291) 



A letter of envoy was received from the Linnean Society, 

 at Bordeaux. 



A letter decliiiiiio; to sit upon the Meunier Committee, 

 on account of necessary and imperative engagements, was 

 received from Prof. Guyot. A similar communication 

 being received from Prof. Cook, the committee was dis- 

 charged from consideration of the subject. 



Donations for the Library were reported from the Royal 

 Batavian Academy and Observatory ; the Society at St. 

 Grail ; the Revue Politique ; Nature ; the Meteorological 

 Committee of the R. Society ; Essex Institue ; Boston IsTat- 

 ural History Society, and Mr. Edmund Quincy ; Prof. Alfred 

 Mayer ; American Chemist ; Penn Monthly ; Medical News; 

 College of Physicians ; College of Pharmacy ; Mr. Isaac Lea; 

 Llistorical Society of Maryland ; U. S. Commission of Fishe- 

 ries ; Engineer Department, U. S. A. ; and Surgeon General, 

 U. S. A. 



An obituary notice of Chief-Justice Read was read by 

 Mr. E. K Price. 



A communication on the alleged Parallelism of Coal-beds, 

 by John J. Stevenson, was read by the Secretary. 



The appropriations recommended by the Finance Com- 

 mittee were adopted. -~ 



Pending nomination 764, and new nomination T65 were 

 read. 



On motion of Mr. E. K. Price, a Standing Committee of 

 Botanists to supervise the purchase and planting of trees 

 for the Michaux Grove, in Fairmount Park, purchased out 

 of the Michaux fund proceeds, was appointed, consisting of 

 live members — Mr. A. II. Smith, Mr. C. E. Smith, Mr. 

 Thomas Meehan, Dr. J. A. Leidy, and Dr. J. L. LeConte. 



On motion, a committee of three was appointed to consider 

 the subject of the communication made to this Society by 

 the Baron de la Ronciere de N'oury, at the last meeting, con- 

 sisting of Prof. Lesley. Mr. Briggs, and Prof. P. E. Chase. 



And the meeting was adjourned. 



