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Thoughts on the Princi{)les of Taxation, with reference to a Property 



Tax, and its Exceptions. By Charles Babbage, Esq. London, 



1848. 8vo. — Anonymous. 

 The American Journal of Science and Arts. Conducted by Professors 



Silliman and Dana. Second Series. Vol. VI. No. 16. July, 



1848. New Haven. 8vo. — From the Editors. 

 Medical News and Library. Vol. VL No. 67. July, 1848. 8vo. — 



From Lea <^ Blanchard. 

 The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. Edited by Isaac 



Hays, xM.D. Vol. XXXI. New Series. July, 1848. 8vo.— 



From the Editor. 

 The African Repository and Colonial Journal. Vol. XXIV. No. 7. 



July, 1848. — From the American Colonization Society. 

 Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. No. 14. May, 1848. 



London. — From the Society. 



Dr. R. M. Patterson presented a communication from Mr. 

 Charles M. Wetherill, entitled, " On the Neutral Sulphate of 

 the Oxide of Ethyle and the Products of its Decomposition," 

 which was referred to a Committee, consisting of Profs. Booth, 

 F. Bache and Frazer. 



There being no quorum present, the stated business of the 

 meeting, the election of members, could not be proceeded 

 with. 



Pending nominations, Nos. 224 and 225, were read. 



Stated Meeting, August 18. 



Present, fifteen members. 



A. D. Bache, LL.D., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Letters were received and read: — 



From the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester, 

 dated 6th July, 1848; and from the Horticultural Society of 

 London, dated 4th July, 1848, each acknowledging the receipt 

 of Vol. X. Part 1, of the Transactions, and Nos. 39 and 40 of 

 the Proceedings of this Society. 



