The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-07

: heh a. me w." welL Today, the General Session
met ana nominal \, oltcers
-nE DUDLEY OBSERVATORY.
THIS ae' aeon Mr. Ever, Il aaugurated the Dudley OBJ
serN@o' with az Grafton which Will make bold to say,
q bis MODEST efforts There are very lew men N
:, country who could have risen 10 sucn height ny
e tine YOU receive these lines, you VIII have II IN
print, aAd ! need therefore no more
Nor need spend time in commenting upon tue IN
raraileed hberaity OF Mrs Dudley, who has added
donations further sit OF afy thousand
dollars 70 the Observatory lam not informed as 70 the
extent Of the laayis fortune can say whether any
young relatives fortunate 70 be deprived or the
temptation uleness ana useessness which the posses
sion of tLis money might hav. offered them But most
certainly history does not contain another instance Oh
equal hoersh,y GA the part Of lady. When her letter
plause; bot when Professor Agassiz sprang up and
waving his hat called for tbree times three and one
noren for Mrs. Dudley the noise was deafening Such
enthusiasm have rarely witnessed before
CONCLUSION.
This lsst Inauguration concludes my lahors here
m j say in closing tois has been the most Moor
members in attendance aud more and better pa
pers read than any former occasion In Astronomy,
he resort OF Gould. the sketch OF methods by Mitchell
he ingenious theories 81 Alexander, and the modest
statements Peters IN Geology. the valuable reports
81 Hall, Rogers nawson Schot &c and tae admirable
CONGRATULATIONS Of Dana IL hs sics the papers Of Henri
acoustics and electricity; the results OF the Coast ~
vey, presented by Pfot Bsche the BRILLIANT ana move.
papers on zoodgy AL na.nra history, wech We owe ~
the geiAus II Aeass are only lev 81 the more exe-
lent productions of this meeting Of the association.
Should continue II has begun, the country wiz socl
inoeed have cause 10 be proud Of To-
trust that you will not repent the liberal manoer "a
which YOU have devoted space 10 long papers which
have been Though they tedious 70 some q
your readers there thousands whom they VIII prove
beth interesting and valuable. II there exists any worS
ia which so much lear ning and science Is contaaei az
NAV be found Ia the last days OF the HEsAID
il has not been my fortane 10 fail IN with H.
trust On the other Land that the gentlemen for whose
fame and credit you have done so much-soine OF wton
doubt ptres 10 the foolish attempt 70 uzze Ine
press made at the beginning Of the proesecnss-w'i
learn from fact TO understand and appreciate news
papers a little better IN future.
Ia conclusion, ! only say that re.nrn thanks to
Dr. Armsby. Thomas W. 0lcott ESQ., and Mr. Ere !eriit
Seward Of the Albany Ersing Journal for assistance an
cvtes rendered TO me IN the discharge OF my duty II
would have been duty well pleasure 10 me 70
thank the Local Committee had they earned any cla y
my thanks, but that the work Il over, have no
scrpe saying thai tue executive agent OF that body
Mr. Wooi~orth only denied me the facilities wnicn
IN power have afforded, but 80 far as IN MIN
lay seemed 10 seek TO throw obstacles IN The way oil the
press generally