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Mr. Fraley reported progress in negotiating a more satis- 

 factory understanding with the city authorities, respecting 

 the tenancy of the lower stories of the Hall building. 



On motion, the Secretaries were authorized to place the 

 new Geological Magazine, London, on the list of correspond- 

 ents to receive the proceedings, if they thought proper to 

 do so. 



On motion of Mr. Price, the Committee on the Hall were 

 authorized to obtain a new table, to re-cover the president's 

 desk, and see to a better condition of the carpeting and 

 furnishing of the room in which the members meet. 



And the Society was adjourned. 



Stated Meeting^ March 5, 1875. 



Present, 10 members. 

 Mr. Eli K Price, in the chair. 



A letter accepting membership was received from Mr. J, 

 P. Kirtland dated Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 22, 1875. 



A letter of acknowledgment (93) was received from the 

 U. S. Naval Observatory, dated March, 1875. 



A letter of acknowledgment (93) was received from the 

 Eantonl Literary Society, Rantoul, HI., Feb. 27. 



A letter from Mr. S. P. Langley, Directory of the Alle- 

 gheny Observatory, requesting the donation of Transactions 

 of the A. P. S. was referred to the Publication Committee. 



Donations for the Library were received from the Royal 

 Academy at Brussels ; Editors of the Revue Politique ; Royal 

 Astronomical Society ; and London Nature ; Essex Institute ; 

 Editors of Penn Monthly ; Pharmaceutical Association ; 

 Medical News and Library ; and Judge Brewster, of Phila- 

 delphia ; Engineer Department and Secretary of War, Wash- 

 ington; Wisconsin Historical Society ; Wisconsin Academy 

 of Sciences and Arts ; and Editors of the Western. 



The death of Sir Charles Lyell was announced by the 

 Secretary, at London, Feb. 24, 1875, aged 78 years 



