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4to. New-York 1805. From the following members, a bust 

 of the Hon. Stephen Van Rensselaer, President, execu 

 ted by Mr. Coffee of this city, viz. Charles R. Webster, R. V 

 De Witt, Peter Wendell, William Mavell, Henry W. Sny- 

 der, Elisha W. Skinner, Robert Boyd, 'Hugh Dennist ™ 

 Romeyn Beck, N. F. Beck, Peter Bullions, D. M'Kercher, 

 Lewis C. Beck, Joseph Henry, Matthew H. Webster. 



Dr. Lewis C. Beck read a notice and chemical examina- 

 tion of the mineral water recently discovered in the city of 

 Albany, on the promises of Messrs. Boyd & McCulloch. — 

 (This communication has been published in the New-York 

 Medical and Physical Journal, vol. 6.) 



Mr. Matthew H. Webster read a memoir of the life and 

 writings of the Count La Cepede, translated from the Revue 

 Encyclopedique. 



The Hon. Stephen Van Rensselaer communicated by let- 

 ter, from Washington, sundry meteorological observations for 

 the year 1826, made at that place, by the Rev. Robert Little, 

 as follows : 



Januarv e , rm ° meler '^64* *' *' ean ^P erature - 



February, 68 11 41 



March, 79 30 49 



April, 81 31 53 



May, 93 55 73 



June, 95 64 77 



July, 96 58 77 



August, 96 60 77 



September, 92 47 72 



October, 83 31 59 



November, 71 20 48 



December, 66 8 37 



Mean temperature of the year 58.03, being one degree more 

 than 1825. Rain fallen during the vear 24.70 inches. 



Matthew Stevenson, M. D. of Cambridge, Washington 

 county, corresponding member, communicated a meteorolo- 

 gical table for 1826, kept at Cambridge, as follows : 



