that Vol. VI. Part I., N. S., of the Society's Transactions, has been printed, and is now ready for distribution. A communication was read, dated Cincinnati, May 7th, 1838, from Dr. John Locke, on the subject of Magnetic Observations, which was referred. Dr. Dunglison announced the death of Thomas W. Griffith, of Baltimore, a member of the Society. Mr. DU PONCEAU, President, in the Chair. The following donations were received: FOR THE LIBRARY. Memorias da Academia R. das Sciencias de Lisboa. Tomo XII. Parte I. Lisbon, 1837.-From the Academy. Roteiro geral dos Mares, Costas, Ilhas, &c. Por Antonio Lopes da Costa Almeida. Tomo I. Parte III. Lisbon, 1837.—From the same. Compendio de Botanica do Doutor Felix de Avellar Brotero. Tomo I. Lisbon, 1837.—From the same. Principios geraes de Castrametação, applicados ao Acampamento das Tropas Portuguezas. Por F. J. Barreiros. Lisbon, 1838.From the same. Manual de Instrucções praticas sobre a Sementeira, Cultura e Corte dos Pinheiros, &c. Por F. L. G. de Varnhagen. Lisbon, 1836.From the same. Glossario de Vocabulos Portuguezes derivados das Linguas Orientaes e Africanas, excepto a Arabe. Por D. F. de S. Luiz. Lisbon, 1837. From the same. Ensaio sobre os Principios geraes de Strategia, e de Grande Tactica. Por F. J. Barreiros. Lisbon, 1837.-From the same. Collecção de Noticias para a Historia e Geografia das Nações Ultra marinas, que vivem nos Dominios Portuguezes. Tomo V. Lisbon, 1836.-From the same. 22 Mémoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences Morales et Politiques de l'Institut de France. Tome I. Deuxième Série. Paris, 1837. From the French Institute and Academy. North American Herpetology. By J. E. Holbrook, M. D. Philadelphia, 1836.-From the Author. Atlas Classica. By H. S. Tanner. No. 8. Philadelphia, 1838.— From the Author. Illustrations of the Atmospherical Origin of Epidemic Diseases. By T. Forster. Chelmsford, 1829.-From the Author. Medicina Simplex; or the Pilgrims Waybook. By T. Forster. London, 1832. From the Author. Observations sur l'Influence des Comètes sur les Phénomènes de l'Atmosphère. Addressés a M. Arago. Par T. Forster. Aixla-Chapelle, 1836.-From the Author. Recueil de ma Vie, mes Ouvrages et mes Pensées. Opuscule Philosophique. Par T. Forster. Brussels, 1837.-From the Author. The Credit System of France, Great Britain, and the United States. By H. C. Carey. Philadelphia, 1838.-From the Author. Darlegung des Verfahrens der Preussischen Regierung gegen den Erzbischof von Cöln. Berlin, 1837.-From the Berlin Academy. Beilagen zu der Darlegung des Verfahrens der Preussischen Regierung gegen den Erzbischof von Cöln. Berlin, 1837.-From the same. Ueber die Berechnung der Sonnenfinsternisse, von C. Rümker. Hamburg, 1837.-From President A. D. Bache. Förenta Staterna och Canada, Aren 1832, 1833 och 1834, af C. D. Arfwedson. Two Vols. Stockholm, 1835.-From the Author. Scener i Nord-Amerika, af C. D. Arfwedson. Stockholm, 1836.From the Author. Minnen från Europa och Amerika, af C. D. Arfwedson. Stockholm, 1837.-From the Author. The Transylvania Journal of Medicine. Vol. XI. No. I. For January, February, and March. Lexington, Ky., 1838.-From the Editors. Periodical Collection, published by the Imperial Academy of St. Petersburg. Four Vols. (In Russian.) St. Petersburg, 1829–32.— From the Academy, transmitted by Mr. P. von Goetze through the Russian Minister. Memoirs of the Russian Academy. Twelve Vols. (In Russian.) St. Petersburg, 1815 to 1828.-From the same. Continuation of the Memoirs of the Russian Academy. Three Vols. (In Russian.) St. Petersburg, 1834-5.—From the same. Works and Translations, published by the Russian Academy. Seven Vols. (In Russian.) St. Petersburg, 1805 to 1823.-From the same. Dictionary of the Russian Academy. Six Vols. (In Russian.) St. Petersburg, 1806 to 1822.-From the same. Complete Works of Admiral Schischkoff, President of the Academy. Sixteen Vols. (In Russian.) St. Petersburg, 1818 to 1834.From the same. On the Affinity of the Russian and Greek Languages. Three Vols. (In Russian.) St. Petersburg, 1828.-From the same. Recherches sur les Racines des Idiomes Slavons. Par l'Amiral Chichekof. Traduit du Russe. Part I. St. Petersburg, 1832.— From the same. Relation of the Maritime War between Russia and Sweden, in the years 1788, 89, & 90. By Admiral Schischkoff. (In Russian.) St. Petersburg, 1826.-From the same. Popular Songs of the Greeks. (In Russian.) St. Petersburg, 1825.From the same. Memoirs of Admiral Schischkoff for the year 1812. (In Russian.) St. Petersburg, 1831.-From the same. A brief and true Relation of Napoleon. (In Russian.) St. Petersburg, 1814.-From the same. Proceedings of the Russian Academy at their Sitting, January 18th, 1836, for the Reception of the Prince of Oldenburg as an Honorary Member. (In Russian.) St. Petersburg, 1836.-From the same. Untersuchungen über die Sprache, mitgetheilt in den Nachrichten der Russischen Akademie, von Alexander Schischkow. Aus dem Russischen übersetzt von P. von Goetze. Three Vols. St. Petersburg, 1826-7 & 1837.-From the same. Serbische Volkslieder, in's Deutsche übertragen von P. von Goetze. St. Petersburg, 1827.-From the Translator. Stimmen des Russischen Volks in Liedern. Gesammelt und übersetzt von P. von Goetze. Stuttgart, 1828.-From the Translator. Reports of the Trustees of the Philadelphia Gas Works. Philadelphia, 1838.-From the Trustees. Observations Météorologiques et Magnétiques, faites dans l'Empire de Russie, redigées et publiées par A. T. Kupffer. No. 1. St. Petersburg, 1837.-From the Russian Academy. |