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Feb. 17. — The President in the chair. Dr. Boyd reported, that 

 he had prepared a collection of the duplicate minerals from the so- 

 ciety's museum, and on motion it was resolved, that the same be pre- 

 sented to the Naval Lyceum. Capt. Perry presented, from the Na- 

 val Lyceum, specimens of the Chilian Bark, used for cleansing, as 

 a substitute for soap. Referred to Dr. Torrey. 



Feb. 24. — Anniversary Meeting. — The President in the chair. 

 The following gendemen were elected as officers of the society for 

 the present year. 



President, Joseph DelaJieJd ; 1st V. President. Dr. John Torrey; 

 2d Vice President, Win. Cooper; Corresponding Secretary, Dr. J, 

 Van Rensselaer ; Recording Secretary, Samuel T. Carey ; Treas- 

 urer, Wm. Cooper; Librarian, Dr. Geo. TV. Boyd. 



March 3. — The President in the chair. The usual annual reports 

 were presented by the Treasurer, Curators and Librarian. The Cu- 

 rators report, that the extensive collections of the society are now 

 kept in proper order and arrangement, and that the rooms are open 

 daily for the reception of visiters. They also state, that many and 

 valuable additions have been made to every department of the so- 

 ciety's museum during the past year, and that the keeper appointed 

 by the society to have charge of the library and museum, has been 

 actively engaged in the arrangement and preservation of the numer- 

 ous articles in the museum of the society. The library is announced 

 to be in a state of proper arrangement, and to have been increased 

 by the addition of many valuable works during the past year. Dr. 

 Boyd presented a report upon the minerals lately received from Mrs. 

 S. L. Mitchill, and states that the majority of them will be acquisi- 

 tions to the cabinet, either as new, or of a superior quality to those 

 already belonging to the society. The President announced the re- 

 ceipt of Part 1, Vol. I, of the "Transactions of the Zoological So- 

 ciety of London ;" also " Proceedings of the Committee of Science 

 and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London," in two 

 vols., accompanied by a letter from the Secretary of the Society, in- 

 viting an interchange of correspondence. On motion, the Annals of 

 the society were directed to be sent to the Zoological Society of 

 London. Dr. Torrey presented, "Tabular Arrangement of Miner- 

 als," by Dr. Thomson of Glasgow. The President presented a spe- 

 cimen of Blende in primitive limestone, from Yonkers, N. Y. Mr. 

 A. R. Thomson mentioned the discovery of a large mass of native 

 copper, in the vicinity of Somerville Copper Works, New Jersey 



