New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-08-23
THIRD DAy-MoRSlSG SESSION.


ALBAsY, Friday, Aug. o., 1856.
An entertainment wa given last evening in the
CAPITOL hy the Local Committee and the Regents ofthe
In yerslty to the delegates from the Natural History
Society Of Montreal. Tie attendance very large
ana the evening was given up to conversation and
Iromenadirg though the State Library and The halls
OF Il. Capitol
The Assooa,on met at 10 M, Presdeot Hall in
the Ell air. ard after the announcement OF little rJu
the bu,iress DIVIDED into S.c'iJps
SECTION or NATURAL HISTORY AND GEOLOGY.
Tie Sect 4 of Cool ,gy am Nsural History met,
WITH Prof Fottr the Pedeuf, ii the csar.
Prot Dawson reoaptulse b.. papefoi last evening
eId tie d,tcure'On upon it co1in"Dcvd.
sir w. LOCAS Of CaLsnS Poke OF the condition OF
the rocks III Nce. BlUheshk. Ii"re no mnuut2n
llr.estole Occurred beneath tre coalb.ds. Ml'stone
erit ves l1igcy Ctve cped. He a. uded % the great
OIL, ord nee heCweon he Lower aud Upper Silnrian,
ava that between tie De|Onan ana superior beds.
The dis ulbaI &c was very much greater than In the
An alscf ian hecs.
Prot WI II. RoGFRs bsd etened with great Plea
sui, 10 tie ausNh OF HOYa-S:O,Ian geology by Prof
DaUson He proceeded 10 ex ,,aln the ,ccurfrncs OF
tie lin .,toIe albdct TO. Underne IA the mlst me
gir which Olnrd the floor upon which tne Goa ms a,
sules bed been deposited We a series OF red and
pIeui h shales. In Kentucky Wedge Of nmestDoe
was misipo at.d half way down this secies which
itken :, ward re south anl west ~ fifteen .ndred
or two tlOotand fec. Prof. Rogers went on t. sho
that there was some hin still closer To IN general
n =, NIB ance b,t@een y v4-ScV,ia aud the led
States. 1itre wss a fpt cilc ideDh:y-the countries
were pcjlvgcally one. The sliDl'y OF the countries
Wa It'll far her shown by the tracks OF repe-, wai n
bad tbti: trpdi IL lie Tracks found near Pols
vile by Mr. Lee.
piof AGAssIz said the startling announcement was
ace ut The Ci.cinDai nee'iog thst footprints OF
rtpriles had been discovered Ii ITO Potsd la sand
s,nc. Tie discovery OF the usck was made by sir
Wn. Log8r, and the l0,p.i ic ,'ion by Pot OSen.
II gler auii o.ny could Lot be found, but be then
y.IuIed ffon seeing merely cas- 10 assert that 1t
WINS lot tie footprint OF a pLe. The qltst!on Vas
brought W sgsn al the Albany M et'n,, abd he then
ltnccn at tbote were the impressions OF Articl-
i'cs. Slrct thar time the Occurrence of rep loot
rnts in rotsddm Sandstone had been rec.lcd by
10 ody. He washed TO kuO@ whether footprints of
Irllcbt a! replies were t' W To be di.tueulHhe1
ud BY Yro ren, m '5 HON IN oe 81 sass
SIR WILLIAM aLh~o1e, taat he footprints which
wee subni'ttuto Plof O"en in the second instance
v, re- the which presented 10 him in The tifs
nttdhce. Al iis, re specimen only "ds DISCO 'cr-d
j. was a5oui ts' We feet IN enSth aod was not very
distinct. He bad idea when he discovered it wha.
II would tunI OGt 10 be, ani he submitted cast to
Piof OF,n, who seepe1 70 ,nterlain to opinion nat
It was cbelon"D. lie then to.k Ovel the rock it 'ef
Wien j. taken out OF le quarry 1t weighed tun,
bus e cOuuy Il 70 get j, 10 the ohr side lie IN lie
fulcl search tisc Jycred foot iais OF the same
chaIa,, in other places. lie then took ostr large
guar iy Of cast, winch wee exEb ted n The Md'eHm
# he &c, logical Society, wen PROT Oven ha1 al
opl Or'unuy 10 exam Inc mpres3 ns Which were mach
ere oiihc, aid be Il, once came II TIE CONCLUSION
that re- lal b. IL deceived. The s'eOad Impressions
,IaDld hm TO tace out The tlrst ihclc1ions, winch
were 20 lint lot 10 be distngusGaole by tie IL
Prof AGAs,Iz said that lie had perfect confidence in
his olp'on eXyrtptj at ~. Albany meetn five yeaIs
a.. Iienig1t bayc been opposed for yetr ateI year
Wit Ort making a. char 90 II hs Op'nlJn. y h, had
wrl ed 10 axe sure thai tE. secOnu y .ollsh-d
oplitI VI pTOi Oaen uGs mace from til, same foot.
