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

I've ,hs n.ces,y Of r.cons'dcrins e. winch
&c row r, he'd upon furnishing reliable evidences
IS tho eNrtpce Of peculiar a. inas n Ias' sesS-
IL br.y,d that the barac asDs did cot belong u tne
la ~ r,ptes but that they formed c',s+ OF onp"i
hans int. rm.diare bstscen repts~ ana hs e., anu
comprising q large portion {" "ha' were 'AN'' '''
lsr.e repiies Of the old ages ,,.., -
d., WuEIau b. RoGERs then exhibited sone
,,iobt,. founo by him in Quincy ia sihro a'gin1-
c,cus slate rork coL;aniR very mite ne
line. The bed ia Ioro", but eh'ehos w w. r.
,U, . included between ma ses OF igpeois 'ocH' 'no
iii bt,s L.lor g.d Piof Rogers thought, 20 the fa'a
A, dds splnoSe For toe first tine, We we're ny
p,,pa ed TO bx the chronology OF thc,e rocks ~ tne
,.ue inc cAl.oDs which wee found Ia Europe. l, wa
,luo.t nraculou.-,he prestivGtiOn CT thees ioSe.ri
thew w,re within 1u ket shot Of the Quincy era i.e.
Prof. HuST spoke Of come facts which he brought
on, i, Isso IN 7, gard TO thu Sl1rian aud Dew hlan
Tne,tore+ OF the great valleys of the st La"rtnce
I'D IN, { ,nnecticu which bore upon the age oil tue
Tot IN Eastern Massachusetts,, and sbo yea he pa'a
l.bsn b.twtel thee r. ,s es. .O'a %, GSS 'D'
: P,,f Ac.ssiz raid that new fact had been escer
,,u.d in the geology of Ntw.E gland. rhese beds,
rhch bad always been supposed 10 be cefbohierois
nrul &c lotks now carried back to the Old
n,t bees of the fosilfetous strats. Here. too, VS.
| smother proof in fevor Of tho'e woo opposed Lyeu6
tt.tr, that there were oeerous beds aptecsoeh' 70
by row CNisting IN The globe me ose lne "a p' lc
az that of Bohena, and shows nat N tue o'uee' @s
o., c 10 rs tie coDtint MS are aIise.
Prof LESLIE thought Prof Agasz had not done Jus,
lice 70 Prot Hunt in the course That gentI-mtn had
| pursupd The htuCy Il lVChe VI Iine""SS>N~'
| And TO the eeLsral zs'hn- be bad formed
PofAGAsslz did not Wish to do any injustice 70 Proi'
UDbt but wss unwilling to allow - renlsrkapIe os-
cvery a. tat of Prof. Roger to pass without proper
rotice taken Of ~ very great importance, eoP'o'a"J
| to the palsop'o opst. L. -...ou,oa -,
| Pot. KoGiRs referred TO section presented by
| Prof Hell at former meeting, III Which he h4d gwen
ro,i.c'ura view Cf the ohara ter OF the rocks as
IN, 90 H.. Ms,.,cbustits coa.t. TIE time for Goa
| ,c,ure ID ses away SO BOOB az true ba-is Tor
| throry is fourd. Now, can Mr. Hunt Five u. such
iour ddi il the character of the ,ock' as to di'en'e
| yi,h b Il, costly Of psl' oItoGy
| SIR WILLIAM LoGAS traced the Eaton Spar'y Lime
stone il to serp mime aud gsrnot rock, VIII CD vac me
Speuy Iimt,tone barring - carbonic aci L. lie coUld
| tyace iltm from Lake mphrruacog IN vermont 70
Gatle 600 ills c'stant, VII re u vas e'ideh'y ~
| Inner Silurl.n Limestone. He had also seen fossils
il muible from Connecticut, bus l. II dis lnG' -,
Iroi. RoGERs bad been mls lni'r t"9o by pr " III
Jocap anc agreed ith him N wha' he bad aiVahc;l.
Tie point in questlon '7 to the oe'u.L' n,t .,
rseozoic rocls in Ea-terp Ma sachase't+-;hat they
cur i, grsnt.d-but rhat palcoLoic rocks ere they
Now we Law, fixed a horizon ana established 2 POM
Of dtpsrture from which 10 Oulll az inc co'"u VI '"o
| ce 10y OF that section. =,
! Cpl ion ,hat any rocks age can b. Jetef"lled oy
ctmi. al ~ Theological chara ter. lie key no tict
Nat would d. 10. NINE The rocks rc'tTIod TO ii New
England TO BE- a'r,d suIien; he tbo'sht there we're
f. cts which proved the contrary IN the rocks OF me
| CIeel NJ, ultains. lie would 4 throw sviy TIE de,
tlnn at, i Of al the geoo5is's of Ne"' England ana
his theories Of tn ir position for any sac thing
Prof Accessibility ro'--Siy no.! Way not
mike ,ur theory from our fart
| Ilof EMMoys-I Dtg lot to be interrupted.
Pro AGAssiz-I beg to apoos ize.
