The New York herald., 1851-08-26

contact And again from the absence OF the 0nsks1y
ard Condagsl grit the lower sad upper Hal
meseones united aud thus the three ums-
stones widely separated in New York. become phys-
cally ON limestone in Tennessee Prot showed that
each Of periods in New York marked by the
presence Of than three hundred species OF Fossils
ard that very few Of these passed from group thu
showing conclusively that they distinct forma
tons and Of distinct aud succeeding creations lie re-
marked that this collection of fossils afforded evil
deDce OF the influence OF latitude upon the developemen
OF animal hfe, and that climatic nilu had prevail
ed at that early period we'll subsel uent ones.
VI the lower luvan species half new, or un
known in the rocks Of New York of the age frcm
which four hundred species were already known. In
comparing the proportion Of species from the north
ern and northwestern localities, there were scarcely
more than ten cent of species while at the sans
distance to the southwest the proportion was ten tunes
rs great. Whether not this proportion would hoil
true on further examination II could lot now be deter
mined but since many specimens had been coiectei
and such wide evident that there were
most nconte stibe proofs OF the occurren'e OF larger
number species in localities ofthe same extent at the
south than ia northern localities This difference
therefore TO be accounted for either from Climatic aea
ces or from other circumstances favorable to the
deveopement Of species in the southern than In the
northern localities.
ON The zopAcAL LIeHT-Br Professor o. oLMsrEAp, OF
COLLEGE
The Professor submitted to the association the results
of o observations the zodiacai light made at
Yale College during years from 1888 to 1889 He ad
yered the general ignorance prevalent respecting this
body and several which render
tnusl observations difficult such as the presence OF
clouds Of the Of Venus and Jupiter as also the
az
with the horizon at certain of the year lie next
offered description OF that body aud draw
ing exhibiting the non as appears az the me
inquire into the nature aud constitution OF the zotscsl
light Its sreth its direction, its motions, and the
material of which it is constituted 1t appears that
length eongation the sun, aries much at diff
frent OF the year and not only apparently bat
really being sometimes below 60 at one time, and again
reaching, in few and instances to 12J. An elou
gtion OF So from the plies that II reaches to the
earth orbit and 1t must of course sometimes reach far
supposed by Casn and others to be that Of the solar
EQUATOR but the Professor showed that that direction
varies at different times Of the year the verten some
times terminating in the eclptc itself The motions of
the zodacal light such to indicate revolution
around the this point shown to be
with the views OF La Place. The material Of which this
body constituted appears to have great anaoyes to
that which forms the tails OF comets included under the
general appeation of nebuous matter being like that
in its tenuity transparency shape ard even shade OF
color Finally Professor o. proceeded to the question
whether not the zodaca light is the origin of the Pc
those Of November He says that he does not assert
positively that this is the body which affords the me-
eorc showers He had inferred from all the facts OF
the great met oc shower Of November 18TH 1888 inde
pendenty Of all hypothesis the existence of nebuous
body ard the question is is the body in question
surh as to identify it with that In to this
question ne with great Difference offered the following
presumpons in favor of the idea that this is the body
which affords the perio iical meteors.
]. 1t il q nebulous body
II lies over the earths orbit in such position that
the earth might pass through or near it al the time OF
the meteors OF November.
3. Like the supposed "nebulous body it revolves
about the
Like that its periodic ii me must BE- Commensurate
with the earth's period
5. Finally the meteors actually to come from
the visible extremities Of the zodiaca light.
The member Of the association, and the representa-
tives Of the press Hospitality entertained this
evening by Erastus Corning, Esq at his residence in
State street. His Excelleney Governor Hunt, and the
Mayor also present The Governor by the anenty
Of his manners fully sustained the character had
always heard Of him. The guests were sumpsuously
regaled At about ten o'clock the supper room was
thrown open, when there displayed the table a
magnificent service of silver. consisting Of massive
silver epegrue eight dishes, pitchers forks spoons
&c, valued at s650O and presented to Mr. Corning by
the Utica and Schenectady Railroad Company, Of which
Re had been President since its first formation. The
silver used for the first time, and could not
have been christened at more appropriate time than
in the presence of the learned members OF the Scientific
Association The supper consisted Of both deli cate and
substantial fare and the excellent band from Governor
Island which accompanied the Montgomery Guards to
Albany from New York played several airs In front OF
the house during the evening