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Geologists and Naturalists, dated New York, June 5th, 1846, 

 transmitting copies of circulars of the Association: — 



From Signor Zantedeschi, dated Venice, Aug. 14, 1845, on 

 transmitting a donation to the Society: — 



From Von Hammer Purgstall, dated Vienna, Feb. 25, 1846, 

 on transmitting a donation to the Society: — 



From the friends of the late Prof. Bessel, dated Konigsberg, 

 March 21, 1846, announcing his death: — 



From the family of the late Mr. Pickering, of Boston, dated 

 Boston, June 9th, 1846, on returning a MS. of Mr. S. S. Hal- 

 deman's to the Secretary: — and. 



From Mr. Henry M'llvaine, dated Philadelphia, June 11, 

 1846, asking for two Mexican silver drinking cups, and a ces- 

 tus, deposited many years ago by Mr. Joseph E. Bloomfield. 



On motion of Mr. Ord, the Curators were authorized to re- 

 turn the articles deposited in the Cabinet to Mr. M'llvaine, as 

 the representative of Mr. Bloomfield. 



The following donations were announced: — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



Bulletin de la Societe de Geographie. Troisieme Serie. Tome IV. 

 Paris, 1845. 8vo. — From the Society. 



Journal Asiatique. Quatrieme Serie. Tome VI. No. 28. Novem- 

 bre, 1845. No. 29. Decembre, 1845. Tome VII. No. 30. 

 Janvier, 1846. No. 31. Fevrier, 1846. 8vo. — From the Asia- 

 tic Society of Paris. 



Annales des Mines. Quatrieme Serie. Tome VII. 3e Livraison de 

 1845. Tome VIII. 4e Livraison de 1845. 8vo. — From the 

 Engineers of Mines, of Paris. 



The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ire- 

 land. No. XVI. Part 2. London, 1846. 8vo.— From the So- 

 ciety. 



Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Vol. VII. Nos. 

 4, 5, and 6. 8vo. — From the Society. 



The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London. Edited 

 by the Vice-Secretary of the Geological Society. Volume the 

 First. 1845. Volume the Second. Parti. No. 5. 1846. 8vo. 

 From the Geological Society. 



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