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THE NATIONAL INSTITUTION. 
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Stated Meeting , January 10, 1842. 
Present, forty Members. 
Peter Force, Vice-President, in the Chair. 
The following donations were received: 
For the Cabinet. 
Foliated Galena, from near Sunbury, Pennsylvania.— From Profes¬ 
sor W. B. Johnson. 
Gold Ores from Spottsylvania, Culpepper, and Orange Counties, 
Virginia; Charlotte, North-Carolina; and Blackbrier’s, Georgia.— 
From Dr. Marcus C. Buck , U. S. A. 
Card of American Insects, prepared by J. H. D’Bille.— From the 
same. 
Address and Toast of General La Fayette, at Culpepper Court 
House, Virginia, in his own hand-writing.— From the same. 
Silk Fan, woven by silk worms trained by Miss E. Tutt, of Virgi¬ 
nia.— From the same. 
Plaster cast of Christ. —From Mr. Gill. 
Snakes from Greenleaf’s Point, D. C. —From some Boys. 
Petrifaction from Pilot Knob, Kentucky. —From H. W. DarnalL 
Insects from the District of Columbia.— From Mr. Smith. 
Iguana, from the Gallipagos Islands. —From John Boyle. 
Indian Pouch, from Missouri. —From Miss L. A. O'Brien. 
Box of fresh water Shells of the Potomac river, (Unio, Cyclas, 
Melania, Paludina, Flanorbis, Physa, &c.) —From Master Henry 
C. Force. 
Anser canadensis, (common Wild Goose,) Potomac river.— From 
the same. 
Nankeen colored Cotton. —From Seth Sweetzer, U. S. Consul , 
Guayaquil. 
Valuable Microscope.— From TV. G. Cranch. 
Fungus of the District of Columbia.— From H. Gee. 
Two specimens of Cathartes aura, (Turkey Buzzard,) from Mary¬ 
land.— From Manning F. Force. 
