ematics and Natural Philosophy in the University of the City of New York, and referred to a committee consisting of Prof. Kendall, Dr Bridges and Mr. Lesley.

Pending nomination No. 392 was read, and the Society was adjourned.

Stated Meeting, September 16, 1859.

Present, twelve members.

Prof. CRESSON, Vice-President, in the Chair.

A letter was read from the American Oriental Society, dated New Haven, July, 1859, announcing the transmission of a donation to the Library, and requesting exchanges.

A letter was read from M. F. Maury, dated Washington, Sep. 2, 1859, inclosing a communication from Com. Wüllerstorf, just returned from a scientific voyage of circumnavigation in the Austrian Frigate Novara, entitled, Essay upon the determination of the form of the earth by means of simultaneous observations with the barometer and aneroid.

A letter was read from G. A. Matile dated Phila. Aug. 27, in relation to the publications of the Roy. Acad. at Brussels. The following donations for the Library were announced:Amer. Journal No. 83, September. N. Haven.-From the Editors. Frank. Inst. Journal. No. 405. Sept. Phila. From the Institute. Med. News and Library. No. 201. Sept. Phila.—From the Eds. African Repos. XXXV. No. 8. Aug. Wash.-Amer. Col. Soc. Astronomical Notices, No. 7, 8. Albany.-From the Editors. Proc. Boston N. H. Soc. VII. 5, 6, Boston.-From the Society. Proceedings Acad. Nat. Sci. 14. Philadelphia.-From the Acad. Proc. N. Jersey Hist. Soc. VIII. 4. Newark.-From the Society. Journal Amer. Oriental Society from the beginning.-From the Soc. Journ. Elliot S. N. H. Vol. 1. 1, 2. N. Y. Mercan. Lib. As. 38th An. Rep. La Bourgogne, revue Enologique, 1 liv. Die principien der heutigen physik.

Charleston.-From the Soc. 1858-9.-From the Asso. Dijon.-C. Ladrey, Ed. Oration by Dr. Andreas, R. Wien.-I. R. Academy.

von Ettinghausen. Oct. 29, 1857. Inquiries concerning a charge of interception in No. 124 of Gould's Astronomical Journal, by John Patterson. Albany.

The committee to which was referred the paper of Prof. Loomis, reported in favour of its publication in the Transactions, which was ordered accordingly, and the committee discharged.

The decease of Richard Rush, a member of this Society, (elected Jan. 17, 1817), was announced by Dr. Bache, as having occurred in July last. On motion of Judge Sharswood, it was ordered that Mr. C. F. Ingersoll be requested to prepare an obituary notice of the deceased.

The paper of Com. Wüllerstorf was referred to a Committee consisting of Prof. Kendall, Prof. F. Rogers and Prof. Cresson.

Prof. Cresson made an oral communication on the auroræ boreales, which occurred on the evenings of Aug. 28th and Sept. 1st, and described minutely their various changes of appearance. Remarks were made by Prof. Trego, Dr. Emerson, Dr. Coates and Prof. Lesley.

Pending nomination No. 392, and new nomination No. 393, were read, and the Society was adjourned.

Stated Meeting, October 7, 1859.

Present, fifteen members.

Prof. CRESSON, Vice-President, in the Chair.

Letters were read from E. Uricoechea, President of the New Grenada Society of Naturalists, dated Bogota, 10—8, 1859, desiring the publications of this Society;-from Capt. Wilkes, U. S. N. dated Washington, Sept. 29, announcing the transmission of a donation for the library :-from the Conn. Hist. Soc. dated Hartford, acknowledging the receipt of No. 61 of the Proceedings; and from Col. Graham dated Chicago, Sep. 20, enclosing the following addition to his contributions No. 3.

VII. ASHTABULA, OHIO.

Station. The centre of the North Public Square, bounded on the north by a lane thirty feet wide, on the south by Division street, on the east by Main street, and on the west by Park street.

VIII. ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA.

At the end of this article, and immediately preceding the closing

paragraph which begins with the words "my duties required me to return to Chicago," &c., insert the following, viz:

From the above determination of the position of our observing station, and measurements therefrom of the azimuths and distances to other points as laid down on a "Map of the Borough of Erie, with the water lots and harbour, made by order of the Burgess and Town Council of the Borough of Erie, in 1837, under the supervision of T. S. Brown, Civil Engineer," we obtain the latitudes and longitudes of said positions within the City and harbour of Erie, as follows, viz:

In lieu of the last page under this head, substitute the following: According to the above, we give as the approximate positions of other points in Cleveland, the following, viz:

Capital should read Capitol on pages 105 (line 26), 106 (bottom line), 108 (lines 2, 3, 6), 115 (lines 21, 22), 117 (lines 19, 20, 24), 119 (lines 2, 3, 11), of Proceedings No. 61.

