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

-Tre next preston bro 1ght before the Conven
non was a diss-rtNnon On
The S,ucfprs IF C,rci Anirq's by Prot
AsAssIz The Professor OBSERVED thai during az TX
rrson in one If the Coast Survey steamers under the
command cf Lieut. Davis. SIX weeks ago. he had the
sood fortune 70 bring ID With ircd &c from depth
OF = feet o Gay Head several specimens Ct The Co
r.. Ruiidr- alvr-xhcn ~ Rad surceed.d IN prese-v-
ng aIve During TINS period he bad frequent opp lrfu
mites 20 prepare drawings snd smne ne nicro-r
pic srructrr- oi ;he animal. gisss - ugon TIE -
BE- placed Just my riEh here Nd O. - east
wn0 never rcQre saw 10 an eNqus.tf sF-c'ue 90 'fr
---qi There we're THREE - four &C the -1i-ssors
spec mems exhibition while every body satisfied
jusufshc curiosity ars respectful. i-tsree-the lesst
-gffsfi0n causing tire armss 20 contract They wee
'ects Of great interest Their general form us g
hniricsl Sd the Polypi Esch sss fur i-hed Win
upon which u re-f-d. with nne tent.r'es extend
ns fr. m the margin. Tnsrr we're were tSo varieties
30 these sUscin-ns-sorus ot a pink rosy 60 lr
others white The former bad faded out who RE
pale remained ne-ry vh-n hrst caught bog
Prof Agsssiz The Professor nsd here An excellent p
pOrtuHity on resolving doubtful points 10 The History Of
me aninals-Whch of course I'D not f1l OF improve
nent He entered into long series OF illustrated ex
plsnaiions OF his Investigations. giving IN dsts the
rous parts ap yearsnces. &C oi the creature In con
cuson be urged me great import~nc o The operations
OF the Cosst survey d-y spent IN board those
s-ls had afforded MN more information. be said IN
year spent IN other places.
Tho next business regularly coming up was
series OF observations by Or. R. W. GiBsEs on
The fossil GEMS M9sasauyus. q bhes
gave a series OF lucid and valuable remarks on 'he
recent discoveries snd examinations Of N" Moss
.auri-of which he reckoned i've species In the United
S,sies His ob.crvsuons were Illustrated By series
u drawings. When he had conc uded
Pruf AsAssIz followed on the same subject
Airr some general observations. he remarked that he
range OF the Mosssaurus IN time Is not the 90 the
Continents IL dies out Nth the cretscr,n period
10 Europe, md begins In Europe before u dles In
America. This goes establish the fact that America
continued 70 preserve TIL latsr period her ldro1oc
character
An Invitation was here received and accepted
from DR. Warren % visit the Boston society oi Ma
tursl History and after some minor business toe
meeting al lurned 20 dinner Tomorrow 81 10, the
tran sctions Will be resumed
Appended s an additional li't Of papers 20 be
presented during the week IL Will De that Prot
Agsssz has large budget Of valuable contributions 90
aid % our stock of scientific knowledge
81 The vegetal character OF Asnlhdium Of EhrenherS
IS On Soo,mark. in The old Red Sandstone; by G La,
g. On ,hr biological character OF young Mamnala by
81 On the circuaion OF Fluids in Insects by Prof AcAs
&c. The Embryoogv OF Asrids snd he characiersc OF
new species from he shores OF Mes'achuseus by
Co. The Classification Of G,seropods with reference 90
the systematic positions Of PteroPods and FoTami
nifsrs; By Prot AcAsslz
o. The Plan Of Structure ald Homoiogies OF Rad,aied
Auimans. with reference TO 10 the systrmauc po-i-
non Of the socaed Hydroid PolyPi by Professor
A6Assz
a. The Homoogies OF Acephas snd Ga.iercpod. with
reference 10 the systematic position OF brschispodH
and Bry ozos by Prot AGAssz
& The Emhr,o oey II Cephalopoda by Prof AGAssiz
Is. The Morpho.ogy Of the Aniina Kingdom by Prof
a ThsDarr-nces between srenidr ana true Cetsoe',
and the Embryonic Characters OF the former oy
Prof. AGAssiL
q On new species OF Cru.acea from the shores Of Mas
spclnseu-. by Prof AcAssiz
&c On specie. n Echiroierms, from the shores Of
a. On species Of Medu.s from the shores Of Maisa
chusets. by Prof AGAssI.
a. On species Bryozoa from The shores
OF M4ssachu-ett. hy Prof ACAsslL
~ New Geers and species OF Aluuata rom me shores
Of Ms-sach.-e''.; by Prof AeAssiI ,..,.. ..,
Fishes; by Prof ACAsslL
81. The Histology Of lnversebrAted Animals by Prot
s. The Clas.fcAtion of Insects from Embryoiogca Ca
ia bv Prof AGAssiz.
s. On several Gelvrs Of Eniomasiraca recently es,sb
lshed which have been a-cerss.n.d 20 oe emify-
onto states Of Decapodai by Prof AGAssfz.
81 The Embryonic Character ofPaeOIoc Cfusocesi by
Pro- AS,ssiz
Types the successo on Of Organized beings through
The whole range Of Geological Times; by Prot
s.. Chargss which Fresh.waier Tsnle undergo durng
th-r CROWN; by Prof AcAssfz
81 The Embryology OF Calypinesi ny P,.i AGAssi1.
- The Enbfsology of GauimarI.; by Prot. AGAs,z.
-. Monograph Of the F'rsn-w.lsr Catias Of North
America by CH,s. GuSAsD.
%. The Empryology Of Plansrg by Gus. GiRARD.
o. Tbs Gaus-lan Tables; by 3. A OoULD.
In order to flush thsse Ia due season, the
Convention will certainly be compelled to divide. ana
then 10 expedite business speedily rs msy be-.
IL predetermined whether Saturday night will the
end OF their s0ors.