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1853, und folgende Tage, in Leipzig offentlich verkauft werden. 

 Leipsic, 1853. 8vo. — From Dr. J. G. Flugel. 



Report of Israel D. Andrews, Consul of the United States for Canada 

 and New Brunswick, to the Secretary of the Treasury, on the 

 Trade and Commerce of the British North American Colonies, 

 and upon the Trade of the Great Lakes and Rivers; also No- 

 tices of the Internal Improvements in each State, — of the Gulf of 

 Mexico and Straits of Florida, — and a Paper on the Cotton Crop 

 of the United States. With a volume of Maps. Washington, 

 1853. 8vo. — From the Author. 



Correspondence on the proposed Tripartite Convention relative to 

 Cuba. Boston, 1853. 8vo. — Fi-om the Hon. Edivard Everett. 



Sur le Gisement et sur I'Exploitation de FOr en Australie. Par M. 

 Delesse, Ingenieur des Mines. (Annales des Mines, Tome III. 

 1853). Paris. 8vo. — From the Author. 



The Astronomical Journal. Vol. 111. No. 17. Nov. 1, 1853. Cam- 

 bridge. 4to. — From the Editor, Dr. B. A. Gould, jr. 



The Committee to which, at the last meeting;, was referred 

 Dr. Leconte's paper on the Eiateridse of the United States, 

 reported in favour of its publication in the Transactions of the 

 Societ}^, — which was ordered accordingly. 



A list of the members appointed to prepare obituary notices 

 of deceased members of the Society, who have not yet com- 

 plied with the object of their appointment, was read. 



Judge Kane was, on motion, excused from the duty of pre- 

 paring a notice of the late Chancellor Kent. 



After considerable discussion with regard to the question 

 whether the persons appointed to prepare obituary notices of 

 deceased members of the Society should be properly consi- 

 dered as committees subject to Art. 9, Chap. XL of the Laws 

 of the Society ; it was moved by Prof. Tucker, that members 

 appointed to prepare obituary notices are not considered as 

 committees: — Which motion was agreed to. 



A letter was read from Prof. Alexander, of Baltimore, in 

 relation to the preservation of documents and other articles 

 deposited in the corner-stones of buildings. 



Prof. A. says that the destruction of articles deposited in corner- 

 stones is very common; — much more common, so far as his know- 



