New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-17

Prof HALL tnouxa 49, n. back ancient geolog'
N hls% md exhibit to us the same processes golng
A. as now. nor could he refrain oHi CAP
III opinion that then also iaere satisfaction at h.
Prof RAMSAY expresseo nm
.,nression of opinion BY frl ,oh;,os o,l.c,ad n,
vaasn,;ije n. Y These are very sula', ou' ~ =;
heesesine Hang the first that have been found 10
Importance, nSstope within the State OF New York
the fo'sos of other shells with them seemed 10
Inc tbst the Potsdsm sandstone had an extensive
fsnnSf; Hall considered these trbolites the same
.aa,c.Ily. with those Of Bohemia, aud specihca''y'
| Nth tbose OF Scandinavia. aOo
Prof. CHAPMAN of Torontopresented paper a. a.
some Debstsbe Points in Nstural Science anov he
post OF metals in veins 6y Cooper was
constantly found in Gale sPar so as 70 was already
Topper was not plastic when the spa' rs non-eon-
lsoid. Zeoes and carbonate OF Inio avoer; nents
ductpg and cannot Ieeeiv W iHsaperabe obstacle to
RIose ,taorv the hypothesis demands a soia
,;on ~ Inc copper but the conditions oi o ,sLen
white &C., show that no SepSsts came thus we
Pacei "a ,ooLed for secondary deposits. we mus
.s Ia The copper from above, whicn we d" sec
could not have taken place; .hov that IN
of the satness Of the sea vas to regulate evap
ar R.xs.y ssid that whatever might be the object
~ the sadness Of the sea- II was salt because cou'a
II hall Q
into II carried .ats in eouton; all lakes which had no
outlet were salt lakes ..o,,;. and
Prof CHArmAs's next paper was on atomic ana
sssllipe forms az principles Of classification OF mn
lied on at all for classification The nature OF coui
pound bodies could not be inferred ifou '"0N ~"
( sttuents.
The sub. ection of Ethnology organized by the ap
10 ,t,sept of Prof WILSON as Charm
Prof. j. p LESLEY gave short address on tne woFa
Cen. He said, in commencement, that PhoioSy
,us, be treated ike Pal%ontology; that words ana
,.ncua,es were formed Of the debris Of Others Inc
,epe hammers found all over Europssre called Cens
although the Celtic race had existed only IN portions
81 Europe He compared Ceit, hammer, and cen,
,,ee with hammer and Cymr, and with mall and Belg
lie thought that all the first forms OF religion referred
20 the deiuge. Everywhere the mystic syg6oi was
mountain, ship and sea, Bramah isnnu ana oessnIy
vas called Celt; the word cabal was related. Tnere
was a mystic intatory language which was caheu
Cell. and man who used it was said To gaoo'e. IL
referred, too to everything connected wal SIg
CONCLUSION was that the word Cet being mytholOg'ca
and adjective had value in chronological
He extended this to German, Scythian, Berber, ARAB
OH" prnf r u. DANA discussed the essentially of
,cec;es their phenomena and the question OF their
variation. In inanmate nature the species existed 10
the first germ CELL in animate, its essence was tne po
,sntis idea of the ANIMAL The known cases OF ierue
Svbrdty were so few and feeble that they only showed
| how definite was the outline OF nature. He man
famed therefore, that there was but one species OF
homo. The limited produchveness OF the mulauo
ould he accounted for from the same reasons as were
| sveepine the Indians from America. But with TINS
rtripc mpossibiity of destruction, the species had
variations which were not 70 be arranged under the
head Of accidents but the laws and facts oil wnich
| were an inviting field Of research.
/ call attention
knowledge with regard to species; he considered IL 10
be the radical defect which lay at the foundation Oh
cur systems He declared for the doctrine OF ffee.w
ss the distinctive specially Of man. This renoereot the
Feasibility of variation among greater than among
other animals. His friend Agassz had told MIN mat
the difference Of structure between the dnerent spe'
cles of anthropod monkeys was less than that between
fbs negro and the Caucasian. This, however, Pfot
Guyot thought was no for supposing the negro
and the Caucasian to be of different species, as Tree
will gave such latitude of variation. 49,
| President ANDERSON made some remarks on TINS as
well the last paper, but without presenting any
thing positively new.
tgate much before attempting the solution Oh the
Ryy GInboss of the Mint said that the black eyed
Su,ans which were used in India as weights Tor gold
and silver were, when growing Wild, scarcely varien
in weight but when they were eaivS'eo ,ney , az,
very much. lie thought 'hs was 'ae Case viii '"'
Prof. WILSON then spoke on the supposed uniform
lily Of cranisl type throughout oil varetes OF tne
lAmercap race He said that 10 his first investga-
lions into American cranology he had accepted the
dogma Of Morton of the uniformity of type OF the
Indians But the examination Of twenty.eghs ekui'
rom limited in Canada had shaken MS iaitn III
In He had found skulls near Detroit that varied from
he Indian type, closely experimenting the E'qiumau
Ipe, which was stated by Morton to have no affinity
!,tb the Indian skulls. Prof Wilson thought the
lE,ouimauI differed chiefly in physiognomy.
Several gentlemen expressed the opinion that inves
/ sgatops would weaken the authority of Morton.
President ANDERSON spoke On the looseness OF the
clsasfcst,on of the varieties Of Man, and the nece.
sty of some absolute critera Of classification. lie
occupied his time in pointing out the insuth'ency Of
| the crltera now in use.
EVENING SESSION.
At o'clock the Association reassembled to listen to
esogies the late Prof j. W. Bailey OF West Point,
by Dr. A. A. Gould, and VIM. C. Red6eld, esq, OF
New.York, by Prof Olrostead The attendance was
large. No entertainment is given tonight.