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The following donations were announced: — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



Proceedings of the Geological Society of London. Vol. III. Part 2. 



No. 77. 1841. 8vo. — From the Society. 

 Proceedings of the Botanical Society of London, from July, 1836, to 



Nov. 1838. 1839. 8vo.— From the Society. 

 Ad Runographiam Scandinavia? Accessiones Novas. Upsal, 1833. 



4to. — From Mr. Du Ponceau. 

 Vocabularium Vcerendicum. Upsal, 1839. 8vo. — From the same. 

 Kort Beskrifning om Provincien nya Swerige uti America, Com nu 



fortjden af the Engelske kallas Pensylvania, af Thomas Campa- 



nius Holm. Stockholm, 1702. 4to. — From Professor J. H. 



Schroder, of Upsal. 

 Maison de Commission pour l'Etranger, de Hector Bossange, &c. 



Paris, 1841. 8vo. — From M. Bossange. 

 Notes on the Use of Anthracite in the Manufacture of Iron, &c. By 



Walter R. Johnson, A.M. Civil and Mining Engineer, Professor, 



&c. &c. Boston, 1841. 8vo. — From the Author. 



FOR THE CABINET. 



An Engraved Portrait of Alexander Von Humboldt. — From Mr. 

 John Penington. 



Messrs. Saxton and Gobrecht of the U. S. Mint, presented an en- 

 graved Seal for the use of the Secretaries. 



The Committee, consisting of Professor Bache, Dr. Patterson 

 and Professor Henry, to whom Mr. Nagy's letter was referred 

 at the last meeting, presented a report; and in pursuance of 

 their recommendation, it was resolved by the Society, that 

 Mr. Nagy of Vienna be informed that the Society will be 

 pleased to receive an account of his pendulum researches, and 

 also the invariable pendulum with which they were made; and 

 that they will defray the expenses of receiving and returning 

 the instrument, and will cause a corresponding series of obser- 

 vations to be made at Philadelphia. 



Dr. Bache announced the decease of Gen. Thomas Cadwala- 

 der, a member of the Society, on the 25th ult. in the 61st year 

 of his age. 



Dr. Bache reported, that by an arrangement among theSe- 