Prof ENMoss spsin hoped be shond De nHoFed 10
sp.Jk. II. was ready 70 ietsct any 81 mr. OPINIONS
when oeI ten il wouC show bin the f.cts when over
thew the position be hoo taken with regard - the
rocks a. NV f. glaDd. He behaved THAI the seoo-
pis,s Of y. sEngsnc were night IN denying that th'
er. at Ut tier moaihOrphic rocA VS. ai'e'ed
| SlluI'en. e.,
Prof HALL cxprcssfd Ii, erca' appreciation of the
chen zeal uto,s % bis C.naoi, riceJs, ana "ts Ger
iaiu hat c, eDstry wout become 81 sTCat service Ill
the pa. ng OF rocks. IL proceeded 10 spe * Il the
rnrin.ns ,sbib't.d b. Pr"f k"S.rs H. had facts
ctng to slow the occurrence OF lower SiuAal lie
Pr Ac.ssIz smoke Of the Importance OF the par
tcuar @, Luz ~ which is tri oi,e belonged ~ point
| IN GU, v,Ty airy ia T. iaIvc pmI.ioo.
Ai,.r n lew additional r.maik. from Prof. HUNT,
| The S,ctitn sojCu ned.
| SECTION or NATuEHATIcs AND PHYSICS.
| Prof Ir,nor. having cad. Il tho meenns 90 %rder
ano the - ,ntsiy Pct Cbauvenrt, having read the
! Iroce,G inls Of ycstroays meeting, Prof Peree
coll, IL. alt, ntCn cfthe ctiont,o the s.r'us inco1
ytntLce ard jusic- arising ON IA, NIB cx ceding
III, II time - tnttnng INTO polX ciacu ssiOnd
Dr. hare ilou.b bit that, II The time .; the meeting
10 he occupied Win papels instead OF dhcdsSlons
| I'd, y might as well got meet at all No on" oonld
ntand ROME of The papers, and few cared t. FOL
| Il y thtm. He wa proc,cong 10 dttrpd the u,lty OF
dis u s,Chs wien PI Pence, tnc Cbalnn III called
hin 10 OIJoT, us there was no qrcstlon before The
Section. But sa-d tie Doctor, | IN making qle5-
hc1ue utility Of dscn- ion. The G, ntlr ian Is Oh,
OF oIc.r rad 'ht ChaDmln. After s.ytral Intellectual
au,mps TO Pfoci ed UIicut meeting the iaexora6.e
! veto vi tie CAaInIan, Dr. Haze sat 0OgD.
| I1oE PrIRcE tier cal.d Prof Nc Cay tc the chair
o. & c. hi nGn for the day, who called upon Prot.
| Al 1aId,r FIR his payer upon possible moOlbcLhJa
81 the node fr dhtUycflng the d sty vi the tnitb.
Prot ALLNAHDER Il marked tbat the ce eorated
Sltr'nn IL # ctttrmihrs tn eisy OF the ear by
the ctGt Ctiob 81 a u mlo-lDe neir Il noun ala, wa,
| open to sBy ObjectiOLs aTlsiDg tom the lmptfec-
tons Of the noosuItmobt of toe density Of the
noun ain, and of tie frcti,n Of the sne; ard pro
Iceed tho l.y'iss of Mohnm DE docinne, instefi 0t
! csnyn the plumb-hLc 10 the mountain, be would
hi, nouniaiu Ia the plunblIe. IL would buld
NJ b the sGe Of plumb or 60 wh'ch bob re you'd
alt9ch the mot dc'c"te slineve'', NOES OF load or
non, i'll TIC orh VI sLhtre twenty 1--we or thirty feet
in am,t.r, and observe the Change OF the spiFit-
| levels
to tLat 81 CavoIosb since tie toisiDn bhLlnce Is
more d, cG. test of minute tUcos, such as the lrc
Ii Of TIE artificial moortaD than spIltlevcl c 10
| be. H. oso rtpeated the suggestion OF Wc)er that
tht GuUislan mr. be useJ ny Which rclus of ul-
limited leng'h ay be obtained.
| Prot. BARTLE1r tbCuE ht there was more funds
II al OH, c,ion 10 Prot Al xanoeis m-th0d that tho
rpiTt leyel would Only SLOW sown level face, and
that wou1 be the ierultat Of the combined action OF
| tLetur,b aud tie artificial noun an.
| Pr f. AiFNANDER guilsn,ly deiehded he proposed
exltrm.ht.
Mr.. VAUGHAN proposed to the ti's.water in the
Boy IL FuIOy a. tie pioVfaolc mountain.
lrof HrNHy said this nod sir ady ben suggested,
and ecd,o hat is Cehcato pr'olsu Of the oensy II
th taIih wis uLder y.etio tti0n by the SntnsoalGn
| Jnrtuuion.
hitI q I, " lat r. from al the dcbatni-, AID
slpfsstrn ii"i, Prot %. Il. MICHEL tbs, POI A.
,xoLdeI had b. tier r, the exp rnent aaG debate tle
! It-el'r, iAt Tx papef VS. cAlie' DP.
! Nj. JCIH fAIIIrsOs, Il Albany then read the in
Ltc Cc.ul p'IIOl - u Vely abo,fusc paper on LAe
! LNts'gathn and CAcuai on OF general p!Oct-5
! oausGiI,n. Those no lave auempte1 10 reei this
s'Lu,uens o-lcuius of ot-le ioDs VII eaeiy dndef-
aHo DLw d'l..u,- u 'OiJS tie reader 10 thi-
GO, oLO yet iook forward xub interest to The lbh
,sron q Ills mathematical paper, when thoy may
/ -lp ot tl..t O.