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ihe Pilgrims on the twenty-first day of December, instead of the 

 twenty-second day of that month. By a Committee of the Pilgrim 

 Society. Boston, 1850. 8vq.— From N. B. Shurtleff, M.D. 



The African Repository. Vol. XXVI. No. 12. December, 1850. 

 Washington. 8vo. — From the American Colonization Society. 



Journal of the Franklin Institute. Third Series. Vol. XX. No. 6. 

 December, 1850. Philadelphia. 8vo. — From the Institute. 



Descriptions of some American Annelida Abranchia. By Joseph 

 Leidy, M.D. (Journal Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia), 1850. 

 4to. — Irom the Author. 



Contributions to Helminthology. By Joseph Leidy, M.D. (Proceed- 

 ings Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia), 1850. 8vo. — From the 

 same. 



Dr. Franklin Bache announced the death of Sir James 

 Wylie, of St. Petersburg, a member of this Society, on the 9th 

 October last (old style), aged 55. 



Mr. Wagner presented the minutes of the Committee on 

 Finance, which embraced their former report. 



They recommended the following appropriations for the 

 ensuing year, which were agreed to. 



Proceedings, . . _ . _ ^100 



Binding, .-___- 50 



Journals, ___--_ loo 



General account, _ - _ _ 700 



Hall, ------- 50 



^1000 



On motion of Dr. Dunglison, the Committee were authorized 

 to invest the trust and other funds in loans of the State, City, 

 or Districts, as they may think proper. 



On motion of Judge Kane, the Society proceeded to the 

 consideration of the alterations of the laws proposed at the 

 meeting of 15th November, 1850; when the amendments pro- 

 posed by the Board of Officers were agreed to. 



These amendments were as follows: — 



First. Amend Chapter I. Section 1st, so as to read as fol- 

 lows: — 



"The election of new members shall be by ballot; and shall form 



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