tion of practical astronomy, with a zeal and success hitherto without 

 a parallel in this country. 



Dr. Patterson, on behalf of the Committee on the Observatory, 

 called the attention of the Society to two plans and elevations 

 of the proposed building, which had been prepared by Mr. 

 Strickland. 



After some conversation on the subject of the omission, by 

 some of the members elect, to sign the laws, agreeably to a pro- 

 vision contained in the first chapter of them, it was on motion 

 of Dr. Chapman, 



Resolved, that the Secretaries be instructed to report, whe- 

 ther any, and what measures are necessary, to secure con- 

 formity on the part of members elect, residing within ten 

 miles of the Hall, to the provision which requires them to sign 

 the laws in the course of the year immediately succeeding their 

 election. 



Dr. Bache, on behalf of the Secretaries, announced that they 

 had appointed Mr. Kane, one of their number, to be Reporter 

 of the Society's Proceedings for the year 1841. 



Mr. John Vaughan was re-elected Librarian. 



The following standing committees were appointed for the 

 year. 



Of Finance.— My. C. C. Biddle, Mr. Ord, Dr. Patterson. 



Of Publication. — Mr. Lea, Dr. Hays, Mr. Fisher. 



On the Hall.— -Mr. Strickland, Mr. Kane, Mr. Vaughan. 



On the Library. — Mr. Ord, Dr. Hays, Mr. Campbell. 



Agreeably to a provision of the laws, the list of surviving 

 members of the Society was read. It appeared that the num- 

 ber of members at this time is 327; of whom 227 reside in the 

 United States, and 100 in foreign countries. 



The following gentlemen were then elected members of the 

 Society: — 



The Chevalier Bernardo Quaranta, of Naples. 



David Irvin, of Madison, Wisconsin Territory. 



Doctor Adolph Carl Peter Callisen, of Copenhagen. 



William Rawle, of Philadelphia. 



Rev. Benjamin Dorr, of Philadelphia. 



John A. Stephens, of New York. 



Tobias Wagner, of Philadelphia. 



