — 

 Mr. T. Craven and Lieut. H. Pinckney, as a committee from the 

 U. S. Naval Lyceum, return thanks for the donation of our Annals, 

 which were voted to them at the meeting of Dec. 16, 1833, and 

 offer a reciprocation of civilities on the part of the Naval Lyceum, 

 and an invitation to the members of this society to visit their rooms 

 at all times. The Treasurer announced the receipt of No. 17 of 

 L. and E. Phil. Mag. for November; also No. 36 of Mag. Nat. Hist- 

 (Loudon's) for November, 1833. 



Jan. 13. — The President in the chair. Dr. J. Augustine Smith 

 presented " Report of Commissioners in relation to supplying the 

 city of New York with water." The President mentioned an in- 

 quiry made by Commodore Dekay, relative to the water of the Dead 

 Sea, a quantity of which was presented to the Lyceum some time 

 since ; the water was referred to Mr. Chilton for examination, and 

 the latter gentleman was called upon for a report thereon. 



Jan. 20. — The President in the chair. Dr. Torrey presents, in 

 the name of the author, Icones Lilhographicje, he. ; by I. A. Guil- 

 lemin. The same gentleman also presents, Bryce's Tables of Min- 

 erals, Rocks, he. ; also, Bibliotheca Americana ; also, Essai sur le 

 genre " Hieracium," par Auguste IMounier; also, a specimen of 

 palm in slate from the East Indies, a specimen of fossil wood from 

 near Edinburgh, and a specimen of sandstone, containing vegetable 

 remains in a state nearly unaltered, from Scotland. Dr. Torrey 

 made some remarks upon fossil wood, and stated that it was at pres- 

 ent supposed that all dicotyledonous fossil wood was of only one ar 

 two kinds, and principally pine. The same gentleman exhibited 

 some specimens of petrified wood, in a rough massive state, and also 

 polished, yet not exhibiting any appearance of organic structure; 

 the same article, when cut or ground very thin and attached to a 

 piece of glass, exhibits a decided organization. 



Jan. 27. — Dr. Torrey in the chair. Dr. Torrey presented a fine 

 trilobite, found at Utica, (in the carboniferous limestone of Eaton,) 

 which appears to be a species not described by Green in his Mono- 

 graph on American trilobites ; referred to Dr. Feuchtwanger. Mrs. 



