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March 24. — The President in the chair. Dr. Feuchtwanger re- 

 ported on the mineral referred to him at the last meeting, and pre- 

 sented an analysis of the same. The mineral was pronounced to be 

 a variety of Miemite. The keeper laid on the table a list of min- 

 erals wanting to the society's collections. Dr. Swift presented, from 

 the U. S. Naval Lyceum, " The Constitution and By-Laws" of that 

 society. Dr. Torrey laid on the table a specimen of native crystal- 

 lized sulphur, belonging to the cabinet, which he had prepared and 

 polished so as to exhibit its power of double refraction. Dr. Swift 

 presented seeds of the Sesamum orientale, or Bhenne plant, grown 

 at Charleston, S. C. Dr. Torrey exhibited a specimen of lolite, 

 from Haddara, Conn., which had been cut and polished as a gem. 



March 31. — The President in the chair. Dr. Ludlow took his 

 seat as member of the society. The Treasurer laid on the table 

 *No. 31, Edin. New Phil. Jour. Oct. 1833 to Jan. 1834. Dr. Tor- 

 rey and Dr. Gale reported on the mineral referred from the society's 

 collection, which they find to be a pure phosphate of lime. On mo- 

 tion, a committee of journals was appointed for the present year, con- 

 sisting of Dr. Torrey, Wm. Cooper, and Samuel T. Carey. 



April 14. — The President in the chair. The Treasurer present- 

 ed, from Capt. F. A. Fokkes, our corresponding member, now in 

 South America, an interesting collection of shells and fossils from 

 different countries ; referred to Mr. Cooper, and thanks voted for 

 the same. Dr. Jay exhibited a very beautiful and perfect specimen 

 of Trigonia pectinata j a recent species, from New South Wales. 

 Dr. G. W. Boyd presented some minerals, including Datholite, from 

 Patterson, N. J. ; Lignite, from South Amboy, N. J. ; and sundry 

 varieties of Quartz, from Brazil. The President presented speci- 

 mens of Sil. Carb. Zinc, from Westphalia. Mr. Charles Cramer, 

 of St. Petersburg, was elected a corresponding member. 



April 2\. — The President in the chair. A translation, by Dr. 

 Feuchtwanger, of a letter from Prof. Breithaupt of Jena, was com- 

 municated, in which he describes some American minerals, one of 

 which he considers a new species. Dr. Torrey presented, from the 

 author, a copy of Prof. Hitchcock's Report on the Geology and Nat- 

 ural History of Massachusetts ; thanks voted. Dr. Gale exhibited 

 an experiment showing the vibration of metallic bodies at different 

 temperatures. 



April 28. — The President in the chair. The Treasurer laid on 

 the table L. and E. Phil. Jour. No. 21, for March. The Corres- 



