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aniany 4th, 1853. 
Mr. Orp, President, in the Chair. 
A letter was read from the Hon. J. P. Kennedy, Secretary of the 
Navy, dated Navy Department, Washington, Dec. 25th, 1802, acknow- 
ledging the receipt of a copy of the Preamble and Resolutions adopted 
by the Academy on the 14th of that month, approving the recom- 
mendations and suggestions contained in his recent report to the Presi- 
dent, and his efforts for ‘‘the encuuragement of missions tending to pro- 
mote scientific researches in our own and other countries.” 
The Secretary also expresses to the Academy “his peculiar pleasure 
in taking advantage of the opportunity to signalize, by an official com- 
mendation, the meritorious labors of their fellow member Dr. Kane, and 
to enable him, with such aid as he could bestow, once more to embark 
upon a sea of adventure, in which his philanthropy and love of science 
have already won him equal and imperishable honor: and also trusted, 
that with the support of the Academy, and the countenance of the Go- 
vernment, he would return, after his second Expedition to the Arctic 
Circle, with new claims to the congratulations of his friends, and the . 
applause of his country.” 
A. letter: was read from Mr. J. P. Lapham, dated Milwaukee, Wis- 
eonsin, Dee. 16, 1852, offering to exchange specimens of objects of 
Natural History for copies of the Journal and Proceedings. Referred 
to the Publication Committee and the Curators, with power to act. 
January 11th. 
Mr. Orp, President, in the Chair. 
A communication was read from the Geological Society of endon 
dated Nov. 4th, 1852, acknowledging the receipt of late numbers of the 
Proceedings. 
A communication was also read from Prof. Frazer, Chairman of a 
Committee appointed by the American Philosophical Society, “ to act 
in concert with Dr. Kane, and such societies as have determined to act 
in concert with him, in carrying out the scientific objects of the pro- 
jected Arctic Expedition,’ dated 80th Dec., 1852, expressing the desire 
of the Committee to give their assistance in ‘any plan for forwarding the 
objects of the Expedition, which the Academy might think proper to 
suggest. Referred to the Committee previously appointed on this sub- 
ject. ; 
Dr. Le Conte read a paper intended for publication in the Proceedings 
of the Academy, entitled “‘ Descriptions of twenty new species of Cole- 
optera inhabiting the United States ;” which was referred tu Dr. Zant- 
zinger, Dr. Pickering and Dr. Leidy. 
Dr. Woodhouse presented a paper for publication in the Proceedings, 
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