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The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. Edited by Isaac 

 Hays,M.D. No. 34. New Series. April, 1849. Philadelphia. 

 8vo. — From Dr. Hays. 



The Medical News and Library. Vol. VII. No. 76. April, 1849. 

 Philadelphia. 8vo. — Fro7n Lea and Blanchard. 



Mr. Ord read an obituary notice of the late Charles Alex- 

 ander Lesueur, a member of this Society. 



On motion of Dr. Bache, the privilege was granted to Mr. 

 Ord of having his memoir of Mr. Lesueur printed in any scien- 

 tific journal. 



Prof. Loomis stated that he had rewritten his paper on the 

 Progress of Astronomy, prepared for the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion, an account of which was presented to the Society at a 

 former meeting, especially the part in relation to the history 

 of American Observatories, in which he has now adopted a 

 chronological order. Prof. L. read a sketch of this part of his 

 paper. 



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



Slated Meeting, April 20. 



Present, seventeen members. 



Dr. Patterson, President, in the Chair. 



Letters were received and read: — 



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

 dated Washington, 11th April, 1849, enclosing a communica- 

 tion from Lieut. Gilliss: and — 



From Edward Armstrong, dated Philadelphia, 18th April, 

 1849, making application on behalf of the Maryland Historical 

 Society, for a copy of a volume of Indian Vocabularies in pos- 

 session of this Society. 



The following donations were announced: — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Vol. III. No. 15. 

 March, 1849. London. 8vo. — From Sir William Jardine. 



