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Society (110, 111); the Fondation Teyler (111); and the Sta- 
tistical Society of London (110, 111). 
Letters of envoy were received from the Trigonometrical 
Survey of India, March 13th; the Central Observatory and 
the Botanic Garden at St. Petersburgh; the Musée Guimét; 
and the Meteorological Observatory at Cordoba, S. A. 
Donations for the Library were received from the Royal 
Academy at Rome; the Société de Géographie; the Revista 
Euskara; London Nature; the Canadian Naturalist; Boston 
Natural History Society; Mr. J. R. Stanwood, Boston; Mr. 8. 
A. Green, Groton; the Pennsylvania Iistorical Society; Phar- 
maceutical Association; Mr. Henry Phillips, Jr.; Mr. Albert 
S. Gatschet ; Prof. H. Carvill Lewis; the U.S. Museum; U. 
8. Fish Commission; Mr. A. G. Bell; the American Antiqua- 
rian; University of Michigan; and Argentine Observatory. 
The death of Jos. J. Lewis, of Westchester, April 6, aged 81, 
was announced by Mr, Fraley. 
Prof. H. 8. Williams of Cornell University, communicated 
a paper “On a Crinoid with movable spines,” through Prof. 
Claypole, who explained the subject. 
Prof. Claypole described a downthrow fault of 8500 feet, 
South of New Bloomfield, Perry county, Pa., and showed how 
the errors in the colored geological map of that county should 
be corrected, 
Pending nominations, Nos. 979, 981 to 985 were read, and 
Nos. 979, 981 to 983 were balloted for. 
Proceedings of the Society from 1744 to 1837, as condensed 
by the Librarian, were ordered to be printed, on the recom- 
mendation of the Committee of Five, the report of which was 
presented by Mr. Phillips, with estimates of cost, &. On mo- 
tion of Mr. Phillips the Secretaries were authorized to publish 
in fac simile the letter of Franklin, 1774, with which the 
records commence. 
Mr. Fraley reported that he had received and paid over to 
the Treasurer $132.48, being the interest on the Michaux 
French rentes, due April 1. 
On examination of the ballot boxes by the presiding officer, 
