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be explained by its electrical state by union with oxygen 

 becoming disguised, and rendering it until the oxide be 

 removed incapable of further action) might throw some light 

 upon the nature of the electrical change produced. Expe- 

 riments were instituted to this effect, which showed that no 

 trace of magnetism could be thereby produced. 



The President laid before the Academy some supple- 

 mentary details connected with his " Researches respecting 

 Vibration." 



The President read to the Academy the Address of con- 

 gratulation to Her Majesty, prepared by Council in pursu- 

 ance of the resolution of the Academy at its last meeting. 



DONATIONS. 



Quarterly Journal of the Statistical Society of London. 

 Vol. II. Part 6. Presented by the Society. 



Report of the Committee of Commerce and Agriculture of 

 the Royal Asiatic Society. 1839. Presented by the Society. 



Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. 

 Vol. VI. Part 3. Presented by the Society. 



Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 

 Vol. I. No. 8. Presented by the Society. 



Reports of the Council of the Literary and Historical 

 Society of Quebec, for 1835 and 1839. 



Collection de Memoires et de Relations sur VHistoire 

 ancienne du Canada dapres des manuscrits recemment oble- 

 nus des Archives et Bureaux Publics en France. 



Presented by Robt. Symes, Esq., Secretary of the Society. 



The Theory of the Moon. By John W. Lubbock, Esq. 

 V. P. R. S. &c. Presented by the Author. 



Flora Batata. No. 118. 5 plates. By Jan Koops. Pre- 

 sented by the Author. 



