New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-08-22

ton from the Natural Tftorcal Society, nd from c
zeps Of Montreal TO the Association 70 nold their next
meeting in Montreal rendering TO 'oem the hospita-
ties Of the city. He SAID that ,.anaJa knew ma Dis
tino'ion of country in the esrch OF scieoce and
M INBRED th"t spe 80 on the same Geological map
thoDRb upoef .ner, mt name, with the blted otaes
he INV .uon was r.fened to the Com nit'ee.
f.',ctor STITSER brought up the suoJec, o. .lo ~
si'a'ion rom the Mechanics Institute oil ba'iinofe'
and it " As slo referred to the Committee
In ne Assembly Cbamberthe following papers Were
red: ,,.,.,
on son points in the Geology of the Upper Mi'i'
sppi V alley, by Prot. HsI: , .
IN the Psiallelirm of Rock FORMATION IN Nova
Sc,ia with those Of otter points in America ty froi.
Dsysou of Canada.
In the senate Chamber the following papers were
read ,r, bra5,nos bv
Prof Henry an in,restng pep"r ~ .nion rHe
cess,y of buoiDg large halls on acoustic prhcipe'
vas clearly demonstrated. Prof Henry de'cnoedth tue
new lecture room Of the Smithsonian Institution, saying
that il was built after the principle OF speaking
t,nmnet in which the speaker stands IN the mouth OF
,be t,umpet He showed, by illustration, no" the
s1uno was carried from the stand around the rooui'
So flat The lghestt Whisper could be heard IN Tie
faIthest gallery 49,. c.-,.o,, =,
mr. con tables for the tides of the coast OF the ned
States, by Pr f. Bache
Prof. Bscbe explained the methods employed in the
Coast Survey for reduction of the tidai observations
Of the coast, and especially Of the tide OF Boston
Hsrbor, Of which there wss long series OF oo'
servatious Tables were presented which had been
tested By twenty observations at different perods
OF the lunar month and OF the year, and they showed
q probable eror Of but four minutes in the predicted
and observed times of the pairs Of tides Of which
comparisons were made
The following is a list of members who have regis.
tered their names as in attendance on the meeting
Prof joseph Lowering Cambrd.e, Mass Prof John John
Va Prof A. wneh,ll Arm ArSor, Mct Prof Z; W.
9ois CITY: Prot $ 6 LOOMS wimn.ton. Del Prof Wan.
Hopkins Lin. r B;ss s:Ss'cs, oon m'' PrD
Lewis II. Steiner Baliimote Ma T. FTansOrt u esq
Msesn GOpn po T Rev k Tssm.. f H w.sa.a
Mas. tvn PrsseOt n Concord n H. Prot Sss ,5s'
Ph.' R. o.en.seSen go %..hinsen Prot JS'sPh
feidy. Philadelphia; Tho. II. B.tchfOrd NJ D. 60
VIM. Z Guest esq. Ogdensburs VI Prof o. NJ M,Shei'
STSnsfa Ha eco r Fsnaeist Mess. Prot a. Ma..sy
N D.. Gu ciun.h, Obio Prot. H.dimI, Columbia Pa
o Il Peleh ESQ, Ashtsb1s, Ohio; D. + Wenlsld, Can IAN
sss K.dnsdg SfSiGs 6.l Gin
e Ohio s.s5sSeF cs%Sh.f' Mass ss,E'
rJy' Proi john 1 lie coats cOumb. $ CT sehOoef.
D. h HGR aaaus ' rbon.sn
New Yo,t Eben.zer Hsnce esq, MorsvLe, Peunsysyans
su GG' SSOSl stoa b. saad.on smith
The mas Mashp esq Albany G %n,ST 81 d. Troy. 20.
W u
Csseno'., ~, Charles a. oTsteal, ed East HNttd'
IL ffA G 9 %sA'5
S s:ss s JOIN
..q, CIe'npa Ohio Jane. Brandt esq Newton CITY
wycmirs n 7 fhems. 5 says.e, Ps;, Christian, Miss.
