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ed, and ran into the woods. This circumstance assisted 

 Mr. D. in finding the spot, where the stone struck, which 

 was about forty paces in front of the place where he was 

 standing. The aeroHte penetrated the earth about six inch- 

 es, and there meeting another stone, was broken into frag- 

 ments. When first taken up, which was about one hour 

 after its fall, it exhaled a strong sulphureous odour. The 

 whole mass, previous to its fracture, probably weighed 

 between four and six pounds. Other fragments of the same 

 Meteoric stone, are said to have been found several miles 

 distant from Nobleboro'. 



2. Abstract of the Proceedings of the Lyceum of Natural 

 tory, Mexo-York. 



January Qth, 1823- — Dr. Dekay read a paper on the 

 supposed animality of sponges. 



Mr. Halsey presented a number of specimens of Lichens 

 and Fungi collected by himself at Saugatuck, (Con ) among 

 which were fourteen new species and varieties. 



A memoir by W. E. Coutin was read on the means of 

 communication between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by 

 the rivers San Juan and Atrato. 



A verbal communication was made on the probability of 

 the successful cultivation of cotton in this state, from sun- 

 dry experiments made by Levi McKeen, Esq. of Pough- 

 keepsie. 



13th. — Dr. Torrey presented, in behalf of Dr. Barrett, a 

 a collection of mineralogical specimens from Phillipstown, 

 in the Highlands of New-York, among which was a beauti- 

 ful white Coccolite; being a variety not hitherto noticed. 



27th. — Pres. Mitchill communicated the substance of a 

 letter from M. Thebaud de Berneaud, Perp. Sec'y. of the 

 Linnaean society, Paris, containing wishes for a friendly un- 

 derstanding and liberal intercourse between that institution 

 and the Lyceum. 



Mr. L Cozzens presented some handsome specimens of 

 minerals. 



Mr. Halsey presented shells from Saugatuck, (Conn.) 



February 1 7th. — Specimens of the minerals, petrifactions 

 and shells of Antigua, were laid on the table, a donation 

 from Capt. Redwood. 



