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Reports on the Ichthyology and Herpetology of Massachusetts. By 

 D. Humphreys Storer, M. D. — From the Author. 



Carte Generate de l'Empire d'Allemagne, par M. Chauchard. Paris, 

 1791. — From Mr. Du Ponceau. 



Carte de la Partie Septentrionale de l'ltalie, par M. Chauchard. 

 Paris, 1791. — From the same. 



Renati Descartes Principia Philosophise. Amsterdam, 1692. — From 

 Mr. William Kintzing. 



Friderici Wilhelmi Pestel Commentarii de Republica Batava. Ley- 

 den, 1782. — From Mr. John Vaughan. 



Meteorological Essays and Observations. By J. Frederic Daniell, 

 F.R.S. London, 1827. — From the same. 



New Remedies : the Method of preparing and administering them ; 

 their Effects on the healthy and diseased Economy, &c. By Rob- 

 ley Dunglison, M. D. Philadelphia, 1839. — From the Author. 



The Select Medical Library. Six Volumes. Philadelphia, 1838 and 

 1839. — From the Editor. 



The Eclectic Journal of Medicine. Edited by John Bell, M. D. Vol. 

 III. Philadelphia, 1839.— From the Editor. 



The American Journal of Science and Arts. Conducted by Benja- 

 min Silliman, M. D., LL. D., aided by Benjamin Silliman, jr., 

 A.B. Vol. XXXVII. Nos. 1 and 2. For July and October. 

 New Haven, 1839. — From the Conductors. 



A letter was read from the Secretary of the Geographical 

 Society of Paris, announcing the purpose of that society to 

 form a Geographical Museum, and inviting contributions from 

 the members of this society. 



The Committee, consisting of Dr. Bache, Dr. Patterson and 

 Mr. Booth, to whom the paper of Doctor Hare, read at the last 

 meeting of the society, was referred, entitled, "Description of 

 an Apparatus for deflagrating carburets, phosphurets, or cya- 

 nides, in vacuo, or in an atmosphere of hydrogen, between elec- 

 trodes of charcoal; with an account of the results obtained by 

 these and other means, especially the isolation of calcium, and 

 formation of a new fulminating compound. By R. Hare, 

 M. D., Professor of Chemistry in the University of Pennsyl- 

 vania," reported in favour of publication in the Society's 

 Transactions. The publication was ordered accordingly. 



