New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-22
FIRST DAY....AFrrnNooN SESSION.



PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, M Sept -.
On reassembllng at o'clock, Prof. HoGERs re-
signed the Office of President OF the Convention
la favor of W c. REDFlgLD, ESQ. of New-lork'
who viii preside over its deliberations during the re
mainder " the session The list Of permanent officers
then. is now a. folows-two other gentlemen having
been appointed Assistant sccrctaries
p,esidoai-w C REDFELD, Of Nev.iora c 1y..,..,,.
Secyetlyies-Prof WMTER K. Johnson, Washington F
Dr. L. J GERMAN, Dr.. NJ W. DlcKEsoN o,,,
Tenure, gro ten DIR Alfred L. EL"fN fhlaael
The docket OF subjects having been still far.
thor filled the following transcript Of i may be taken
as a correct aud nearly complete Piosramme oil pro
ceedings.
Some o'Fo.s cephaoPotes Beemn9'eP 5 A. ~
known by the name Of BeIemnitei and OF ne u
nho,pnate Of Iron. called Muicite found together Al
Mglica Hl- Gloucester Co New-Jef'ey BY Dr. +
Identity u I3p, riaeifa aud ne Iyiyttn'' BesS,'
li5i3a Illustrated by hsures...By Prof L EA
8. cen1petal Force indispensable to whidwind..B B,
Re6oTt on Meteori.e. BY Prof c. A sHEFaSO-to be
presented by PsoF. SnLMAN, Jr r..
s Peoort ou Wind, or the Lsws VI Atmosphere IN Chcl
lation IN the Northern Hemisphere by JAS. H.
y,. IN Nature which tend TO rurture comfort deprsss
nnd upheave he superficial strata Of tho Earh..'by
On he Vo.ty OF Po,a..a and Soda, and the Carbon
d VI s ne Poo " and R Z Rossss
n, - sliced In.oabllty OF Copper in Hydrochorie
VI Acs Ind On FUCHS Method Of Analysis Of Ifon and
coSoer ores. By Prois K L ard w b. RossSs,
On the sedmen, Of the Mi'si's Ppi River...By Dr. NJ
IA Tbs Pfe.est sndencie. Of Chemical Philosophy BY
II The Zodiac. ofthe Asteroids. By J. 8 HUBBARD.
l. SBa. n Ar.eson. By Pot cHssTEs DEwEy
IS Two communications under former appointment. BY
A. .ccosnt oftbn PTesent State ofhe Smithsonian Inst
t1t.ou 80. BY Prof JOsEfH HsS'Y 3D..
Dim Il Irfi
70 20. zsobS,e. Of Western Ohio wiiha few sidions
from olner Western loca BY ffOi JohN " -
= RepSy, On Foraminzrs dredged the Coast survey
~ LiS Fo r pat Theory Of the Geological ACTON Of
~ t6e rise. Communicated by Pot PlEEeE -,
- ~ NJ. Annals. Communicated By Prot PIERCE
70 M j & Diver. dLscus,On Of tho Flexible surface
communicated BY Prof PIERCE III.
o. Prof PIsRct on the General Principles OF AHhyuc
p The ssme On Certain Methods Of fading tho real Roots
2, Prof. PssfcJ's Theory Of The Mutual AciOn Of two
Planes the ratio Of whose mean motion neaTY or
D, The e5rpo,lioa Of Rocks By Meeohe Agents. J
prof W 3 AID r L. RoCEss s,
q The Comparative SOuoiy VI The Caroonae OF Line
and .roonais Msgne.s....by the same
By this Il Will az once be seen that even no"
vast amount OF scientific research prepared ana VIII
dob tess be discussed before the close VI TINS week-
The st given above however does not Include az tne
subjects that will be laid before the Convention a. us
present sitting Professor AGAssz alone "no has Just
arrived will introduce or eight distinct topics
All Of them OF course repete with interest, aud very
valuable will try give their titles tomofro~
The first thing in the order OF business OF this
Afternoons session was the presentation Of the Report
Of DR.. P. A. BROWNE on the NewJersey Fossil CePhs
Ioapode, and the D.phosphste Of lronsee above o..
which the following 10 brief abstract
A mineral substance Is found az hulica Elli'
Gloucester County J. % which has been given the
name OF Mullieits Dr. Thompson. Ia the nrst volume
of hi. Ninersogy mas described this substance 10 an
imperfect manner owing doubt 70 MS not possess
ing su.f .ieIt specimens. Dr. BROWNE observed tnat
having In MS cabinet number Of them ~nch exhibit TIC
mineral in al ia phases he was induced TO point out
some Of it, pecuhares and 70 endeayor TO snow Ia
I orr gin
twill De recolected. proceeded DR. B. that the fossil
long known By the name OF BsisnHne has been recent
IN shown 10 be portion Of the skeleton Of Cephalo
node (selemnosepa) which Tor convenience sake may
h. designated az consisting Of lst circGar wall Of
chamber in which the living animal preserved saC
containing nky auid which il elected 10 destroy he
.r.usparency Of the water to enable Il to escape IL
enemies I'd. number OF eoncsshsped pieces ttrini