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first part of the new volume of the Transactions of the Society, 

 would be published in a few days. 



Mr. Vaughan reported the death of Mr. Prinsep, of Calcutta, 

 a member of the Society. 



On motion, it was resolved, that a Committee be appointed 

 to arrange the Franklin Papers deposited with the Society, 

 (see Proceedings, No. XII, p. 253,) and to report a plan for 

 the better preservation of the Manuscripts of the Society. 



Dr. Dunglison, Reporter, presented No. 12 of the printed 

 Bulletin of the Proceedings of the Society for May, June, and 

 July, 1840. 



Stated Meeting, September 18. 



Present, twenty-six members. 



Dr. Patterson, and subsequently Dr. Chapman, Vice 

 Presidents, in the Chair. 



The following donations were received: — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



Transactions of the Geological Society of London. Second Series. 

 Vol. V. Part 3. 4to. London, 1840 — From the Society. 



Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. Vol. II. Part 4. 

 4to. London, 1840. — From the Society. 



Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Part VII. 1839. 

 8vo. — From the same. 



Reports of the Council and Auditors of the Zoological Society of 

 London ; read at the annual general meeting, April 29, 1840. 

 8vo. London, 1840. — From the same. 



Flora Batava of Afbeelding en Beschryving van Nederlandsche 

 Gewassen, door Jan Kops, Hoogleeraar te Utrecht, u. s. w. en 

 F. A. W. Miquel. 4to. 119 Aflevering. 5 Platen. 4to. Am- 

 sterdam. — From his Majesty the King of the Netherlands. 



Medicinisches Schriftsteller-Lexicon der jetzt lebenden Aerzte, Wund- 

 'arzte, Geburtshelfer, Apotheker, und Naturforscher aller gebil- 



