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The Librarian, Mr. Ord, reported that he had surrendered 

 to Mr. F. Blake, applying on behalf of the family of Captain 

 Rogers, the log-book of the steam-ship Savannah, which had 

 been deposited with the Society by the late Vice President 

 Hopkinson, on the 3d of April, 1840. 



On motion of Mr. Walker, a Committee was appointed to 

 make and collect observations on the solar eclipse of Dec. 9. 

 The Committee appointed were Mr. Walker, Dr. Patterson, 

 Prof. A. D. Bache, Prof. Kendall, Mr. R. T. Paine, Prof. 

 Alexander, Prof. Frazer, Prof. Bartlett, Mr. Lukens, Prof. 

 Loomis, Prof. Norton, Prof. Locke, Mr. Gummere, Mr. Chas. 

 J. Wistar, Prof. Courtenay, Prof. Cresson, Prof. Peirce, Mr. 

 Borden, Mr. Downes, and Mr. Charles M'Euen. 



Stated Meeting, Dec. 20. 

 Present, thirty-nine members. 



Dr. Patterson, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Letters were announced and read: — 



From the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 

 dated Philadelphia, Dec. 9, 1844, acknowledging the receipt of 

 a copy of Dr. Dunglison's discourse on the late President of 

 the Society: — and. 



From Mr. Dudley Leavitt, dated Meredith, November, 

 1844, accompanying tables of the moon's rising and setting. 



Professor Perry, of the United States' Navy, member of the 

 Maryland Academy of Sciences, was introduced by Mr. Wal- 

 ker, and took his seat. 



The following donations were announced: — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



The Twenty-eighth Report of the Directors of the American Asylum, 

 at Hartford, for the Education and Instruction of the Deaf and 

 Dumb. Exhibited to the Asylum, May 11, 1844. Hartford, 

 1844. 8vo. — From the Directors. 



An Introductory Lecture to the Course of Institutes of Medicine, &c., 



