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PROCEEDINGS OF 
[1843., 
Stated Meeting, July 10, 1843. 
The Corresponding Secretary announced the following contribu¬ 
tions and deposites: 
For the Cabinet. 
Duck with three Legs, one of which has four Toes .—From Jonathan 
B. Jones. 
Small African Monkey, (Simia,) living .—From Richard S. Poor. 
Pair of Ladies’ Mitts, (domestic .)—From Miss S. Simmons, Fre¬ 
derick City, Maryland. 
Butterfly; small Egg, laid by a full grown Hen in Washington City.— 
From James McClegett. 
Eleven pieces of Copper Coin .—From Henry Polkinhorn. 
One specimen of Carduelis communis, (Goldfinch,) from Europe.— 
From Dr. A. McWilliams. 
Bust of the Hon. John C. Spencer.—-.From Col. J. J. Abert. 
The Corresponding Secretary read a paper by Lieut. M. F. 
Maury, U. S. Navy, proposing a plan for collecting information for 
the purposes of navigation, by means of blank charts furnished to all 
vessels. 
Mr. Nicollet, from the committee appointed to examine and report 
upon the essay on solid meteors and meteoric stones, by P. A. 
Browne, Esq., of Philadelphia, made a report, which was read to 
the Institute. 
Dr. Pickering, from the committee appointed to examine and re¬ 
port upon the Flora Fluminensis, presented to the Institute by 
the Government of Brazil, and the resolutions passed upon the sub¬ 
ject at the last meeting, made a report. 
The Corresponding Secretary read a letter received from the Rev. 
F. Wayland, President of Brown University, Providence, Rhode 
Island, requesting a series of duplicates from the collections brought 
home by the Exploring Expedition. President Wayland had also 
written to the President of the United States, to the Hon. Mr. Up¬ 
shur, and the Hon. Mr. Spencer, on the same subject, whose letters 
were referred to the Secretary, to be answered. 
Stated Meeting, October 9, 1843. 
The Corresponding Secretary announced the following contribu¬ 
tions and deposites: 
For the Cabinet. 
A Box, containing specimen of the Rock of which the Plymouth 
Breakwater is built, perforated by Shell-Fish .—From T. W. 
Fox , United Stales Consul , Plymouth , England. 
