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Journal of Medicine and Surgery. Vol. III. No. 6. New Se- 

 ries. — From C. W. Short, M.D. of Lovisville. 



Perpetual Calendar, Civil and Ecclesiastical, freed from Dominical 

 Letters, Solar Cycle, Golden Numbers, Extended Tables of 

 Epacts and Algebraic Formulse. By William M'llvaine. Bur- 

 lington, N. J. 1844. Six Copies. — From the Author. 



Atlas von 19 Zeichnungs Tafeln zur Darstellung der Baltimore-Ohio 

 Eisenbahn untersucht von Carl Ghega, Doctor der Mathemalik 

 Auf seiner Reise in den Vereinigten Staaten von Nord America. 

 1844. Folio. — From the Author. 



ADDITION TO THE LIBRARY BY PURCHASE. 



Astronomische Nachrichten. Nos. 538 to 541. Title and Index to 

 Vol. XXII. 4to. 



DONATION TO THE CABINET. 



A Specimen of Metal, said to be Fixed Mercury, but which proved to 

 be Spelter. — From John B. Sartori, Esq., of Leghorn. 



The Committee appointed on Mr. Hamilton's paper on the 

 Prevailing Winds observed at Fort Union, Upper Missouri: 

 the Committee appointed on Mr. Gillis's paper on Barometric 

 and Thermometric Means, &c.: and the Committee appointed 

 18th August, 1843, on Mr. Lea's paper on Shells, were, on 

 motion, discharged. 



The list of the Committees on obituary notices was read. 



Dr. Patterson announced the death of Mr. Joseph Cloud, 

 long a member of this Society, in his 75th year. 



On motion, Mr. Eckfeldt was appointed to prepare an obi- 

 tuary notice of Mr. Cloud. 



Mr. M'llvaine made a communication upon the subject of 

 the calendar presented by him to the Society this evening, en- 

 titled, "Memoir Explanatory of a Perpetual Calendar, Civil 

 and Ecclesiastic, freed from Dominical Letters, Solar Cycle, 

 Golden Numbers, Extended Tables of Epacts, and Algebraic 

 Formulae;" which was referred to a Committee, consisting of 

 Dr. Patterson, Professor Frazer, and Mr. Walker. 



A communication was read from Mr. Charles Miner, on the 

 subject of the progressive advancement of the Rocky Moun- 

 tain Swallow into this State and elsewhere, and suggesting in- 



