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Series. Jul}^ 1851. Philadelphia. 8vo. — From Isaac Hays, 

 M.D., Editor. 



The Medical News and Library. Vol. IX. No. 103. Jul}', 1851. 

 Philadelphia. 8vo. — From Blanchaj'd 4' Lea. 



A Collection of Pamphlets, 173 in number, embracing Public Docu- 

 ments of the State of Massachusetts, the cities of Boston, Rox- 

 bury and Lowell, the towns of Concord and Dorchester; Reports 

 of the Massachusetts General Hospital, the State Lunatic Hospital 

 at Worcester, the American Asylum at Hartford, &c. &c. with a 

 variety of others on diiferent subjects. — From Dr. Edward 

 Jarvis. 



Documents Relating to the Manufacture of Iron in Pennsylvania. 

 Published on behalf of the Convention of Iron Masters which met 

 in Philadelphia the 20th December, 1849. Philadelphia, 1850. 

 8vo. — Fro7n Charles E. Smith, Esq. 



The Plough, the Loom and the Anvil. Vol. IV. No. 1. July, 

 1851. Philadelphia. 8vo. — From F. G. Skinner, Esq. Editor. 



Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Vol. XI. No. 

 7. May 9, 1851. London. 8vo. — F7'om the Society. 



Astronomical Observations made during the Year 1846, at the Na- 

 tional Observatory, Washington; under the direction of M. F. 

 Maury, Lieut. U. S. Navy, Superintendent ; Commodore L. War- 

 rington, Chief of Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography. Vol. 

 II. Washington, 1851. 4to. — Fi'om the Observatory, 



Journal of the Fi-anklin Institute. Third Series. Vol. XXII. No. 1. 

 July, 1851. Philadelphia. 8vo. — From the Institute. 



Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. Vol. II. from 

 page 137 to end: Vol. III. complete: Vol. IV. page 1 to 16. 

 Boston. 8vo. — From the Society. 



Judge Kane, pursuant to appointment at the special meeting 

 held 14th iiist., read an obituary notice of B. W. Richards, Esq. 

 late Treasurer of the Society. 



The stated business of the meeting, the balloting for new- 

 members, v^as necessarily postponed, in consequence of there 

 not being the requisite quorum present. 



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

 No. 46 of the Proceedings of the Society, recently published. 



On motion, it was resolved, that the Society will, at its next 

 meeting, proceed to elect a Treasurer in the place of Mr. 

 Richards, deceased, and that, in the mean time, the Committee 