Pm us III first. As the record Low etood Ne had
s,ts Of Cyld, nee
SIR WLIIiN said that Prof. Owen in his remarks
btiOie tie Lcnso SOc,ty certainly allowed taat 1t
Wa l mftskc.
Prof. LLsLIr followed viii an account Of ob5erva-
uois mace 5y bIn N Ponnsy wanna, cs,fTmi'g tee
osiiols awaited by Professors Dawson and Rogers
lie Ic'tf 10 vat u nj Of carbonate Of iron at
the ctr nifty u, tle AppalacDin asse, which he con
sdts a. Replacing The Carbonate of nue Of the South
eu 5 ai,s.
Fret Rooms followed, speaEirg ofttc unconfo0ny
Of he al heosul,s upon Ao Dtv0Iion rocks in one
C'se I'D II IL CO. iOrniy II GLOth'r "a d,scr - by
Prof DaNsyn N Nova Scotia, ald gave PARALLEL in.
to Ccs III Penny NaDis, where be hnlA gfa lua
cbSife IN he cCi O!BIy tIe ca unit. the
oroei OF he sise In folly reversed, which be attr
BUTTS 10 loc :. convueiOIe.
Iroi LESLIE spoke agoir upon the posi- on Of the
COL bed IA Oio, and ql.stij1cC the g'na'al opinion
tbs those Vi lowe II ibOs aud h-soun cc.ong to ,le
srtdi caIh'liicfoIs era Il ihe ol lcI Strt.s.
l!,s HiiL roe 10 say that nc should be abe pr)
baby o gNesO,ut nf"fma ion which would ex1 ala
t,t pcls ma.t y Pro- Lcr.e.
Nj ". II. ElonY b,ssed TO be cxensed from
rtacns hla paPr copaiiing gCacrsl dc crp'iol Of
tie b,uioaD lie b-tTet1 III Cnsed S..'e= aud
NJ 2o and Aubtfd d g,olf iC-l c'iol Of the COL
- G. -o' J. tse -n.cery H.. and ahO yrau, ~
ll'HH The 0't.flo"~' h p,.t0I, he of some points
al.i, The c,Ui aIy ..lc.
l,o'. JEriEir, " YH,S foloaed with a paper On
Ga Dn ici.- L..,i.s \, So. J. c-u1 ~ On, ,h.
,i,tG ct HE esth he reuan. o too IS tocom ever
we, cONAva-a io tie cont formations. H. America
IL. leu ans OF pa - - ih- Goa. rc.e' ave Quad ny
'lrr footprints. >.me have be, j. rec o. Leo,
rtd p'i 60 ale to b. Cterub Il nv kD--r but tho,
of - BHtac.iln order. NO1 IL - ai ne hsucs,
l'csfsuv tDd yJ'at caut on be u>'1 in deci1og upDl
br r-arac'er o. IN nah thns made e4o~n Us
uey -cni, tines .Aaol' bo h I.f,iiien .nd l-Lshyie
"a aIsr.Ii ties The Gar pike Tor netdioe, descnbei
hy Pro aga slz ystticay hi BIZ b. taken fo: rep
tie If VI ly part oi its k-ls ton found sIi vice
Ntia. Otc fa!, of veItooa Eoai0 lead the a1.,a
INIT 10 inJi 4 r fri sDcil.r part would give equal
yessoi 10 suppose j! reptile. We must therefor
have msny pare If * ee'ol. The jos,I sbicl va
Dor uJ0Cf on .Ou, rKari,d 20 The speake, by
DR. Sseh-iy, fr,ib the coal OF Ohio, ana u
cotbt.d,y rpte. The oTaoium is 80 muca lie
that OF E,g os q give tue im2r, sslvn
up'n first Inspection ret Il j. that animal; but on
{. until TIE V,rcbra, we ful the humber T. be TO
Yra. Tie ssuD tat Of t1il,-ss b. achia; the
lositiioT paris I-e OF oTc with tail. lie WIS cure
Il net fh: it 10 ks Ike that eli saptr.. There
aIc ibest Dsin. t@O characters 10. fouad in exist
H. reptile. FLsi Il Dad v,v esses in the v.rtc1ga,
parob., 20 Js n'ap0 Df tie westf m rivers, AMI
u re al the animal W gtc' IAN sessn ir hlos
k ~ 20 o. tUJcat, unlk. Soy kLo I'll BAR .ch1n.
some Nj iinb. Sone ~ these latter nav, t~o to-;
:. ne Hrs, ,n1 o:hfTs ~ I'D five. TIE footprints
'oubJ - aDl1 .1te I've ;o's b. &c aud four
tet 10. L. ~ ,lneD ap.e names lnit,ie the eN-
is.. Il 18Th Toe IN ne rcioo,, which nay ",
lead - ne 1isc,ye,y of the connection cf .hes foot
va = Nil D-.f, hi.n rpi-s.
FrO' -A9A's' s.i4 -, iplr 50 cry q OF e aF'-
'ea-- ci, r:'l' re 81 80 j'ri'1'tJ q .!ep,iy'rI
tn,nalr Ire - - I.yIa iS 80, IA \. :. sr.t IN CT