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at Dresden (90, 91), the Society at Freiburg i. Br. (90, 91), 

 the Society at Emden (90, 91), the Society at Geneva (89, 

 90, 91, XV. i.), the Society at Berne (89), and the Society at 

 Newcastle-on-Tyne (92). 



Letters of envoy were received from the Natural History 



Societies at Freiburg, Emden, Marburg, Berne, and Geneva. 



A circular letter was received from the Linnean Society, of 



ITormandy, concerning a proposed statue to Elie de Beaumont 



at Caen. 



A circular letter was received from Mr. W. Whittaker, 

 dated Geological Survey Office, Jerrayn Street, London, Jan. 

 30, 1875, on the part of a proposed new Geological Magazine, 

 entitled Geology, Mineralogy, and Palseontology, British 

 and Foreign. 



Donations for the Library were received from the Prag 

 Observatory ; Vienna Geological Institute ; Royal Prussian 

 Academy; German Geological Society ; Dresden Geological 

 Society ; ITatural History Societies at Freiburg, Emden, 

 Marburg, Schaii'hausen, and Geneva; the Anthropological 

 and Geographical - Societies ; Editors of the Annales des 

 Mines and Revue Politique, at Paris ; the Meteorological 

 Committee of the Royal Society, and Nature, London ; Prof. 

 J. D. Dana ; Silliman's Journal ; American Chemist ; .Frank- 

 lin Institute ; Mr. John McArthur ; McCalla & Stavely ; 

 Medical News and Library ; American Pharmaceutical As- 

 sociation ; the Geological Survey of Pennsylvania ; Depart- 

 ment of the Interior, U. S.; and Mr. A. R. Roessler. 



An obituary notice of Joseph Harrison, Jr., was read by 

 Mr. Coleman Sellers. (See page 347.) 



An obituary notice of Charles B. Trego, was read, by M^ 

 Sol. W. Roberts. (See page 356.) 



The minutes of the last meeting of the Board of Officers 

 and Members in Council were read. 



Pending nominations, JSTos. 766, 767, 768, and new nomi- 

 nations, Nos. 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, and 775, were 

 read. 



Mr. Roberts reported the improvements made and to be 

 made in the furniture of the Halh 



