1. Dimensions and proportions of American soldiers; B. A. Goutp. 
__ 12, On a regulator for maintaining uniform motion, and an apparatus 
- lor recording time-observations in type; J. E. Hiearp. 
18. Mineral lands of the United States, and the relation of the govern- 
ment to their management; J. D. War 
at once for the equipment of the laboratory, and the balance to endow 
‘quatly the Chemical and Engineering departments. 
Mhomical Observations—Mr. Gillis expresses in his Preface, his pleas- 
pit “the prosecution of these observations should have resulted in 
ye uttion of a permanent Naval Observatory.” 
ening the three years, 1849 to 1861, Capt. Gilliss was in Chili, in 
2of the U. S. Expedition for determining the Solar Zastewrop bet 
ront 
in—reached home from the Libby prison, after four 
i Prisonment, only the day before his father died. 
Rez P, Borp.—It is seldom that astronomical science has re- 
