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certain legal proceedings affecting property of the Society; 

 which was referred to a special committee, consisting of Mr. 

 Fraley, Mr. Breck, Mr. Kuhn, and Mr. Williams. 

 The following donations were announced: — 



FOR THE LIBRARY. 



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



No. 91. 8vo. 1843. — From the Society. 

 Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 



Nos. 20, 21. 8vo. 1842. — From the Academy. 

 The African Repository and Colonial Journal. Vol. XIX. No. 1. 



8vo. Washington, 1843. — From the American Colonization 



Society. 

 The President's Message to 27th Congress, 7th Dec. 1842. — From 



the Hon. Joseph R. Ingersoll. 

 Investigation upon the Coast Survey and the Construction of Stand- 

 ards, &c By F. R. Hassler. 8vo. 1843.— From Mr. Richard 



Norris. 



FOR THE CABINET. 



A Case of Fossils collected by the donor in the environs of Havre, 

 France. — From Mr. Charles Alexandre Lesueur. 



Professor Bache exhibited in action to the Society several 

 forms of the dew-point hygrometer described by him at the 

 last meeting. 



On motion of Mr. Lea, ten copies of the Transactions were 

 placed at the disposal of the Committee of Publication, to be 

 distributed to the proprietors of such scientific and literary 

 journals as they may select. 



Special Meeting, February 10. 



Present, twenty-two members. 



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



Mr. Fraley, on behalf of the Committee appointed at the 

 last meeting, made report; and on his motion, the Committee 



