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publication of the State Work on Natural History. Albany, 



1850. — From the Trustees of the New York State Library. 

 Summary of the Transactions of the College of Physicians of Phila- 

 delphia, from Nov. 6, 1849, to Jan. 15, 1850. Vol. III. No. 1. 



Philadelphia. Svo. — From the College of Physicians. 

 Journal of the Franklin Institute. 3d Series- Vol. XIX. No. 2. 



February, 1850. Philadelphia. Svo. — From the Institute. 

 Monograph of Vitrinella, a new genus of new species of Turbinidse. 



By C. B. Adams, A.M. Amherst, Mass. 1850. Uo.—From 



the Author. 

 Contributions to Conchology. No. 5. By Prof. C. B. Adams, of 



Amherst College, Mass. 8vo. — From the same. 

 Descriptions of two new species of Distoma, with the partial history 



of one of them. By Joseph Leidy, M.D. Philadelphia. 4to. — 



From the Author. 

 Report of the Select Committee of the Senate of Pennsylvania, in re- 

 lation to the Bridge across the Ohio river, at Wheeling, Virginia. 



Harrisburg, 1850. 8vo. — From B. Matthias, Esq. 

 The Plough, the Loom and the Anvil. Vol. II. No. 9. March, 



1850. Philadelphia. 8vo. — From J. S. Skinner, Editor. 

 Slavery and the Constitution : Both sides of the Question. By Francis 



E. Brewster. Philadelphia, 1850. 8vo. — From the Author. 

 Twenty-ninth Report of the Council of the Leeds Philosophical and 



Literary Society, at the close of the Session, 1848-9. Leeds. 



Svo. — From the Society. 



Mr. Trego announced the death of M. Roux de Rochellej 

 of Paris, a member of this Society, who died at Paris in June 

 last. 



Mr. Fraley gave a description to the Society of the progress 

 that had been made in the erection of buildings for the Smith- 

 sonian Institution, at Washington, which he has recently had 

 an opportunity of inspecting. 



Pending nominations, Nos. 232 to 237, inclusive, were 

 read. 



On motion of the Librarian, Mr. Vanderkemp was permitted 

 to take from the Library, for a few days, a manuscript work 

 entitled ''Journal Historique concernant V etahlissement 

 des Frangais a la Louisiane, S^^c. Par M. Beuurd de la 

 Harpe.^^ 



On motion of Mr. Fraley, as complete a copy of the Trans- 



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