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Scraps, Osteologic and Archaiological. By John Penington. 1841. 



8vo. — From the same. 

 Reports of Dr. Beck, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Vanuxem, and others, on the 



Geological Survey of New York. 1841. 8vo. — From Mr. L. 



Vanuxem. 

 Journal of the Franklin Institute. July, 1841. 8vo. — From the In- 

 stitute. 

 The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. Edited by Isaac 



Hays, M.D. &c. &c. July, 1841. 8vo.— From the Editor. 

 The American Medical Library and Intelligencer. By Robley Dun- 



glison, M.D. New Series. Vol. I. No. 1. July, 1841. — From 



the Editor. 



FOR THE CABINET. 



A specimen of Marble from Granada, of Andalusia. — From Mr. N. 



Patrullo. 

 A large Map of South America, by Olmedilla. Published by order 



of the Spanish Government, in 1775. — From the same. 



The committee, consisting of Professor Bache, Mr. Walker, 

 and Mr. Lukens, to which was referred the paper by Mr. 

 Hassler, entitled "Description of a New Form of Transporta- 

 ble Original Barometer," &c. reported in favour of its publica- 

 tion in the Transactions, and recommended that in accordance 

 with the author's directions, as communicated through the Li- 

 brarian, it be published without alteration of the phraseology. 

 The Society declined making the publication in the manner 

 proposed, and ordered the paper to be placed at the disposal of 

 Mr. Hassler. 



The committee, consisting of Mr. Nicklin, Dr. Hays, and 

 Mr. F. Peale, to which was referred the "Continuation of Mr. 

 Lea's Paper on Fresh Water and Land Shells," read on the 

 18th of June last, reported in favour of its publication in the 

 Transactions; and it was ordered accordingly. 



In this paper Mr. Lea describes twenty-two new species of fresh 

 water and land shells of the United States, chiefly from Alabama and 

 Tennessee. The new Valvata (bicarinata) from the Schuylkill is 

 interesting from the fact of its inhabiting within the precincts of our 

 city, and remaining unobserved heretofore. The shell resembles in 

 form the tricarinata of Say, but differs in the number of the carinas, 



