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27. Western Museum Society. Cincinnati, Ohio. Esta- 

 blished in 1818. The objects of this institution are, as stated in 

 the public Address, to form an extensive museum of, 1. Our 

 metals and minerals, generally including petrifactions. 2. Of 

 our indigenous animals, embracing the remains of those now 

 extinct. 3. The relics of the unknown people who constructed 

 the ancient works now found in our country. Agreeably to 

 these views, an extensive cabinet has already been formed, 

 which is rapidly increasing. 



28. Literary and Philosophical Society. Charleston, South 

 Carolina. Instituted . This society has a choice cabi- 

 net ; but has hitherto, we believe, published no Transactions. 

 The distinguished Mr. Elliot is the President. 



29. Lyceum of Natural History. New Orleans, Louisiana. 

 Instituted 1825. Recent information respecting this society 

 represents it as already in a flourishing state. 



The above is as complete a list as I have been enabled to 

 make out, and perhaps many others are still omitted. For 

 these omissions I am not responsible, as it is extremely diffi- 

 cult, if not impracticable, to obtain information respecting our 

 societies in the interior. On the spot where I am now writing, 

 it is much easier to obtain information from Petersburg or 

 Pavia, than from Cincinnati, Pittsburg, or Natchez. I trust 

 to your superior means of information, for supplying all defi- 

 ciencies, and remain, Respectfully yours, &c. 



New York, Dec. 12, 1825. S. E. D, 



ROYAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF PARIS. 



Nov. 28. — M. Granier, mayor of TrefFort, communicated 

 some experiments on a fruit called Savignon, with specimens 

 of an oil which he had extracted from it. — M. Moreau de 

 Jonnes presented two works in manuscript, entitled, respec- 

 tively, " Geography of the plants of the French West Indian 

 islands, to which a Caribbean Flora is prefixed," and "Geogra- 

 phical researches on the march of the pestilential cholera mor- 

 bus in India, Persia," &c. — M. Dumeril made a verbal report 

 on M. Velpeau's treatise on surgical anatomy. — M. Damoiseau 

 made a verbal report on the observations made by M. Littrow 

 at the Vienna observatory. — M. Ampere read a memoir on 

 the action exerted by an electro-dynamic circuit forming a 

 plane curve, the dimensions of which are considered as infi- 

 nitely small. — M. Poisson read a memoir, entitled, Solution 

 of a problem relative to terrestrial magnetism. 



Jan. 2, 1826. — General Andreossy, in his own name and 

 that of Admiral de Rosily, made a favourable report on 

 M. Moreau de Jonnes's work, entitled, " Considerations on 



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