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Speech of Mr. J. A. Pearce, of Maryland, on the subject of the Coast 

 Survey of the United States. Delivered in the Senate of the 

 United States, on Saturday, Feb. 17, 1849. Washington, 1849. 

 8vo. — From the Hon. J. A. Pearce. 



Pending nominations, Nos. 226, 227 and 228, wrere read. 



Stated Meeting, March 16. 



Dr. Patterson, President, in the Chair. 



Present, seventeen members. 



Prof. Agassiz, a member of this Society, was introduced, 

 and took his seat. 



A letter was received and read: — 



From A. D. Bache, Superintendent U. S. Coast Survey, an- 

 nouncing the transmission to this Society of certain Maps, ex- 

 ecuted under the direction of the Survey. 



The following donations were announced: — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



Second Annual Report of the Regents of the University of the State 

 of New York, on the Condition of the State Cabinet of Natural 

 History ; with Catalogues of the same: Made to the Senate, Jan- 

 uary 12, 1849. Albany. 8vo. — From the Regents of the Uni- 

 versity of the State of Neiv York. 



Three Maps of Delaware River and Bay, one of Nantucket Har- 

 bour, and one of the Harbours of Cawkins and Sheffield Islands. 

 — From the Superintendent of the U. S. Coast Survey, through 

 the Hon. J. R. Ingersoll. 



Report of the Committee of Congress to whom was referred the Me- 

 morial of William T. G. Morton, asking Compensation from Con- 

 gress for the Discovery of the Anaesthetic or Pain-subduing Pro- 

 perty of Sulphuric Ether. Made to the House of Representatives, 

 Feb. 23, 1849.— From the Hon. M. C. D. 



The American Journal of Science and Arts. Conducted by Profes- 

 sors B. Silliman and B. Silliman, Jr. and James D. Dana. Se- 

 cond Series, No. 20, March, 1849. New Haven. 8vo. — From 

 the Editors. 



The African Repository and Colonial Journal. Vol. XXV. No. .3. 

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