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Stated Meeting^ October 7th, 1870. 



Mr. Fraley, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Present, sixteen members. 



A letter was received from Dr. Goodwin, accepting bis 

 appointment to prepare an obituary notice of Mr. Merrick. 



A letter acknowledging the receipt of Proceedings 81 and 

 83, Y/as received from the McGill University, Montreal. 



A photograph for the Album was received from Mr. Samuel 

 Foster Haven, of "Worcester, Mass. 



A letter from M. Carlier, dated Great Coram St., No. 31, 

 near Brunswick Square, London, Sept. 15th, to Mr. Durand, 

 was read, to inform the Society of the fact that he had received 

 the Extrait d'Inscription au Grand Livre, No. 148, 986, Serie, 

 7eme rente, 2778 ; au nom : Philadelphie (La Societe Philo- 

 sophique Americaine), &c. 



Donations for the Library were received from the Italian 

 Geological Committee ; the London Linnean Society ; the 

 Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science ; the Cambridge 

 Museum of Comparative Zoology; and the U.S. R. E. & 

 Mining Register, of Philadelphia. 



A donation for the Cabinet was received from Mr. J. A. 

 McNeill, consisting of a Cap worn hy the natives of Chiriqui, 

 made of the sheath of the Coible Galen nut. 



The decease of Judge Robert C. Grier, a member of the 

 Society, was announced with appropriate remarks, by Judge 

 Strong. On motion of Mr. Price, Mr. Aubrey EL. Smith was 

 appointed to prepare an obituary notice of the deceased. 



Mr. Cope presented for publication in the Transactions, a 

 Memoir on the Ichthj^ology of the Antilles, which was referred 

 to a committee consisting of Dr. Leidy, Dr. Bridges, and Dr. 

 Rushenberger. 



