546 
8.; London Nature, Old and New; American Academy of 
Sciences ; American Oriental Society; Prof. O. C. Marsh ; M. 
Alph. Loubat; the Franklin Institute; Academy of Natural 
Sciences; Journal of Pharmacy and Penn Monthly, of Phil- 
adelphia, and the Petroleum Monthly. 
An obituary notice of Mr. Eckfeldt, by Mr. Dubois, was 
read by appointment by Mr. Patterson. 
The death of Mr. Ralph Ingersoll, of Connecticut, a mem- 
ber of this Society, August 25th, aged 83, was announced by 
the Secretary. 
Mr. Lyman offered for publication in the Transactions, a 
paper and map of his researches into the geology of the Sta- 
ley’s Creek Coal and Iron region of Virginia, which he de- 
scribed summarily. On motion, they were referred to a 
committee, consisting of Prof. J. ¥. Frazer, Mr. Lesley, and 
Professor P. Frazer, Jr. 
Pending nominations, Nos. 697 to 702, were read, and 
new nominations, Nos. 703 to 705. 
On motion, the West Virginia University, at Morgantown, 
was ordered to be placed on the list of correspondents to re- 
ceive the Proceedings. 
On motion of Mr. Price, it was resolved that the Curators 
be authorized to deposit the arm-chair, now in posession of 
the Society, one of those used by members of the Continental 
Congress, in the Hall of Independence: provided the authori- 
ties of the City of Philadelphia will agree, by Ordinanee, to 
return it to the Society, whenever so requested by it. 
Dr. Elder asked and received permission to deposit in the 
Hall of the Society a chair, left in his care by Mr. Washing- 
ton, who fell at Vicksburg ; said chair having been occupied 
by Judge Bushrod Washington, presiding in the Circuit 
Court of the United States. 
And the meeting was adjourned. 
