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Professor Dunglison's Introductory Lecture, delivered in Jefferson 

 Medical College of Philadelphia, October 19, 1848. 8vo. — From 

 Dr. Diinglison. 



Report on the Finances of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for 

 the Year ending November 30, 1848. Made to the Governor by 

 the Auditor General. Harrisburg. 8vo. — From Thomas C. Steel, 

 Esq., H. R. 



Report of W. Milnor Roberts, Esq., Civil Engineer, on the Survey 

 of a Route to avoid the Schuylkill Inclined Plane on the Philadel- 

 phia and Columbia Rail-road. Authorized by the act of April 

 11,1848. Harrisburg, 1848. 8vo. — From B. Matthias, Esq., 

 Senate. 



Chemical and Pharmaceutic Manipulations : A Manual of the Me- 

 chanical and Chemico-mechanical Operations of the Laboratory : 

 Containing a complete description of the most improved appara- 

 tus, with instructions as to their application and management, 

 both in manufacturing processes, and in the more exact details of 

 analysis and accurate research. For the use of Chemists, Drug- 

 gists, Teachers, and Students. By Campbell Morfit. Philadel- 

 phia, 1849. 8vo. — From the Author. 



On motion of Judge Kane, the Secretary was directed to ad- 

 dress a letter of condolence to the Baroness Berzelius, on the 

 death of her distinguished husband. 



The Committee appointed at the last meeting of the Society, 

 on the subject of the communication from the Superintendent 

 of the U. S. Coast Survey, reported as follows: — 



The Committee, to which was referred a letter from Prof. Bache, 

 Superintendent of the U. S. Coast Survey, asking the consideration, 

 by the Society, of the scientific character and results, of the practical 

 results, and of the progress of the survey, and inviting any sugges- 

 tions tending to improvement in the different departments of the work, 

 respectfully submit the following report. 



In coming to their conclusions, they have necessarily assumed the 

 correctness of the statements as to the progress and results of the 

 survey made by the Superintendent in his Annual Reports to Con- 

 gress. The Committee are not aware that an)' doubt has ever been 

 expressed as to their correctness; and had they been questioned, it 

 would have been impossible for the Committee to verify them. The 

 question for their examination appeared to them, therefore, to be, not 



