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Royal Gazette, Bermuda, from March 21 to April 18, 1843; five 
papers, containing Meteorological Tables .—From Governor Reid, 
Bermuda. 
Berliner Gewerbe, Industrie und Handelsblatt, from July 2, 1842, to 
February 4, 1843, sixty-eight numbers .—-From H. Wheaton , 
American Minister, Berlin. 
Transactions of the Society of Alumni of the College of Physicians 
and Surgeons of the University of the State of New York, No. I. 
—From the Society. 
Notice of the Discovery of a new Locality of the Infusorial Stra¬ 
tum, in Virginia, by M. Tuomey .—From the Author. 
Reply of Col. Abert and Mr. Markoe to the Hon. Mr. Tappan, Uni¬ 
ted States Senate, April, 1843 .—From Col. Abert and Mr. Mar - 
Icoe. 
Abstract of Correspondence. 
Letters— 
To John Cassin, Philadelphia, May 6, 1843 : Thanking him for 
the valuable donations made to the Institute, through Mr. Townsend, 
&c. 
To J. A. Bolles, Secretary of State of Massachusetts, April 12, 
1843 : Thanking him for the public documents sent through the Se¬ 
cretary of the Treasury. 
From W. Byrd Powell, Arkansas, April 19, 1843. 
From R. Dunglison, M. D., Secretary of Philosophical Society 
of Philadelphia, April 24, 1843: Thanking the Society for transac¬ 
tons, &c. 
From Dr. J. G. Fliigel, U. S. Consul, Leipsic, April 26, 1843: 
Informing him of the steps taken by the Institute upon the presenta¬ 
tion, by Hon. Mr. Adams, of certain donations, and transmitting 
thanks, he. 
Letters and Communications. 
From General Jose A. Paez, ex-President, Venezuela, Caraccas, 
August 10, 1843: Transmitting copy of Col. Codazzi’s work on the 
geography of Venezuela, he. 
From Redmond Conyngham, Paradise, Lancaster County, Penn¬ 
sylvania, November 26, 1843: Respecting Mr. Spencer’s first circu¬ 
lar, calling a meeting of learned men at Washington. 
From John Bursotti, Naples, December 8, 1843: Transmitting 
eight livraisons of his work entitled “ Bibliotheque de Commerce.” 
From C. C. Rafn, Secretary Royal Society of Northern Antiqua¬ 
rians, Copenhagen, December 8, 1843 : Acknowledging receipt of 
bulletins, and forwarding certain memoirs of the Royal Society, he. 
From the Leopold Caroline Academy of Naturforcher, Breslau, 
January 6, 1843: Acknowledging, with thanks, receipt of first and 
second bulletins. 
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