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Discovery of Ancesthetic Agents. Mr. Walker, Chairman. Wash- 

 ington, Feb. 19, 1853. Svo.— From Hon. G. N. Fitch. 



The Medical News and Library. Vol. XI. No. 123. March, 1858. 

 Philadelphia. 8vo. — F7-om Blancliard t^^ Lea. 



The Plough, the Loom and the Anvil. Vol. VI. No. 3. March, 1853. 

 New York and Philadelphia. 8vo. — From F. G. Sldnner, Editor. 



Description of the Remains of Extinct Mammalia and Chelonia, from 

 Nebraska Territory, collected during the Geological Survey under 

 Dr. D. D. Owen. By Joseph Leidy, M.D. of Philadelphia. 1852. 

 4to. — -From the Author. 



On the Extinct Species of American Ox. (Smithsonian Contributions 

 to Knowledge, Vol. V.) Description of an Extinct Species of 

 American Lion : Felis atrox. — A Memoir on the Extinct Dico- 

 tylinse of America. (Trans. Am. Philos. Society, Vol. X.) By 

 Joseph Leidy, M.D. of Philadelphia, 1852. 4to. — .From the same. 



Prof. Frazer announced the death of Dr. William E. Horner, 

 a member of this Society, who died on the 13th inst., aged 60 

 years. 



On motion of Mr. Cresson, Judge Kane was appointed to 

 prepare an obituary notice of Mr. Thomas Gilpin, whose death 

 was announced at last meeting: — And, 



On motion of Dr. Harris, Prof. Samuel Jackson, M.D., was 

 appointed to prepare an obituary notice of Dr. Horner. 



Dr. Leconte presented a paper for the Transactions of the 

 Society, "On the Classification of the Carabids of the United 

 States," which was referred to Prof. Haldeman, Dr. Ruschen- 

 berger and Dr. Leidy, as a committee. 



Dr. Kane called the attention of the Society to the prepara- 

 tions made for the proposed Expedition to the Arctic regions, 

 which is about to set out under his command. Dr. K. de- 

 scribed the peculiar provisions for the subsistence of the men; 

 the sledges intended for their use in passing over the ice, &c., 

 and laid before the Society papers in relation to the outfit of the 

 expedition, consisting of letters from Sir John Richardson, 

 Captain Ross, Admiral Parry, Col. Sabine and others. 



On motion of Mr. Fraley, it was resolved that application 

 be made by the Society to the Select and Common Councils of 

 the City, and to the Directors of the Girard College, for the 

 loan of such astronomical and magnetical instruments in their 



