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^ January, 1828. — Mr. Halsey commenced his course of 

 lectures on botany. 



Specimens of the Date fish, or Mytilus Lithophagus, from 

 Minorca, with the rock containing the animals, were pre- 

 sented by Capt. M. C. Perry, of the U< S. navy. 



Major Delafield presented a specimen of tabular spar or 

 schaalestein, from Bustleton, Pennsylvania, andsodalite from 

 the Rhine. 



The President announced to the society that Mr. Feath- 

 erstonehaugh had recently returned from Europe with an 

 extensive and valuable collection of minerals and fossils, 

 amounting to more than eight thousand specimens. Among 

 them were complete series of the rock formations of Eng- 

 land, rare fossils from the continent, specimens of all the 

 chalk fossils of England, many of the recent new mineral 

 species, and an extensive collection of the bones from the 

 celebrated caves of Torquay and Kirkdale, collected by Mr. 

 Featherstonehaugh and Prof. Buckland. It was also an- 

 nounced that Mr. F. had deposited in the rooms of the Ly- 

 ceum an instructive series of the English fossils. 



February. — Mr. Halsey continued his course of Lectures 

 on Botany. 



Specimens of iron ore were presented by Dr. Boyd from 

 Nova Scotia, with imbedded fossil shells. The ore yields 55 

 per cent, of iron. 



The Anniversary Meeting occurs during this month ; and 

 the annual reports of the Treasurer, Committee of Publica- 

 tion, Corresponding Secretary, and Librarian, presented a 

 very gratifying view of the present state and future prospects 

 of the Society. The following gentlemen were chosen 



Officers of the Lyceum for 1828, 



Joseph Delafield, President. 



A. Halsey, \st Vice-President. 



J. E. De Kay, '2d Vice-President. 



Jer. Van Rensselaer, Corresponding Secretary. 



L. D. Gale, Recording Secretary, 



March. — Specimens illustrating the geology of the Frencb 

 coast, near Havre, were received from Dr. Townsend, 

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