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Wayland (Francis.) A Discourse in Commemoration of the Life and Character of the Hon. 



Nicholas Brown, delivered in the Chapel of Brown University, November 3d, 1841, 



by Francis Wayland, D. D. 8vo. 

 Weld (Lewis.) Twenty-fifth Annual Report of the Directors of the American Asylum for the 



Deaf and Dumb. Hartford, (Con.,) 1841. 8vo. 

 Wharton (George M.) Twenty-third annual Report of the Controllers of the Public Schools of 



the City and County of Philadelphia. 1841. 8vo. 

 White (W. H.) Academic Royale de Bruxelles. Extrait du Tome VL, No. 10, des Bulletins; 



sur la Temperature de I'Eau de Puits, par W. H. White. — On the Theories of the 



Weather Prophets, by W. H. White, Secretary of the Meteorological Society of 



London. 

 Wolf (Ferdinand.) Ueber die Lais, Sequenzen und Leiche. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der 



Rhythmischen formen und Singweisen der Volkslieder und der Volksmiissigen Kirchen- 



und Kunstlieder im Mittelalter. Von Ferdinand Wolf. Heidelberg, 1841. 8vo. 

 Wood (George B.) A Memoir of the late Joseph Parrish, M. D., by George B. Wood, M. D. 



1840. 8vo. 



Wood (William B.) The Canton Register, November 8, 1827, to December 13, 1828, inclusive. 

 Folio. The same work from January, 1830, to August, 1833, Folio. 



The Chinese Courier from July, 1831, to September, 1833. 3 vols. Folio. 



Zantedeschi (Francesco.) Delia Elettrotipia. Memorie di Francesco Zantedeschi. Venice, 



1841, 4to, 



An Engraved Portrait of Mehemet Ali, from a plate produced by the galvanic process. 



DONATIONS FOR THE CABINET. 



Amies (William.) A Painting emblematic of the Union of the American States, executed in 1784. 



Framed. 

 A Broad Sheet Copy of the Resolution of the Continental Congress, passed 14th January, 



1784 ; authenticated by the autograph Signature of Charles Thompson, Secretary to 



Congress. 

 Andrews (William Winthrop.) Two Specimens of preserved Butterflies from Malta, accompanied 



with explanatory letters from the donor (U. S. Consul at Malta,) and the Rev. Dr. 



Bethune. 

 Barnam (George.) An Inkstand of a new construction, invented by Mr. George Barnam. 

 Department of State, Washington. A Fac Simile of the engrossed Copy of the Declaration of 



Independence. 

 Diver (Dr.) Twenty-one Copper Coins, chiefly Oriental. 

 Dunglison (Robley.) A Specimen of the Chinese Printing Blocks. 

 Gilpin (Joshua.) A Specimen of Rock from the highest pinnacle of Mont Blanc. This specimen 



had been presented to the donor by the celebrated Professor de Saussure, in 1798. — 



