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On the Evaporative Power of Different Kinds of Coal. Edinburgh, 

 1841. 8vo. — From Major Bache, U. S. Engineers. 



Geography of Great Britain and Ireland, in Chinese. — From Dr. 

 Diver. 



FOR THE CABINET. 



A Lithographic Portrait of Mr. Hassler, Superintendent of the U. S. 

 Coast Survey. — From Mr. Vaughan. 



The copies of the work of Admiral Schischkow, transmitted 

 for distribution by the Imperial Academy of St. Petersburg, 

 were ordered to be sent to the University of Harvard, Mass.; 

 the University of Virginia; the Philadelphia Library; and the 

 National Institution at Washington. 



Stated Meeting, September 17. 



Present, twenty-two members. 



Dr. Chapman, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Letters were received and read — 



From the Rev. Charles Gutzlaff, dated Macao, March 16, 

 1840, making acknowledgments for the honour of his election 

 to membership, and giving information as to his progress in 

 the preparation of the Chinese Dictionary and Grammar: — 



From the Royal Academy of Sciences, Institute of France, 

 dated July 5, 1841 ; the Royal Society of Edinburgh, dated De- 

 cember 7, 1840; the Royal Asiatic Society, without date; the 

 Royal Academy of Sciences of Gottingen, dated April 2, 1841; 

 and the Royal Academy of Sciences of Berlin, dated July 15, 

 and August 10, 1840; transmitting donations to the Library, 

 and acknowledging the receipt of the Transactions and Pro- 

 ceedings of the Society: — 



From the Hon. C. C. Cambreleng, Minister to Russia, dated 

 St. Petersburg, June 19, 1841, transmitting, at the request of 

 Admiral Krusenstern, a copy of his Charts of the Pacific 

 Ocean : — 



