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Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society. Vol. III. 1848-9. 



Newark, N. J. 1849. 8vo. — From the New Jersey Historical 



Society. 

 Researches upon the Vital Dynamics of Civil Government. By 



Bennett Dowler, M.D. of New Orleans. New Orleans. 1849. 



8vo. — From the Author. 

 Report to the President and Directors of the Ohio and Pennsylvania 



Rail Road Company. By Solomon W. Roberts, Chief Engineer. 



1849. — From the Author. 

 Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Jan. 



1849. (Discussion of the Observations of the Planet Metis, with 



a determination of its orbit, &c.) — From the Academy. 



The Committee appointed, at the last meeting, on the sub- 

 ject of the communication from the American Academy of Arts 

 and Sciences, in relation to the Observatory at Altona, reported 

 the following resolutions, which were adopted, and the same 

 Committee appointed to carry them into effect. 



^'^ Resolved, That the American Philosophical Society would deeply 

 lament the interruption of the labours of Prof. Schumacher, at Al- 

 tona, believing, as the}'- do, in common with the lovers of astronomy 

 throughout the world, that the Altona Observatory, and the Astrono- 

 mische Nachrichten, have, in his hands, contributed very largely 

 to the advancement of that science; and that, in their opinion, the 

 discontinuance of the journal, so ably conducted by Prof. Schu- 

 macher, which has been, during more than a quarter of a century, 

 the medium of communication between astronomers and mathema- 

 ticians of all countries, would prove a source of embarrassment to the 

 progress of astronomy, which they trust may be averted. 



" Resolved, That a Committee of three be appointed to transmit, 

 to Prof. Schumacher, a copy of these resolutions." 



Lieut. Gilliss read a communication intended for the Trans- 

 actions, and entitled "On the subject of the Determination of 

 the Longitude of the V^'^ashington, D. C. Observatory, by com- 

 parison of Moon culminations with European Observations;" 

 which was referred to a Committee, consisting of Prof. Kendall, 

 Mr. Longstreth, and Prof. Frazer. 



Mr. Justice exhibited specimens of gold found on the farm 

 of Samuel Ellicott, Montgomery county, Maryland, about 30 

 miles from Baltimore. 



