New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-21

ID o, H. Hecisely tee c.t.e~y the s'r.t, in
shi,t they rccnr though vithol, ptsteodny tn SGT
box ( wee dto add oosriders bitumen AID Goa as
r.ks flued. p'lcissy ike other rocks, tfou PIE
| e. riiDe atciiso
) Hvs, octicd Col. " = ttsory. on ch'm;cal
efouid d.. 81 argued thet btumea i,seif muat have
| hsO veg, ;Sbe origin. Bo suppose there we're IN
Tie Cldfr tlO.s 10 vegetable supply Oi earboG tllA
10 l forA'OD cf coal btde -ti Wc have rema Us OF
asin.s Which cheGiceI 6lalJsis prove to have been
| hble 20 fufu.-h IT.
Several gentlemen continued the discussion.
Col NTlTrtlsIl Remarked ia oV-ilg, that he wa
PEI ecy we sat.ed wIi hit theory, and Ct all the
OH. ctoss to It b,oGght forward none were ne~ -
him. osd had bo tine te could givs answers, wh'cdto
himself were satisfactory. To the statement that we
get 10 carbon but from plalcs be opposed tue ques
Top, where old the plan;s get it AZ t. renans Of
wood al plars ia cos, he con2iders them 10 such
cases tituDeLized just as 10 siicous rocks similar
ren eins sfclied. IL all the vegetables which
ever grew were c ut off from all communication with
everything else should not get carbon enough for
single coal bed As TO tho snalogies which had
be, mentioned between peas beds ald those OF coal
here was fatal dir1' uce.peat is formed on all
kids Of rcks coal in but single system.
Dir. a. e. RAMSAY read d communication from j.
W. Setter Palaeon.ologi. Of the British Survey. "On
G'sp'oroia, New Genus Of Polzgca allied t, the
GrautDiitcs." 7 mis- paper was q long and minute
description Of zoophy tic fossil but Of special
iLtercst except to Pa!aeontologSts.
Prof EMaoss exhibited and spoke upon large
number OF very beautiful Fossils al the Sandstone
ED S;h'eS OF NCf'H .ChTOillI. Lucy dtc tOuiouIo
Of fish, seniaDs, Il mamma, and rldnis found IA SAND
stores above the animal remains.
Prot. HiTCHcOCR followed with paper =" On the
Are and DIP OF tire Connecticut River Sandstones
suo the Iiercaistion ct te Associated Trap, IRON
| which be drw tn following concusiobs:
|. There is belt If sandstone lying IN Ma,sa-
chusetts mme dietely above tho trap, which is tho
eluivcer Of the oolltic or urassc series OF Europe
especially the has.
= Ills beit Of sandstorc is the equivalent of tue
! lover iurasec sa.dstonc Of Eastern Virginia and
North Cs!o,na, oontGihirG very valuable oeds Oh
litu1 nous GO 81.
3. HeLce, workable bees OF conl may yet be found
in the Valley OF the Connecticut.
d. The strata Of this sandstone below the Juras'ic
belt are trick enough 10 embrac9 the triaasic and
| rCIIue6h g,Cups and perhaps even Iore.
D. The upper pgIt OF THIS sandstone formation. the
cor.so cong lone rates 0. nieawanpe, may be found
10 have place in the rock series higher than the
juT6sric
TECHNOLOGY, STATISTICS AND POLITICAL ECONOMY
Prof. DEWEY in the chair.
Mr.. Clinton ROOSEVELT read apaperon the " Uni
yersal Science" lie dwelt the folly o! protection
Of our manufactures by duties, while We doubled the
prices q production 10y the use OF paper money, aud
tie necessity If mastering the universal scicncc. lie
wishes men to b, educated judges a. they are ply
ticsrs, and Few siacies OF nioney-to wit, Labor
he,.s given bg h bask.
Mr.. PiuL KAsE exhibited series of paintings
made on touI Thou IA the vest md northwest They
comprised lart ILmbcr OF pO,tlaits one OF them
hsanul Cree InIi-b,ednany sketches illustrative
o. lDGisp HE, end c0uSdefabIe COLLECTION e' curl
csi icr.
Prot. DA~SoS desc.ibtd some chronological speci
mel from the !sioNd Aneii. I'M.
Dr. STEINER deecrh,d O singular case OF pecu.
Lar disccoration Of cof - which had been stored ~
the sanie buidipg with guanO aud some experiments
which he had n.Goe "a determine the cause OF tue
dicooration. H. found that the ammonia dlsen.
engaged from tie guaIe with tic moisture 81 th'
sinIosI'hc,c, produced win the ceiene OF coffee,
cu!catc Of ammonia The matter came before tue
courts, and the plaintiff who claimed that the dam
s.e TO his coffee alOee purely Ion the prcseuce OF
The cuano ayening that there was moisture In the
atmosphere, was non-suited because tho chemist
proved thai such moisture was NECESSARILY present.
1be Eey. Or j. CoSSTAArlSE AoANsoh spoke at
great lersti scme pccGharities Of the ,auslagos
Of SoutLerh Aiicn, comparing t,rin with Euro
Jean aat American language, and theoIIAng by the
way.
Prot. EraJAmIN SILLIMAs, jr., then spoke OF bank
notes and the rreventicn of cOJuteifctns. He COM
reaocd by detailing the ordinary attempts to prevent
coureieitiug ty photography, aud closed by the pre-
,cntaun Of ii Loie printed II green with sesqu.oAde
Of chromium well with ordinary black. This he
ed protection ffOr Photography, as the green
End black were beth printed in oil c,lois, and the
crccn couid mol Ike the ct bank notes be taken
OF 10 Gow of &c paoioegphine OF The b'4c@, "hich
cuuId qierweld b. colOrcd by Lucd.
Pof. IicEstCRD pTe6eutcd some specimens oi Olnk-
note printing with ne" teraeYy eoppounGt-- hromtes.
ILcy were done Ly Mi i. X. Estor Of Dcootyn.
MrI. STRAY ilrAT wcn. over Tit ground covered
BIZ Mr. SiInan, and approved has remarks.
IO'. ECFstHID eAiiUitcu hiUuJ cou"','''''H anu
alter atons; also a nOte printed b. Serophyan pro-
cess. which Prof S.!,maI lad iadOrs Il, roa which
one of the coors led been ,ken without Injury to the
clbcr lie presented trroty paper, winch Is double
with the denomination Tlntcd between the sheets
IIof. SILLIMAH said that VI reiatlon I" the danger
u photography, re had knogn four 81 counterfeit
notes 10 bs counted by New York ter in ono pack
are ard they were discovered to be courierfets only
lcrauso the teller 5o pehed to Notice tha they were
OF the ane number.
M CLIsrOy RoCsEyEI1 thought that the AssociS-
ton ough, not to ciscuss ibis for barh notes were un
constiiuuoDel snd immCral
Prof EnYAED ssid that much het'sr tint misht
b. p!UGuced than that shown.