ADDITION TO THE LIBEARV BY PURCHASE. 



Astronomische Nachrichten. Nos. 477, 478, 479. May, 1843. 

 Nos. 480, 481. July, 1843. 4to. 



Dr. Patterson announced the decease of Robert Adrain, 

 LL.D., a member of the Society, who died at New Bruns- 

 wick, N. J., on the 10th instant, aged 68: and thereupon Dr. 

 Patterson was appointed to prepare a notice of the life and 

 scientific labours of the deceased. 



Mr. Lea read a continuation of his paper "On New Fresh 

 Water Shells," which includes descijiptions of twelve new spe- 

 cies of Unio, most of them from Florida, to which he has given 

 the names, U. Buckleyi, U. Buddianus, U. Minor, U. amygda- 

 lum, U. occultus, U. Monroensis, U, aheneus, U. fuscatus, U. 

 trosculus, U. superbus, U. aratus, U. neglectus. 



The communication of Mr. Lea was referred to a Commit- 

 tee, consisting of Mr. T. R. Peale, Dr. Hays, and Mr. Ord, 

 and permission was given him to publish an abstract of it in 

 anticipation of the Transactions. 



Mr. Lea, from the Publication Committee, announced the 

 completion of the 8th Vol., N. S., of the Transactions, and 

 made a special report. From this it appeared, that the num- 

 ber of subscribers at this time is 113; that 77 copies are distri- 

 buted by donation and in exchanges, and that 9 cojoies of the 

 volume have been sold; making an aggregate number of 199. 

 The report announced that Vol. 9 is now in the press, and 

 that the available funds of the Committee amount to ^'957, of 

 which, however, a part remains uncollected. 



Stated Meeting, September 15. 



Present, thirty-five members. 



Mr. Du Ponceau, President, in the Chair. 



Dr. W. W. Gerhard, and William H. Dilling-ham, Esq., 

 members elect, were presented, and took their seats. 



