The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-23

Rev. Dr. Hawkes. Professors Griscom and Doremus De
Witt Blcodgood, archibald Russell and J. Calvin smith
Proceedings OF the Association.
SECOND DAY-MORNIN0 SESSION.
ALBANY, August 81, 1856.
TIE meeting called to order at quarter past ten
by Professor James Hall.
The attendance WAS about the yesterday.
Many ladies were in the galleries and among the mem
bcrs within the railing.
list Of new members proposed and admitted.
report was received from Professor Vladimir on
linguistic cthnolcey.
The Young Mems Association rendered the Of their
rooms to the Association.
DR.. HARs desired that In future means should be
devised for promoting socially among the members
the Association, whether by having separate table at
He did not IKE for his part TO be ordered to take this
that seat by waiter and not 10 know whether his
neghbor was member OF the Association. Referred TO
There being no further business before the Association
the meeting divided into sections.
SECTION OF NATURAL HISTORY AND GEOLOGY.
Professor RoeEss took the chair.
VOLCANOES EARTHQUAKES.
Dr. c. +. wsiow, Of Troy read two papers, entitled
i. On The volcanic phenomena Of Kilanea aud Mauna
Loa, nod the dynamical theories Of earthquakes.
2. On volcanoes.
Aer entering upon the consideration OF the subject
Dr. Winslow said that observation had convinced him
that the sod crust OF the planet yielding envaop
OF great thickness, ovtrlyng globe OF fluid subject
to dynamical impulses Of such omnpotent and persistent
energy that mountains cest aud continents unduate upon
H. felds ice follow the tidal action OF the HIS
object TO draw attention to tho and forces
BY which mountain ranges and ocean bottoms must be
revoluiicn,zcd from cycle cycle hereafter, aud acd
IN aspect orthe alton and distribution OF forms
organization. He (Dr wnslow) visited Mamma Lea
after The eruption In 1885, and of
his journey thther. He noticed when standing the
lava stream that the earth iren bled and shook n
moved by force beneath, and the idea opened ~
globe
in a similar state OF equilibrium mud nucleus sub
iect 20 dynamcal impulses and changes of status ia ODE
dcncc 10 remote causes and unknown laws Fron fa'l
which he obtained the spot, he satisfied tha tkc
constant movement In the molten beneath the
surface Of the SOIL and he wishci 10 direct the attel o
Of scientific To the probability that similar mo,
existed IN tho whole underlying the whole surface
Of the globe, and constituting the dynamica agent by
which continents sni ocean bottoms are moved Dr. W
OF opinion that the Phenomena called earthquakes
we're IN some way snpcrinduced or connected with the
earth's melton round the record OF earthquakes
showed that they were most prevalent IN the quartz,
when the ,afh was moving 10 that portion Of ~ orbit
nearest the sun Other phenomena also GO 20 slow
increased pressure The Of the earth By the nd
her cath when the globe Il nearest the sun
Tho paper read by Dr. Wnsow on volcanoes VIC shall
After reading interesting discus. ion took place.
IN wh.ch Prof Vaughan W. 9. ledncld Mr.. Sessions,
pioE Iaaa and Others took part.
0ARrIKgs.
Professor ACA~Iz then proceeded 70 offer few rs
upon species Of nsh called garpkc presented the
sociaton by j. g. Gavit The ash we're email creatures
about fou' to seven inches long souewha, like ecnpfo
mifc between the alligator and the shark. Professor
AFassz entered into description OF their character aud
anatomy explaining, am, ng other pecuarites thai tbs
scales toe sides Of these fish Of the nature Of
enamel and that IRE srrang from them when sirack BY
steel instrument, AMI that unlike all other fishes OF the
same genera ih,r head was roveablo on their spae
He noticed, also, that they the surface thrust
their nostrils water and Inhaled air. which they
discharged ron apertures behind their gills, showing
Mat there must be communication between their
irils ano their sis-ararc occurrence 10 ,ials OF this
order.
Professor DAWSON. OF Nova Scotia inquired whether
there particular adaptation OF the structure n
the earpiAes TO their haSn1s, which are among The
rpsbesf
Professor Acaiz said that they bore some resemblance
10 agaiore both In shape aud habits, and that they
haunted the saue class Of places
further discussion followed, in which Professor F,s
ter Professor Dana Mr. Hough of Albany, Professor Hal,
inan aud others took part Tie details purely SCI
cn;1c.
The section then adjourned.
eEcTfoE or MATHEMATICS. CHEMISTRY AND
ASTRONOMY.
The section organised, with Professor Pisces 10 tie
chair.
Professor PrRcr using Tho privilege secured 10 him
whcn Be GO we'd nominated rsar CONN Chairman
and vacated the chair.
COMETS. TYHyn
Professor PrrEps OF Denmark ,hop HOGAN - W sl'
ha psrcr 1.-The nct appearance o the perolca comet
Of thirteen years he said that hs hss discovered the
comet ~ question ~ Naples IN 1sts. must "
be supposed that taerc was auythag rare in the
dhcovery q comets--ihere were four or nye disco
vofed evtfy year. The period of his conasi wa, NJ
y,ars; ana These nearly revovei he thought
well 10 mako calculations with view 10 predict lie ne
appearance Ihie comet vas very difficult chservc
it's ei so faint IN 1886 that he could r percelva "A
until be had repostd bis eye Tor seconds In
Even unetr theee circumstances he had only seen ID "a
intervals during PERIOD Of twenty days He had mat
calculations With regard 70 s eize ana sphere but was
not CONVENIENT 10 state them But he had devoted nm,
tune 10 calculating where the might be lo,fea G,y
IN rs re appearance. and had drawn lines on man rom
eest TO eight Gays go thai the observer world bs
says5 much o. the lsoer Of swce sng and the comet
could readily be discovered The probable en,n ., the
comet syas ~ years But there seemingly or theirs
mghtsc an error Of one year 90 that the epse might
lie ~ eive or fourteen years Toe perihelon WI. ats
certain u yas about the apheon that doubt existed lie
had 80 onekm feared that the comet keht have bccr
carried away by The influence o Saturn or some of the
larger planets but his impression this pant was vage
Jniels son aodcnt had happened the coroct mvh he
lcoksd TOR etser hfy nine days before or 6nv-
niue days af,ev the 18th OF nsrch lesg-
u might seem Of 80 use 10 hp, comet which was 90
ctut 70 sec ~ this one. Bot s believed tn the ds
covtry OF new periodical comets of the highest i'm,
pofsnce as leading TO knowledge of the constituency OF
space wcn oonsta ses The solar system lie copsl icrad
tat tue discovery Of co net OF far nporanee
tran that q on asterod. The study Of som0s has be-