THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE. 
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1842.] 
Annales de PInstitut d’Afrique, Nos. 2 and 3, February and March, 
1842 .—From H. Wheaton , American Minister , Berlin. 
Large Box, containing Castelneau’s collection of Books on Natural 
History, deposited by him. 
The Corresponding Secretary, reported, that thirty-five Societies 
and Institutions in foreign countries had been added to the list of cor¬ 
respondents of the National Institution ; and submitted a list of their 
titles, and a copy of the letter addressed to them, with the sanction 
of the President of the Institution. 
At page 143 of the Second Bulletin of our proceedings will be 
found a list of foreign Institutions, (one hundred and nine in number,) 
whose correspondence has been solicited, making in all, (exclusive of 
Societies in the United States,) about one hundred and fifty principal 
Scientific Societies, in various parts of the world, with whom the 
National Institute has proposed correspondence and exchanges of 
■transactions, &c. 
Letters and Communications . 
From F. Klotzsch, Secretary of the General Society for the Ad¬ 
vancement of Horticulture in the Prussian States, Berlin, January 
12, 1842: Thanking the Institute for documents transmitted, and 
transmitting in return the transactions, Sic., of the Society, for 1840, 
1841, vol. 15, parts 1 and 2. 
From George Moore, U. S. Consul, Trieste, February 2, 1842 : 
Accompanying a pamphlet by the Civil Engineer, Giovanni Arcari, 
(employed in constructing a great dyke to receive vessels^at Venice,) 
on the subject “ of the Feasibility of Propelling Locomotives up In¬ 
clined Planes,” with a request from the Engineer that the National 
Institute would give an opinion upon it. 
From the same, May 5, 1842: Sending to the Institute a collec¬ 
tion of shells given him by Mr. Tomassini, a distinguished botanist, 
of which a list is enclosed; and promising to forward botanical col¬ 
lections. 
From J. M. Marston, U. S. Consul, Palermo, March 28, 1842. 
From J. M. Marston, U. S. Consul, Palermo, March 20, 1842: 
Acknowledging letters, &c. Duke Serra di Falco, has presented his 
work on the Siculo Norman Churches to the Institute'—stating that he 
Is collecting minerals, &c., for the Institute. 
From Duke Serra di Falco, Palermo, March 7, 1842: Acknow¬ 
ledging membership, &c., and presenting his work on the Siculo 
Norman Churches. 
From General C. TchefFkine, Major General of Engineers of the 
Russian Mines, St. Petersburg, March T-, 1842. 
From C. T. Tod, U. S. Minister, St. Petersburg, March 25, 
1842: Stating that he will forward specimens of the national mines 
of Russia, presented by General TchefFkine. Has presented letters, 
4k,c., addressed to Admiral Krusenstern, &c. 
