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a Monument erected to the Memory of Thomas Godfrey, June 1, 

 1843. By G. Emerson, M.D. 8vo. — From the Author. 



ADDITION TO THE LIBRARY BY PURCHASE. 



Annales de Chimie et de Physique. Troisieme Serie. Tome VII. 

 Janvier, Fevrier, Mars et Avril, 1843. 8vo. 



Mr. Kane announced the decease of the Hon. Hugh S. Le- 

 gare, a member of the Society, who died at Boston in the 

 month of June last. 



Two communications were presented from Professor Riim- 

 ker, of Hamburg, containing some occultations of fixed stars 

 lately observed by himself and his assistant, and all the obser- 

 vations which he has hitherto made on the "comet, lately dis- 

 covered by M. Mauvois at Paris." 



The following gentlemen were elected members of the So- 

 ciety: — 



William H. Dillingham, of Philadelphia. 



Count Cancrine, of St. Petersburg, Russia. 



M. Stanislas Julien, of Paris. 



John Downes, of Philadelphia. 



Stated Meeting, August 18. 



Present, nineteen members. 



Mr. Du Ponceau, President, in the Chair. 



Letters were received: — 



From Ambrose Baber, Esq., of the U. S. Legation at Turin, 

 dated 5th June, 1843, transmitting certain donations to the So- 

 ciety: — and 



From Mr. Orazio de Attellis de Santangelo, dated 24th 

 July, 1843, transmitting a donation from Don Paolo Anania 

 de Luca, of Naples. 



The following donations were announced:-— 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society of London. Vol. XII., 

 XIII., XIV. London, 1842-43. Uo.—From the Society. 



