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cal Survey of India; the Society at Helsingfors; the Archives 
of Physical and Natural Sciences at Geneva; the Anthropo- 
logical Society and Royal Geological Institute at Vienna; the 
‘Natural History Societies at Altenburg, Bremen, Bonn and 
Stuttgart; the German Geological Society; the Society of 
Natural and Medical Sciences at Giessen; the Horticultural 
Society at Gorlitz; the Physical-Economical Society at Kénigs- 
berg; the Geographical and Natural History Societies at Leip- 
| sic; the Astronomical, Geological and Geographical Socie- 
| ties at London; the Boston Society of Natural History; the 
Essex Institute ; Museum of’ Comparative Zodlogy ; American | 
Journal of Science; New Jersey Historical Society ; Franklin 
Institute, Henry Phillips, Jr., Prof. E. D. Cope; Kosmos; the 
Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania; Prof, Ira Remsen, 
il of Baltimore, and Major Hotchkiss, of Stanton, Virginia. 
i Mr. Henry Phillips, Jr., presented two valuable catalogues 
of collections of coins; one of Jerome de Vries, Jr. of Amster- 
dam; the other of the Marquis Remedi of Sarzani, hand 
somely illustrated with heliotype plates. 
Prof. John J. Stevenson of the University of the City of 
New York communicated a paper entitled: “Some notes re- Ri 
specting metamorphism,” 
Mr. Carson read by appointment an obituary notice of the 
late Gen. A. A. Humphreys. 
Dr. Frazer exhibited and explained his invention of a form 
of hand-compass, in which the needle is preserved from injury 
by carriage. 
| Mr. Ashburner exhibited and described a new map of the 
| anthracite coal region with columnar lists of the production 
HH of each mine. 
The Treasurer read his annual report, which was submitted | 
to the Committee on Finance. 
Pending nominations Nos. 1081 to 1038 were read, and the 
meeting was adjourned. 
