ted States, under the Act of March 3, 1851. Washington, 1852. 

 8vo. — From the Hon. James Cooper, U. S. Senate. 



Report of the Committee on Foreign Relations in the Senate of the 

 United States, relative to fixing the initial point in the boundaiy 

 line between the United States and Mexico. Washington, Aug. 

 20, 1852. 8\o.— From Col. J. J. Abert, of United States Topo- 

 graphical Engineers. 



Report of Prof. R. S. M'Culloh, to the Secretary of the Treasury, 

 upon refining Gold with Zinc: — And a Letter from Prof. M'Cul- 

 loh to the Secretary, in reply to the Report of the Director of 

 the Mint. Washington, 1852. 8vo. — From the Author. 



Report of the Eastern Lunatic Asylum, in the City of Williamsburg, 

 Virginia, 1851: — And Essays on Asylums for persons of un- 

 sound mind. By John M. Gait, M.D., Superintendent and Phy- 

 sician of the Eastern Lunatic Asylum, of Virginia. Richmond, 

 1850. 8vo. — From the Author. 



The Medical News and Library. Vol. X. No. 117. Sept. 1852. 

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



The Plough, the Loom and the Anvil. Vol. V. No. 3. Sept. 1852. 

 N. Y. and Philadelphia. 8vo. — From F. G. Skinner, Editor. 



The Committee to which was referred Dr. Wetherill's paper 

 on a Chemical Examination of certain Minerals from the 

 neighbourhood of Reading, Pennsylvania, reported, recom- 

 mending its publication in the Transactions of the Society; 

 which was ordered, and the Committee discharged. 



Dr. Kane made some remarks on the Ice Drift of Baffin's 

 Bay, showing that the Gulf stream enters the Arctic Ocean on 

 the European side, and affects the climate of Nova Zembla; 

 while another current, running along the coast of Greenland, 

 enters Baffin's Bay, running north, and is supposed to termi- 

 nate short of the Arctic circle. 



Pending nominations for membership were read. 



