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The following donations were announced: — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



Sixteenth Annual Report of the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society, 

 1848. Falmouth. 8vo. — From the Society. 



Journal of the Franklin Institute. 3d Series. Vol. XVIII. No. 4. 

 Oct. 1829. Philadelphia. 8vo. — From the Institute. 



A Memoir of Charles Alexander Lesueur. Read before the Ameri- 

 can Philosophical Society, at the stated meeting, on the 6th of 

 April, 1849: by George Ord. 8vo. — From the Author. 



The following resolution was offered by Dr. Hays. 



Resolved, That the Curators be authorized to deposit the fossil or- 

 ganic remains, belonging to this Society, with the Academy of Na- 

 tural Sciences of Philadelphia : provided that the Academy will agree 

 to accept of the deposit and take proper measures for the preserva- 

 tion of the specimens; and, farther, shall, by their proper officer, 

 sign a receipt for the same, and agree to return them in good condi- 

 tion when required by this Society. 



Which was read, considered, and adopted. 



On motion of Dr. F. Bache, the following resolution was 

 adopted. 



Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to consider of the best 

 means of arranging and preserving the "Franklin Manuscript Pa- 

 pers," now in the possession of this Society. 



And Dr. F. Bache, Mr. Trego, and Mr. Ord, were appointed 



as the Committee. 



Mr. Trego, on the part of the Reporter, laid upon the table 

 No. 43 of the Proceedings of the Society. 



Stated Meeting, November 16. 



Present, fourteen members. 



Dr. Patterson, President, in the Chair. 



A letter was read: — 



From the Royal Geographical Society of London, dated 

 18th June, 1849, acknowledging the receipt of No. 41 of the 

 Proceedings of the Society. 