Boston c. MEG President Sou c.rolia. College Co
sm.. C. Pb: s Gssaso'5 osS Ea.snd
Pref CHARLES 5 James, Lewsbursh, Pa "% NeseS@s
= cMr Albany Da tel C.msron. John.o~u Pro-. Joseph
Tory bpIsOn GsoFss Hef rof o,0rf E T.I:"
. Jq;:P! D. 6a SP Ass :syJo y
New Y6rs Prof FeTr.nd Benedict, Uaiyer'y Of Sss
G5fGa EGG sT SA,,oS A s,,5 vi Der
9oi Bsno sI'' sGH T. Pro-
Co. PISt A@O. be.n Albany Prot Me- Mccq Oh New lew
LAM - Pa Dr. +. II +. Peters. Csmbliise, Mas. Her
MAJ. fhs"c E. bGl S
home. ch.rissOa s. pno%;y es 81 Ie'f.3 S"s
nsn., s%stcss Sprns, frof irs Young Hanover MI
Chester KEN ct fst Benz s'Gs
Albany 55S'a f F4 3 ehd Ms;. To-
icT,o' f5G1 8 WsSsts$5 rcI'.%c@}h VII y ",
5 3s es r. Rev G..ise Bufed, DID, PSdSt Meh
Prof WIN. " Pierce, Portsmouth Va F. B. Housh esq,
a.ssy.v hf'Y Prof t. ' g. Pseh Aan Aigf Mich
Prot Asa Gsy ca%odse MAJ ASs'r r.: fPP s.
delpbia Penn. J. ID. Whitney, esq, Northampton Mas
Lyndon A. smith D., Newark, j.; John SEASONS esq
Absny; j. NJ. SturtessI teacher, Jacksonville ~ Prof
Johr fscck Villa nstown, Mass Prof William II. Parker,
Mijdebury Vt Prof Charles w Hackey Columbia College,
New York; Prof C. Dewy Rochester BlaCchaId Eos
e.te " d Auburn Prot j. Be rien Lincaey, nyile
Tenn l.. Touftsles L. s. Coat Survey, Washington Dc
lanes L. Phelps NJ ID. New York; W. III Emory, A,
Washington C. Arthur Schott Civil Engineer Geogetown
d. C.. Pro. John Broche.by, Hartford Conn., George 3
Blaeke. ID Ednhursh scotland; Prof l.. q Brown II al.
H.; Alya Clak, esq Cambridge oort Msss Edward
IiuHrtord e'qt, wOc0ttve Conn Prof Oliver Hubbard
R. l.; William y.p Peh NJ b.. wiaam,Tils,
NJ Y: Prof j. ii C Coffin, Annapolis, Maryland;
Prof VIM Cbauyeuet Annapolis, ad Prof John 5. N.wber
~ Washington d. c James Wood esq. Genesse N. T.;
Prof f. AndreEs, Marietta, Ohio; W I. Rogers, ssq.,
Phi sdeph Hooper c. Van Worst ESQ, New York. A.
Grnnan NJ d Keokut, lowsi Lyman Wilder, Levi |
Reuben 81. New York Prot II: l.. Egsts Cambridge. |
Mas Ns tin r. Rome. esq, New York samuel Trussdsl,
ESQ. NewYo'k r Johnson esq. Albany Prof j. H. COT
esq, UpTer Darby. Pa; Prof Edward Daniels Wsuk esha
VS. Wm 5. Vsux, eco Philaie phs; Thos Walter Jouss
NJ D., Montreal A. Renne esl Montreal; ssml II. free
nan, NJ D. Albany John ". L. Pruyn, s.q, Albany
Nm Cooper, esq, Hoboten. J.i Aug {. Hsmn. ST. B.
Bar COR Me. Henry Teppsn University Of Nchgtn Anu
ATbor, Mich Nathaniel T Allen, esq, West Newton MAJ.
l. H. Morgan esq Rochester, A Osborn esq Albany; Jas
Olynn :. n, Ne~.YoTs Ass Bent, L =. NJ New.
leiL Hsnsssn esq Lachine Canada; James Brewster
NJ ID monuea Menk fisler esq Trenton ; George
a. Woodbridge, eq., Auburndsle, Mass Joel W. Andrews
esq Albany joseph w. sprssue, Civil Engineer, Roch.
ester, y Y.
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