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for the Americans in Paris, and transmitted by them for the pur¬ 
pose of being hung in the Hall of Representatives, as a pendant 
to that of Washington. 
Mr. Robert Greenhow exhibited several living specimens of the 
brilliant large fire-fly of the Island of Cuba, which he presented 
to the Institution. 
It was announced that the Spagnoletto Picture, (Job and hisCom- 
forters,) presented by Dr. Gibbs, of Columbia, South Carolina, had 
been repaired and framed, and hung up in the Hall. 
Adjourned Meeting , June 20, 1842. 
The Corresponding Secretary announced the following contribu¬ 
tions and deposites: 
For the Cabinet. 
Stalactite from the Cherokee Nation. —From Mrs, George Clarke, of 
Georgetown. 
Specimens of Colored Woods, &c., as follow.— From Capt. George 
W. Hughes, Top. Engineers. 
1 A veneering of colored and polished Plane tree on common white pine. 
2 A sample of Apple tree wood, colored but not polished. 
3 Do. Pear “ “ “ 
4 Do. Willow “ “ “ “ 
5 Do. Beach tree wood colored and varnished. 
The above specimens prepared according to Weissen Creech’s, an improvement 
on Boucherie’s process for the preservation and beautifying of timber. 
6 Samples of felt cloth, manufactured at Leeds, after an American Patent. 
7 Specimens of hois de bout , employed in the construction of road-ways, bridge 
floors, and economic railroads, at mines and manufactories. 
Model of the rail and fastenings used on the Annapolis railroad. 
Bateau a vapour pour naviguer sur les canaux et les rivieres, par Ad. Le Hardy 
de Beaulieu, Ingenieur Civile a Siege. 
Box of Minerals, &c., &c. —From Usher Parsons, M. D., Provi¬ 
dence, R. 1. 
For the Library. 
Laws of the Society for the Advancement of Horticulture in Russia, 
6th edition, Berlin,—List of the members of the above Society at 
the end of December, 1840.-—Transactions of the same, No. 30, 
with engravings, voh 15, part 1, 1840; No. 31, vol. 15, part 2, 
1841. —From the Society. 
Richerche intorno all’ Applicazione delle Machine locomotive ai piani 
Inclinati della Strade di Ferro. Memoria dell’ Ingegnere Giovani 
Arcari, Venezia, 1841. —From the Author. 
Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, vol. 2, No. 21, 
January, February, March, and April, 1842. —-From the Society. 
Onzieme Rapport Annuel sur les Travaux de la Societe d’Historie 
Naturelle de File Maurice, 1841.—Sur le Decroissement des 
Forets a File Maurice, read before the Society of Natural History 
of the Island of Mauritius, 1838.— From the Society. 
Meteorological Observations, by B. B. Brown, M. D., St. Louis, 
May, 1842. —From Dr. Brown. 
