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Stated Meeting^ March 5, 1869. 



Present, eigliteen members. 



Dr. Wood, President, in tlie Chair. 



Mr. Baircl, lately elected a member, was introduced to tlie 

 presiding officer and took bis seat. 



Letters accepting membership were received from J. J. A. 

 Worsaae, dated Castle of Eosenborg, Copenhagen, February 4, 

 1869; from J. Chabas, dated Chalon sur Saone, Feb., 1869; 

 from Ed. Lartet, dated Paris, No. 25 Eue Lacepede, February 

 15, 1869 ; from T. H. Huxley, dated Eoyal School of Mines, 

 Jermyn Street, London, February 16, 1869 ; and from W. M. 

 Gabb, dated Philadelphia, February 19, 1869. 



A letter declining appointment to prepare 'an obituary 

 notice of John Cassin was received from Dr. Bridges, dated 

 Philadelphia, February 20, 1869. 



Letters acknowledging the receipt of the published Pro- 

 ceedings of the Society, Nos. 75, 76, 77, were received from 

 a. Kirchhoff, dated Heidelberg, October 22, 1868 ; from Pro- 

 fessor Hornstein, Director of the Prague Observatory, dated 

 November 5, 1868 ; and from the Eoyal Society of Antiqua- 

 ries, Copenhagen, September 1, 1868. 



Letters of invoice were received from the Eoyal Society of 

 Antiquaries ; the Jablonowsky Society of Leipsic, November 

 11, 1868 ; the Academy of Sciences at Vienna, November 4, 

 1868 ; the Swiss Polytechnic School at Zurich, November 27, 

 1868 ; the Eoyal University at Norway, Christiania, Novem- 

 ber, 1868 ; and the United States Legation at Paris, February 

 8, 1869. 