The following donations for the Library were announced:Astronomical Journal, No. 127. Cambridge.-From the Editor. Journal Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, IV. 2.-From the Academy. Observations on the Genus Unio. VII. 1.-From Isaac Lea. Quarterly Journal, Royal Dublin Society. XIV.-From the Soc. Quar. Jour. Chem. Soc. XII. 2. (XLVI). Lond.—From the Soc. Annales des Mines. XIV. 6 liv. of 1858.-Ingenieurs des Mines. Estatutos... S. N. Neo Granadinos.-From the Society.

Med. News and Lib. No. 202. Phila. From Blanchard & Lea. Amer. Jour. Med. Sci. No. LXXVI.—From Blanchard & Lea. Report on Deep River by Capt. Wilkes, 1858.-From the Author. Geol. R. on S. W. Br. Pacific R. R. by Swallow.-From the Author. Recherches sur l'origine des roches; Delesse. From the Author. Caloric; by Dr. Metcalfe. 2 Vols. Philada. 1859.—Dr. F. Bache. Essais sur l'hygrometrie; Saussure. Neuch. 1783.-Dr. F. Bache.

The decease of the eminent botanist, Thomas Nuttall, a member of the Society (elected Oct. 17, 1817, in Lancashire, England, Sept. 10, 1859, was announced by Dr. Bache, and Mr. Durand was requested to prepare an obituary notice of the deceased.

A quorum for the enacting of laws not being present, the special business of the meeting was postponed.

A communication was presented for the Transactions, entitled ANALYTICAL ORTHOGRAPHY; AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SOUNDS OF THE VOICE AND THEIR ALPHABETIC NOTATION, by S. S. Haldeman, A. M., which was referred to a committee consisting of Prof. Lesley, Dr. Le Conte and Judge King.

On motion of Mr. Foulke, it was resolved that the amendments of the By-Laws shall be the special order of each stated meeting until finally disposed of.

Pending nominations Nos. 392 and 393, were read.

On motion of Mr. Trego, it was resolved that the Society of Naturalists of New Grenada, at Bogota, be made a corresponding Society; and the Society was adjourned.

Stated Meeting, October 21, 1859.

Present, fifteen members.

Dr. Wood, President, in the Chair.

Letters were read from the Hist. Soc. of Penna. dated Oct. 10:—from the Rhode Island Hist. Soc. dated Oct. 4:—and from the Bost. N. H. Soc. dated Oct. 6, 1859, acknowledging the receipt of the Proceedings.

The following donations for the Library were announced:Astronomical Journal, No. 128.-From the Editor.

Monthly Not. Royal Astron. Soc. XIX. No. 9.-From R. A. Soc. Proc. Boston Nat. Hist. Soc. VII. 7, 8.-From the Society. Journal of the Franklin Institute, No. 406.-From the Institute. Proceedings Acad. Nat. Sci. 5-19, 1-2.—From the Academy. African Repository, Oct. 1859. No. 10.-From the Amer. Col. Soc. Cat. Off. and Students, Harvard Univ. 1859-60.-From the Univer. Providence School Committee An. Rep. 1859.-From the Committee. Chart of Canal de Haro, &c. Washington T.-From Major Bache. Tavole.. Vecchia Moneta Tuscana, Fir. 1826.—Prof. Haldeman. Della Campagna di Roma. By Reumont, 1842.-Prof. Haldeman.

The Committee, to which was referred the paper of Prof. Haldeman, reported in favour of its being printed in the Transactions, which was ordered accordingly, and the Committee was discharged.

The decease of the distinguished naturalist, Thomas Horsfield, a member of this Society (elected Oct. 16, 1829), at London, Sept. 1859, was announced by Dr. Leidy.

The decease of John Y. Mason, representative of the United States at the Court of the Tuilleries, a member (elected April 16, 1847), at Paris, Oct. 3, 1859, was announced by Prof. Trego.

A communication was presented for the Transactions entitled: REVISION OF THB BUPRESTIDE OF THE UNITED STATES, by John L. Le Conte, M.D., and referred to a committee consisting of Prof. Haldeman, Dr. Ruschenberger and Dr. Leidy.

Prof. Lesley presented for publication in the Proceedings a paper, entitled, On the Insensible Gradation of Words.*

Mr. Lesley brought before the notice of the members present, a measured and leveled section of the Geology and Topography See page 129.