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can PLarmaceutical Association ; the Hon. Secretary of War 

 of the United States ; the U. S. Observatory, and the Chicago 

 Academj^ of Sciences. 



For the Cabinet was received a medal of bronze from the 

 Batavian Society of Experimental Science, at Rotterdam, with 

 the design: 



Truth, erect, leaning on a Thyrsus, wrapped around the staff of M'hich 

 is the legend eertjm magistka: in her right hand, an anchor, pen- 

 dant; before her, a tripod and flame; behind her, an altar supporting a 

 pair of scales, and on its face the coat-of-armsof the Society; over her the 

 legend, certos feret experientia pructus ; on the reverse, a ser- 

 pent with its tail in its mouth; outside of it, the circular legend in 



MEMORIAM STEPHANI HOOGENDIJK FUNDATORIS MDCCLXIX — MDCCCLXIX; 



inside of it, the legend, societas philosophic experimentalis ba- 

 tata ROTERODAMI CENTESIMUJt NATALEM CELEBRANS. 



Mr. Price remarked upon the uncommonly mild weather, 

 and reported a crowd of persons in Chestnut above 10th street, 

 about 2|- P. M., collected to watch the flight of a bat, after 

 which it remained clinging to a wall. During the hour pre- 

 vious to the meeting, a thunder storm passed over the city, 

 and two houses were struck by the lightning. 



Prof. Cope communicated descriptions of new cretaceous 

 fossils from North Carolina, &c. (See p. 284.) 



The minutes of the last meeting of the Board and Council 

 were read. 



Pending nominations Nos. 649 — 653 were read. 



And the Society was adjourned. 



Stated Meeting^ March 4, 1870. 



Present, eleven members. 



Dr. AVood, President, in the Chair. 



Prof. Seidensticker was introduced and took his seat. 

 A letter accepting membership was received from Charles 

 Darwin, dated Beckenham, Down, Kent, S. B., Feb. 6th, 1870. 



