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PROCEEDINGS OF 
[1842. 
1836.—Storia cli due Casi, d’Allagiatura d’Arterie, una alia Fe- 
morale, l’Altra all ’lliaca Esterna, Osservazioni di Placido Portal, 
1839.—Memorie Medico-Chirurgiche di P. Portal, vol. II ; Na¬ 
poli, 1836.—Sull ’Ernie Ossevazioni di P. Portal; Napoli, 1842.— 
From the Author. 
Farmer’s Register, &c., by Edmund Ruffin, Petersburg, Virginia, 
Vol. X., Nos. 9 and 10.— From Mr. Ruffin. 
Fourth Annual Report of the Royal National Institution for the Pre¬ 
servation of Life from Shipwreck.—Letter to Lord John Russell, 
on the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck.-— From Hon . John 
C. Spencer. 
Molusca, Fresh Water and Land Shells of Vermont, by Professor 
Charles B. Adams, A. M., Middleburg College, Vermont.—- 
From the Author. 
Literary Age, Vol. 1, No. 1; Philadelphia, 1842.— From the Editor , 
Reynell Coates , M. D. 
Catalogue, &c., of Dartmouth College, New Hampshire .—From 
Royal Gazette, Bermuda, November 1, 1842, containing Meteorolo¬ 
gical Tables.-— From Governor Reid. 
Annales de l’Institut d’Afrique, No. 9, September, 1842 .—From 
H. Wheaton , American Minister, Berlin. 
Catalogue of the Public Library of Geneva, 2 vols., 8vo .—From 
Dr. F. Hall. 
Old and New Testaments in the Native Language, from the Sand¬ 
wich Islands, 2 vols., 8vo.—Dialogues for Schools, 1 vol., 12mo.— 
Seven Newspapers in the Native Language, “Ke Kuma Hawaii .”—■ 
Two Newspapers in the English language, “ The Polynesian” pub¬ 
lished at Oahu, Sandwich Islands.— From John K. Townsend. 
Discourse delivered before the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.— 
From Job R. Tyson , Esq., Philadelphia. 
Letters from George Washington to Arthur Young, Esq., F. R. S., 
agricultural subjects.— From J. F. Callan. 
Essay on the Means and Importance of introducing the Elements of 
Geometry into the General Plan of Education, by Dr. McCurdy, 
of Fairhead.—A Sermon, by John C. Smith.— From JohnVarden. 
The following letter was read : 
Georgetown College, December 7, 1842. 
Dear Sir : I take great pleasure in requesting through you the acceptance by the 
National Institute of a box of books herewith presented, as a small pledge of the 
interest we all take in the advancement and success of so truly National an In¬ 
stitution. 
With very high regard, I am, dear sir, yours truly, 
JAMES RYDER. 
Addressed to the Curator. 
List of books accompanying the letter: 
Renwick on the Steam Engine, 1 vol., octavo. 
Lindley’s New System of Botany, 1 vol., octavo. 
Enfield’s New Philosophy, l vol., octavo. 
