New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-14
From Our Own Reporter.
MONTREAL, Wednesday, Aug. IL, 1857.

FIRST DAY.
The assemblage Of savaus this year seems greater
than ever before Especially is the Dumber OF ladies'
increated and eveyyb, dy antc paung the pleasant
est meeting yet held There are some little di'
6cres shout hotels, which are not half adequate TO
the cccasior but the Invasion of Yankees last night
woud have been enough to overwhem even larger
city.
The sessions are held in the Court House. and every
effort il made by the Government officers and the
local Committee 70 sure tcer interest and success.
GENERAL SESSION.
The Association was called 10 ORDER by Prof HALL,
the last years Pre- sident at 10 o'clock The attend
anoe wa very large Gen. Eyre. the AdminiStrs tor
of the Government. Right Rev. Francis Fuford, Lord
Bishop of Montreal Prof CssweI of Brown Uni
versi,yI Vice-Presdeut Of the Association, and Sir
Wu- l. Logon the platform.
After prayer nv I'll. Lord Bishop DR.. CAswELL, as
the presiding officer prof Bailey, of Westpoint, who
was elected President baving died in February
cpeped the session with fe!ictrns general re-
marks Oh the novelty of meeting Ia strange city, aud
a brief eulogium on the deceased President.
Sir WIN. 4. LOGAN, afier welcoming the Association
to Montreal, introduced Gen EYRE. the man who
spent the day III S-vastopo when the attack ON the
Redsn failed aid he welcomed the Association 10
Canada in a speech which, though betrayiug con-
side rsble nervousness. was very good one for
Prot DAWSON of McGiD College, on behalf of the
Natural History Society also yeicomed the Assoc'a-
ton NJ President Of the Society.
Professors Benz. Peirce of Harvard, Omsfed oil
New Haven, Dawson Wilson, DR.. Lynch OF South
CSrcra Profes sor H.Dry o Washington, Dr. Dewey
Of Rochester Professors Bartlett of West Poiot,
Swallow Of Missouri Bache and Smell were nomi-
mated
In voting DIR. HARE, the Spiritusiist. complained
that he lad not his spectacle ADD he could not Trite
a. fast as the names were called.
Prof DAWSON having received g votes Prot VIII
soR u Prof Henry % Prof Pi-rce 80, Prof. Olm'
sied ~ and DIR Lyn 81 40, were Elected.
The Secretary read he titles Of the 81 papers which
have be- registered.
DIR HARs thought il waJe 81 time Ia read these, as
NOBODY could reueu Der them III had come subjects
winch he wished to speak un before the General
Go il.
Ihe CHAIRMAN introduced Prof. Ramsay of Lon
Gon, VINO nSa come as delegate frAm the London
6eo'osica society, ann Dt. Ii. rthOd Si.man a dele
gate from the Liouean Society Of London. Both gen.
utmen Offered their congratulations
Dr STEINER p'esent IN In. stion from tina Mary
tanc historical Society, and Prf BAcHF another from
the hary lnsiitste TO the Association to meet in
Baltimore noAt year.
Or HARE wished Special Committee on some
curves which he bad brought The President referred
him To- the General Commute.
The freedom Of the Mercantile Library Association
was preferred h. the So<iety
After considerable desultory conversation on tho
eopstiiuiionaly u adournments, the Association adj
1ourned for at hour.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
me papers, and the ASSOCIATION then divided itself
Two sections, If Natural History, the other u
Mathematics aud Physcs
SECTION OF MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS.
fIeL ffiReE the Chairman OF the s. otiOn at the
NioSiy meeting, called the section to order Prof.