New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-25

deur the objects they united achieve he al
vered particular branches OF Physical Science and
extended behalf OF the Association invitation OF
Fellowship sad brotherhood % az those interested IN The
various departments % Natural and Applied Science 10
cooperate n the efforts Of the Association for the al
valcemert OF science. tie would ask them % come
and DIN gs-wouid ask their help in the enlargement OF
forces and their aid IN carrying out TIE great pro
iecfs for which assembled
tie then proceeded o portray IN beautiful snd forci
be language the aims AMI true purposes Of Scientific
association urging 81 % make harmony their motto-ths.
thus may prepare ourselves by the simplest 1sv
our relations with universal Nature viii allow - 20 DO.
% iee and be- benefited BY the fullest blessings Of
mora as vel IS plysica. trLth.
Az the conclusion OF the Professors Address, there
long and vehement demonstrations OF sppro5a.
ton.
Prot PIERCE followed IN a dissertation on Ina
Irlcli Mfclrncs He introduced his remarks By say.
ns that the irgd formulas OF Mathematics hardly be.
longed % an evening such a. this yet on the
iesiai board ilconzru0us matters frequently occur,
iew cold words OF scometrical Illustration might here
b. allowed II he could do anything % advance the
principles Of Mechanics bis object would have been
attained tie proceeded to give in great detail the
fuHiGutl.liififs and rat01dN OF the rcience-ccn
sdered the theory Of perpetual motion and Illustrated
numerously. again. by the blackboard, the which and
his remarks were inicrmxed that viii NOT attempt
an snalys.s
PROT AGAsslz made the closing observations OF
the evening, the subject OF the C-osslhcaoH q ne
4nimni Knsdln. Tie said DO wss with great d.ihdence
be- came forward 20 speak OF so complicated subject
as this lie would however attempt % alude 70 suen
points % the subject would be- easily understood.
The natural C.asslicai on Of the Animal Kingdom mas
been the aim OF All the efforts OF scientific men engaged
n the examination of those created beings Their oo-
cct mas been 70 invest gate, possible and understand
the great plan o Creation Ia that particular sphere-l
short 70 ascertain the relation OF Man % Nature 20
understand Why that have that feeling that Man
j. al the head Of Creaton-wheiher = the good opin-
ion we have 81 ourselves, or whether NOp intended
everything that j. created for the use OF Man.
II - - nan~f Of ami in. gN
i.trr = about half million and % arrange these for
examination we should have all before our mind al
once Early naturasts had observed the importance
of Investigations In this field and for this purpose they
had divided the Animal Kingdom into several great
.ectOns-0ne Aquatic. another Of another general form
aud structure, and on But 10 was soon found how
these divisions had become and i TO
Culver indebted Tor the nrst and most complete
classification
Prot A. then proceeded % show ~ what simple
formula can o. me these differences. lie nrst ~
s'auced the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS their general con
formation bv means OF diagram much resembling the
figure 8 but with the l0icv half (or opening little
iqrQer than that above-the upper part containing ne
solid portions-the lower, the soft and muscular The
Crustacea. MoLusks. Sc. were also developed by oil
f.rent fgures, very simple in their various forms
Brrnacles, continued Prof Agassiz. are really
crabs and live as free moving Crustacea in the early
period OF their lives The young Robin IN the egg he
had found with pamaied ,or weooed( feet wnicn II re
tanned only long u remained within the liquid por-
tons OF the egg Immediately after assuming It's natu-
raj mauired form the regular birds bHggs Gas ProL
Agsssiz styles them appeared IN their usual manner
The great point 70 which he wished particularly to
call attention however was me sindy Of young animals
lie considered that By Embryonic Investigations snd
the comparison OF the young OF various creatures most
important information can be gained with respect 10
the true organ Of the different species, and very
valuable faces regardng the Animal Kingdom generally
At this stage OF proceeding motion tor ADJOURN
meat until morning carried and the meeting
broke up in great good feeling. between 10 and III
o'clock Tomorrow morning the Convention meets AT
the Sections will form respectively st somewhat
later hour when various papers and communications OF
general interest will be presented NJ.