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The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. Conducted by Prof. 

 Jameson. No. 86. Vol. XLIII. April— October, 1847. 8vo. 

 Astronomische Nachrichten. Nos. 610 and 611. 4to. 



Dr. Franklin Bache announced the death of the Hon. Alex- 

 ander Everett, a member of this Society, on the 29th of June 

 last. 



A letter was read from Richard Owen, Esq. to the Hon. 

 Edward Everett, President of the University of Cambridge, 

 Mass., containing some remarks upon Dr. Meigs' paper on 

 the generation of Didelphis Virginiana, and expressed his de- 

 sire to obtain a specimen of a gravid female of this species for 

 the Hunterian Museum. 



Dr. Meigs made some remarks upon this letter, defending 

 his belief that the young opossum is developed from a placenta. 



Dr. Dunglison made some remarks upon the same subject, 

 agreeing with Prof. Owen. 



Prof. Frazer read an extract from a letter of Prof. Mitchell, 

 of Cincinnati, stating that he believed he had obtained two posi- 

 tions of Lassel's satellite of Neptune, nearly 180° apart, and 

 with an interval of about six days. 



Pending nominations, from No. 197 to 202, were read. 



Mr. Ord called for the consideration of the by-laws prepared 

 by him at the last meeting, which being ordered, the substitute 

 offered by him in place of chapter I., section X. of the Laws of 

 the Society, was unanimously adopted, (twenty-three members 

 voting in the affirmative,) as follows, viz: — 



" Such members as reside within ten miles of the Hall of the So- 

 ciety, and such others as desire to vote at the meetings and elections, 

 shall pay an admission fee of ten dollars ; and annually thereafter, 

 on the first Friday of January, a contribution of ten dollars ; but 

 should the annual contribution be not paid on or before the third 

 Friday in July, then shall ten per centum be added to the same for 

 each and every year that it shall remain unpaid." 



