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Annual Report ol' the Trustees of the State Library ot^ the State of 

 New York. Made to the Legislature 10th February, 1851. Al- 

 bany. 8vo. — From the Trustees of the N. Y. State Lihrarrj. 



The American Journal of Science and Arts. Second Series. No. 32. 

 March, 1851. New Haven. Bvo. — From Professors Silliman 

 and Dana, Editors. 



The African Repository. Vol. XXVH. No. 2. February, 1851. 

 Washino-ton. 8vo. — From the American Colonization Society. 



The Medical News and Library. Vol. IX. No. 99. March, 1851. 

 Philadelphia. 8vo. — From Lea <Sf Blanchard. 



Analyses of the Ashes of certain Commercial Teas. By Prof. E. N. 

 Horsford, of Harvard University. (American Journal of Science 

 and Arts, March, 1851.) — From the Author. 



Report of the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane, for the Year 

 1850. By Thomas S. Kirkbride, M.D., Physician to the Insti- 

 tution. Philadelphia, 1851. 8vo. — From the Author. 



Pending nominations, from Nos. 242 to 247, and new nomi- 

 nations, Nos. 248 and 249, were read. 



On motion, it was resolved that Dr. A. D. Bache, President 

 of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 

 be a committee, on the part of this Society, to take measures 

 for procuring a testimonial on the part of the men of science of 

 America, to the labours and merits of the late Professor Schu- 

 macher. 



Special Meeting, March 17. 



Present, five members. 



Dr. Patterson, President, in the Chair. 



On motion — Resolved, that it is expedient for this Society 

 to memorialize the State Legislature, praying for the exemp- 

 tion from taxation of the property of religious, charitable, lite- 

 rary, and scientific associations; whereupon, a memorial to this 

 effect was read, and ordered to be signed by the President and 

 Secretary, and sent to the Speakers of the Senate and House of 

 Representatives. 



