1880.] "^ -:. 



Letters of envoy Avere received from the Adelaide Obser- 

 vatory, June 3, 1880, and the Government of Victoria, Aus- 

 tralia, Agent General for Victoria, June 8 ; Victoria Cham- 

 bers (Westminster, S. W.), April 28, 1880. 



A letter was received through Mr. Phillips from Mr. B. 

 B. Diuey, dated 3822 Market street, Philadelphia, July 16, 

 accompanying a piece of the cog-wheel of the old Independ- 

 ence Hall Clock. 



Donations for the Library were received from the Prus- 

 sian Academy ; Zoologische Anzeiger ; Geographical So- 

 ciety of Paris ; Annales des Mines ; Pevue Politique ; Com- 

 mercial Geological Society of Bordeaux ; Belgian Academy ; 

 JSTature ; Franklin Society, Providence, R. I. ; Cambridge 

 Observatory ; American Chemical Society, ISTew York Acad- 

 emy of Sciences ; American Academy of Sciences, Boston ; 

 Franklin Institute ; Journal of Pharmacy ; Medical IsTews ; 

 American Journal of Science ; U. S. Coast Survey ; U. S. Geo- 

 graphical Surveys ; Missouri Historical Society; American 

 Antiquarian, Chicago ; Bol. Min.de Foraento, Pevista Scien- 

 tifica, Mexico ; Revista Euskara, Pamplona : Camoens Cele- 

 bration, Lisbon ; Asiatic Society of Japan ; Government of 

 Victoria and New Holland Institute. 



The death of Dr. Paul Broca, at Paris, July 10, 1880, 

 was announced. 



The death of M. VioUet le Due, not previously noted, was 

 also reported. 



Communications were received from Prof. John J. Steven- 

 eon. 1. "i^otes respecting are-eroded channel- way ;" and 

 2. "Notes on some features of the geology of Wise, Lee 

 and Scott counties in Virginia ;" each illustrated by three 

 cuts. 



Mr. Fraley reported the receipt of the last quarterly in- 

 terest on the Michaux legacy, $132.12, due July 1, 1880. 



The Publication Committee reported that they had seen 

 and approved the drawings of fourteen plates for Prof. S. S. 

 Haldeman's memoir on the Chickis cave relics. 



And the meeting was adjourned. 



