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the flash was very severe, but produced no evil eflect; the 

 lightning had spread itself over the surface, and left its mark 

 at each interruption of the conductor, but did no damage. It 

 was said at the University, that the Rotunda had been fre- 

 quently struck without injury. 



Mr. Fraley, on behalf of the Committee appointed to adjust 

 the claim of Mr. Wm. D. Lewis, reported that the proposed ar- 

 rangement had been made, and the bonds of the Society deli- 

 vered and cancelled. 



Dr. Patterson presented to the Society an application from 

 the chairman of a joint committee of the City Councils and the 

 County Board, for the purchase of the Society's property, 

 which was referred to a special Committee, consisting of Dr. 

 Patterson, Mr. Fraley, and Mr. Coles, to report thereon. 



On motion of Dr. Horner, the head of the Mastodon, belong- 

 ing to the Society, was placed in the custody of the University 

 of Pennsylvania, to be put in the Wistar Museum. 



Stated Meeting, July 18. 



Present, fourteen members. 



Dr. Franklin Bache, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Letters were received and read : — 



From the Linnsean Society, dated London, 18th April, 1845, 

 acknowledging the receipt of donations from this Society: 

 and, — 



From A. D. Bache, dated Washington, 24th June, 1845, 

 announcing a donation from the Treasury Department of the 

 United States. 



The following donations were announced: — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



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

 Jan Kops and J. E. van der Trappen. Livraisons No. 134, 135, 

 136. 4to. Title and Indexes of Vol. WW.— From H. M. the 

 King of the Netherlands. 



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