liver possession of the Museum property to his representative^ 

 and to transfer the policy of insurance thereon to the Museum 

 Company. 



The Committee of Arrangements for the Celebration of the 

 Hundredth Anniversary reported their proceedings in full; 

 {See the Appendix to Proceedings No. 27,) and the resolu- 

 tions presented by them were unanimously adopted. 



So much of the resolution submitted by Professor Henry at 

 the Anniversary Meeting as relates to the celebration of future 

 anniversaries, was referred to a Committee, consisting of Prof. 

 Henry and the four Secretaries of the Society. 



The remainder of Prof. Henry's resolution was referred to 

 a Committee, consisting of Dr. Ludlow, Prof. Rogers, Prof= 

 Bache, Prof. Henry, and Mr. G. W. Smith. 



Stated Meeting, July 21. 

 Present, twenty-three members. 



Mr. Du Ponceau, President, in the Chair. 



Letters were received: — 



From Baron Ladoucette, dated Paris, Feb. 26, 1S43, (being 

 a duplicate,) making acknowledgments upon his election to 

 membership: — 



From the Secretary of the Royal Academy of Sciences, 

 dated Paris, April 17, 1843; — the Professors of the Museum of 

 Natural History, dated Paris, May 10, 1843;— the Secretary of 

 the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, dated May 17, 

 1843; — the Corresponding Secretary of the Academy of Natu- 

 ral Sciences of Philadelphia, dated July 4, 1843, — severally 

 acknowledging the receipt of donations from this Society: — 



And from the President and the Rev. Dr. Ludlow, acceding 

 to the wishes expressed by the Society at its last meeting. 



The following donations were announced: — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



Flora Batava, ou Figures et Descriptions de Plantes Belgiques. Par 

 Jan Kops et J. E. Vander Trappen. Livraison, No. 128. 4to. 

 From His Majesty the King of the Netherlands. 



