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Twenty-ninth Annual Report and Documents of the New York In- 

 stitution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, to the Legis- 

 lature of New York, for the year 1847. New York, 1848. 

 Svo. — From H. P. Peet, Esq., President. 



O Auxiliador da Iiidustria Nacional. Periodico da Sociedade Aux- 

 iliadora da Industria Nacional, establecido no Rio de Janeiro. 

 Nos. 5, -, -, 8, 9, 10, 11, for October, 1846, and January, 

 February, March, and April, 1847. Rio de Janeiro, 1846-7. 

 8vo. — From the Society. 



Memoir, Geographical, Political, and Commercial, on the Present 

 State, Productive Resources, and Capabilities for Commerce o\ 

 Siberia, Manchuria, and the Asiatic Islands of the Northern 

 Pacific Ocean ; and on the importance of opening commercial 

 intercourse with those countries, &c. By Aaron H. Palmer. 

 Printed by order of the Senate of the United States, March 8, 

 1848. Washington. Svo. — From the Hon. G. M. Dallas. 

 ^ The American Quarterly Register and Magazine. Conducted by 

 James Stryker. Vol. I. No. 1. May, 1848. Philadelphia. 

 Svo. — From Prof. Tucker. 



Journal of the Franklin Institute. Third Series. Vol. XV. No. 5. 

 May, 184S. Philadelphia. Svo. — From the Institute. 



Dr. Patterson announced the death of the Rev. Ashbel 

 Green, D.D., in the 86th year of his age, which event occurred 

 this morning, at 6 o'clock. 



On motion of Dr. Patterson, Dr. Miller, of Princeton, was 

 requested to prepare an obituary notice of Dr. Green, 



Pending nomination No. 224, and new nomination No. 

 225, were read. 



On motion of Dr. F. Bache, the letter of the President of 

 the Georgetown College, Ky., was referred to the Committee 

 on Publications, with authority to take order thereon. 



On motion of Prof. Frazer, the application made by Wm. 

 B. Reed, Esq. on behalf of Mr. G. W. Greene, of Rhode Island, 

 for permission to have an index made of the correspondence 

 of Gen. Greene, in the possession of the Society, was granted, 

 provided that the same should be done under the inspection of 

 the Librarian. 



