New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-17
ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONVENTION.


ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONVENTION;
Held AT Harrgrd Jairersny, C0m5udgc. Mass.
Reported exclusively tor The Tribune.
CAMBRIDGE. Tuesday. Aug. l4--P. N
To day the Convention has mad but one session.
Tomorrow il will probably be split into two
" Sections" as lsst year. The proceedings Of this
morning were somewhat interrupted BY the arrange
ment Of the preminaries but neverthel,ss a number
OF interesting psp-rl read and good deal Of val
able information elected by tree promscuous CONVEX
sation The important portion Of these observa
tons, carefully eulled from the mass, given below,
freed much as possible from technicalities-which
src valuable only 10 the man OF Science who linda
then full and better else where but possess little IN
terest Tor the general reader.
The Arrora Bore liis.-A Communication on this
subject was addressed TO President Henry By Prof A
- chi Of Georgetown, D c detailing the 05servs
,on. Of the writer Aurora Of extraordinary beau
y At stonyhurst, England about 10 miles north east
from Liverpool 1t occurred in October Of last year.
and also observed in this country At New Haven -
After king upon the appearances OF the phenome
non Prof observes that g IL now Beyond question
that the origin Of the Aurora Il IL crri but how This
electricity produced l. yetauyster The Professor
pointod 10 nothing definite IN bis aypOthsss OF the the
Dry did anything appear - be gained By discus
son upon IT,
IT, next paper read vas upon
The Polar Planf-A curious prediction Of the
Western Prsiries which has the extraordinary faculty
Of pointing conpssslike North and South Its botan
cal name-ss gwen by Maj ALvoED author Of the
paper in question-is Slnhian Lacn'dtin. The cause
at fs -ftiv i ,.t ~ b.. discovered careful an.y
IL by the Of the deicatr tests trace
n 10 Of the of the efic oxide Of iron.
~ any olh-r compound 81 iron Nj A crnjectu ed,
therefore rat ~. polarity may be que 20 electric cur
rents the plant full - resnou- matter, 20 ~ 70
D. sometimes CO I'd he Resin Weed His ohserva
Hons upon IL intended only t. !nciie attention %
tn subject The hoanist ana the chemist vii see hat
much remains to NJ done IN accurately determining the
csusr of rs slngu Ar move mcuts.
J, to rsmfi.g d-ra.- which z lowed the
reading Of the psper Prof HAZE inside alilson 70 re
sapposed propensity OF The >.sfo1v to follow the
In its course. Ire rnurc iallacy oi THIS dra ne
considered quite established.
POT Gar Thought lkewise. in q measure bnt
put forth this suggestion IN the same connection thar.
tue stalk Of me Suudow,r being large and tick. the
acnn OF the suHs rays upon side when Il chances
.hne fall upon tie planD msy very psusiby c-use
20 Ian toward one slide quently 20 -ppeHr 20
follow he .un. The however, he thought would oc'
cur only wHe the liant u young, tender and easily
Affected
The Pl ms OF Wre0naa.-A paper on this sab
Jet, prepared by J. A LAPR,M, Esq Of Milwaukee
was resd by Prot Gay. The main feature Of the
Essay enumeration Of the Plants found in he
new State Wi.consin-aeeompalied by some general
of interest
The nr.t Botani.t who visited Wisconsin Dr..
Thomss Natal, A. early ~ about the year 1913 Inc
notice OF the Botanical chsr-ctestcs OF the state
published il Simsns Journal 10 i-2l, by Messrs
Douglass and Tory There were then ruum~r.ted liO
plants, three OF which indicated new species
Aa porng party sgz.n visited the region -iew years
since under direction OF Maj Long out u4iortun't"iy
The Rot=nis; deferred This was followed 10y the
explorations Of Tho. say while the next and last pun
sh-d notice IL In Schoolcrats Narrative OF M kNpe
49, n NfaaIH
~. This expedition was accompanied ~ Dr. Dou6'
LASS HoCoHroN-Snose premature dean in Lake -
peror, Uhe engaged IN the performance O MS hauo1
duues state Cieologsi OF Michigan 10 sincerely r.,
zretted oy both hs personal friends and the sci-Hhe
world
TIE present enumeration Of Wisconsin Plants how
ever, embraces III OF th- natural orders or i4mli--
ilo genera. and go sPecies-ueafly All found "itn4h
thirty miles Of the City IT Nil Sauke-- the suosu~
tun Of the Flora OF the state IN the opinion oi 4foi
GRAY, Is the Flora VI the Great -kes Regon-exclui
lng the northern part 0i Lake Superior where hc Al
pine vegetation begins To preyzi-
The Fosm Crno,ds II Teurss's, An essay
on the Fossil. Crinods OF Tennessee BY Prof TRoosr Of
Nashville, vs.. read By Prof ASAssrz. The fossiliier
ous remains were discovered In the carbona aHd
Silurian strata OF tna state The number OF genera
and species, said Prot AEsssz, u rally amazing
amounting 10 many species a. nave O-en ouna IN =
other parts the world uP 70 tn@ present DAY 4nd
showing wonderful diversity o the family Of Animals
during the P4euzoic period u this continent lie coz
sid@r-d these garOrs calculated 70 tnro" nucn
light those periods OF tune oil ~hlen We nave Oiny
lew specimens lett In these Days Ine nun eatlohs
OF form dyersi.es OF character etc OF the Cnnoid
highly impOrtant-thsir grAhuH changes lOrrteii
iu as IL were the diysr-tes which, IN later periods
mi. class Of the Animal klng fon has Under gone
Pro. HaLI remarked tust he Invests sitons OF
Prot Troo,t had brought - light q number OF these
FossI. greater than We have yet known Ia New lOrk
WHERE = f.x y.ar, since. not nve Vi them had oeen
Described and where = not not even now, any large
number Of species known
some furtrerd debate elected nothing essential on
,hi. point-Tbe next paper IN order Vas ooe By Rev
ROSWELL PAKK, on
A Plan f,r re D.Tvsioa Of Hmm n n0eledgs
-Thi. communication which was not read bit Nil
~ IN bodied in the on is report. advocated the p'sn
OF rendering books for elementary and collegiate -dn
cstion unsov-a ss standard for some time 10 cone
Tn. pro, "a. Discussed IN the paper in 81 its oe,r
ines sitn recomm-rdau1n tlHt tne ASSOCIATION -
pont Committee % take toe matter IN charge. lne
susircr xrut over 70 he standing COMMITTEES.
5h0nr DB.errat0rt This Vas ma ter rather
Of personal than public nature, AID RUS IN this wise
the Ob.-rvatory Is presided Owe by Professor seHu
,r.-.,ra but as closed and a. Prot Ss pens irus
,.,sd NJ the lac Sehl-s-ix Eolstein Wa Diplomats
;-,-ssr~ro- hss ben twice called In sni the tain
ab.t.Dce u tns papers TesIinx - the subject pre-
rt 10 ,e Association day, has been extracts from
,b crrr.yousenc- Of Minister Bancroft and the action
OF The D.aish and Shlss a. = Holstin Governments IN
- trrues VI the eminent Astronomer shO - % nearly
interested A-.ir- se-rn u more prornis-
rr sst~ct-th- 5chI swig -Holstein authorities h.vng
auAy expressed their desefpinArion 70 support ff0i
Scaanscher.