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A letter was received announcing the removal of the 

 Societe des Sciences Naturelles from Strasbourg to Nancy. 



A letter was received from M. T. Leorgre, informing the 

 Society of his election to succeed M. Quetelet, as Secretary 

 of the Royal Belgian Academy. 



Letters of acknowledgment were received from the N. 

 H. S. at Zurich, (87), Aug. 20, 1873 ; the Royal Society at 

 Edinburgh, (89), Dec, 1873 ; the Victorialnstitute, London, 

 June 5, (Proc. 13 Vols, and 1 part) ; and Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution. (XY, i.) 



Letters of envoy were received from the Central Physical 

 Observatory at St. Petersburg, April, 1874 ; Natural His- 

 tory Society, Zurich, Aug. 20, 1873; Victoria Institute, 

 London, June 5, 1874 ; Department of State, U. S., Wash- 

 ington, May 23, 1874 ; and Coast Survey Office, Washington, 

 May, 1874. 



Donations for the Library were received from Mr. B. S. 

 Lyman, Chief Geologist of Japan; Royal Prussian Academy, 

 and Horticultural Society at Berlin; Natural History Society, 

 Zurich; Societe des Sciences, Nancy (Strasbourg); Flora 

 Batava at Leyden ; Royal Academy, Brussels ; M, L. Q. 

 DeKoninck ; Holland Society of Sciences, Harlem ; Geo- 

 graphical Society, Anthropological Society, and Revue 

 Politique, at Paris ; Royal Observatory, and Royal Academy 

 of Science, at Turin ; Royal Institution, Royal Geographi- 

 cal Society, Royal Astronomical Society, and London Na- 

 ture ; Mr. Alex. J. Ellis, F.R.S. ; Royal Society, Edinburgh ; 

 Essex Institute, Salem ; American Academy of Arts and 

 Sciences, and Natural History Society, Boston ; Museum of 

 Comparative Zoology ,Cambridge; Anderson School of Natural 

 History, Penekese ; Rhode Island Society for the Encourage- 

 ment of Domestic Industry, Providence ; American Jour- 

 nal of Science and Arts, Prof. Jas. Hall, Academy of Nat- 

 ural Sciences, Historical Society, Franklin Institute, Jour 

 nal of Pharmacy, Penn Monthly, American Chemist, Medi- 

 cal News and Library, Woman's Medical College, Water 

 Department, Mr. E. D. Cope, Mr. H. 0. Carey, and Mr. Isaac 

 Lea, Philadelphia ; Mr. T. J. Bingham, Harrisburg ; Com- 



