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Society; Revista Scientifica ; Miuisterio de Fomento, and 

 Meteorological Observatory of Mexico. 



The following record was read from a letter from Mr. 

 John Biddle, dated 1344 Pine Street, Sept. 8, 1880, for cor- 

 recting the Society's List of Members. 



James Biddle, eldest child of Wm. Biddle and Mary 

 Scull, and brother of Edward Biddle (member of the first 

 Colonial Congress); also of Nicholas Biddle (commander of 

 the Colonial frigate " The Randolph "); also of Charles Bid- 

 dle (member of the Supreme Court) ; was born Feb. 18, 1731 ; 

 married Miss Frances Marks, June 30, 1753 ; died June 14, 

 1797. He was elected Prothonotary of the County of Phila- 

 delphia, Nov. 13, 1788, and appointed Judge C. P. for the 

 County, Nov. 25, 1788. 



The death of the Rev. Professor E. B, Andrews at Lan- 

 caster, Ohio, Aug. 21, 1880, in the 60th year of his age, was 

 announced by the Secretary. 



The death of Professor Samuel S. Haldeman, at Chicques, 

 Lancaster county, Sep. 10, 1880, aged 68, was announced by 

 the President, and on motion of Br. LeConte, Dr. D. Gr. 

 Brinton was appointed to prepare an obituary notice of the 

 deceased. Dr. LeConte in making; this motion said : 



He was an accurate observer and a close student of nature during the 

 earlier part of his life, which he gave to Zoology. Afterwards, when, by 

 the failure of his eyesight, the minute inspection of specimens necessary to 

 progress in any branch of Biology became no longer possible, he devoted 

 himself to Linguistics and Archaeology. 



It may be here observed, that the correctness in observation and the 

 logical accuracy in reasoning which in these days are the special character- 

 istics of biological and physical research, and which he had acquired by 

 his zoological studies, were in the change of pursuits of great benefit. 



He carried into his new studies all the mental advantages Avhicli he had 

 previously obtained from his varied investigations in Natural Histor}^ 

 The relations of articulate sounds, the changes in sonance of words, their 

 growth and complication by aflSxes and suffixes, were all studied in refer- 

 ence to the mechanism of the vocal organs, and the results educed were 

 traced to the combination of those organs witli the directing power of the 

 brain, for the expression of intelligent language. But in regard to the 

 minutiae of his contributions to this branch of science, I iinow but little, 

 and am not qualified to speak. I know only of his successes, witli which 

 all his friends sympathized, and of which the nation has reason to be proud. 



