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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Vol. X. Nos. 

 1, 2, 3. Nov. 1849, to Jan. 1850. London. &vo.—From the 

 Society. 



Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. No. 21. Feb. 1850. 

 London. 8vo. — From the Society. 



Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany 

 and Geology. Vol. V. Nos. 26, 27. Feb. and March, 1850. 

 London. 8vo. — From Sir William Jardine, Baronet. 



The African Repository and Colonial Journal. Vol. XXVL No. 4. 

 April, 1850. Washington. 8vo. — Fro7n the American Coloni- 

 zation Society. 



Hints on the Reorganization of the Navy, including an Examination 

 of the Claims of its Civil Officers to an Equality of Rights. By 

 W. S. W. Ruschenberger, M.D. New York, 1845. 8vo.— 

 From the Author. 



Examination of " A Reply to Hints on the Reorganization of the 

 Navy." By W. S. VV. Ruschenberger, M.D. New York, 1845. 

 8vo. — From the same. 



Diary of a Physician in California; being the results of actual ex- 

 perience; including Notes of the Journey by Land and Water, 

 and Observations on the Climate, Soil, Resources of the Country, 

 &c. By James L. Tyson, M.D. New York, 1850. 8vo.— 

 From the Author. 



Notice of some Experiments in Heating and Ventilating Hospitals 

 and other Buildings by Steam and Hot Water ; with Remarks. 

 By Thomas S. Kirkbride, M.D., Physician to the Pennsylvania 

 Hospital for the Insane. Philadelphia, 1850. 8vo. — From the 

 Author. 



The Committee(Profs. Kendall and Frazer and Mr. Downes), 

 to which was referred Prof. Loom is' paper " On the Longitude 

 of Hudson (Ohio) Observatory" (see Proceedings of 5th April), 

 reported recommending its publication in the Transactions of 

 the Society, which w^as ordered accordingly. 



The longitude of the observatory, as determined by 449 

 observations, is 5h. 25m. 41.3s. 



There being not a quorum present for the election of candi- 

 dates for membership, the stated business of the meeting was 

 not transacted. 



Pending nominations were read. 



