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Official Army Register, for 1853. Published by order of the Secre- 

 tary of War. Washington, 1853. — From Major Hartman 

 Bachc. 



The Medical News and Library. Vol. XI. No. 122. Feb. 1853. 

 Philadelphia. 8vo. — From Blanchard ^ Lea. 



Eighteenth Annual Report of the Trustees of the Philadelphia Gas 

 Works, to the Select and Common Councils of the City of Phi- 

 ladelphia ; Jan. 28, 1853. 8vo. — From F. Fraley, Esq. 



The Astronomical Journal, No. 53. Feb. 11, 1853. Cambridge. 

 4to. — Fro?n Dr. B. A. Gould. Jr., Editor. 



Mr. Trego announced the death of Mr. William Peter, a 

 member of this Society, who died on the 6th inst., in the 64th 

 year of his age: — And, on motion, Mr. Job R. Tyson was 

 appointed to prepare an obituary notice of Mr. Peter. 



The Society then proceeded to the stated business of the 

 meeting, which was the consideration of the amendments pro- 

 posed to the Laws of the Society, — the requisite notice to this 

 effect having been given in the advertisements of the meeting. 



A paper was read from ihe President of the Society, pro- 

 posing amendments to the amendments. 



A motion was made that the amendments be recommitted to 

 the committee, which was not agreed to. 



A motion was then made, that the further consideration of 

 the subject be postponed to the next stated meeting of the So- 

 ciety, and that due notice to that effect be given by advertise- 

 ment, — which motion was agreed to. 



Stated Meeting, March 4. 



Present, thirteen members. 



Dr. Franklin Bache, President, in the Chair. 



Letters were read: — 



From the Secretary of I'Ecole des Mines, dated Paris, 2d Oct. 

 1852, accompanying a donation to this Society, and acknow- 

 ledging the receipt of several numbers of the Proceedings: — 

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