New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-05

Va, four miles scc haf px toEr. Ttc grsstes w.
| l>,.Y cf The v.5ds wss in Septert~ N1 Deceners.
Mach arc NAV, four spd two-teuths niies- TIE B.
Va n,r,l WIND b,ew hsrdess, eseyen eac tso'teaens
les per hour and the (rrel vied the cost genuy.
The Creates, quantity of air passing over tte P'aes
was from tie directions ltiuel 3 r. by r. to n N b.
AID the prevailing wind in Frequency was from be-
tween these ports. There wss eot niue w'no hom
sny other poiL,s except 5. W. by tiue., sle snors
pcie f'om west 70 roth ltfre', lie pte.a4e VI
csm. quite characteristic OF the !ocanty-thcse
berg 50tJ 1ours of cain, agNIst 3,osI noois :
u;rc from all quarters. CalGS lasted avo1t e'Sns
consecutive hours On the average.
Thirteen gales were recorded, occurring a snous
seasons Of tie yesr, lasting, CO the average so~s
seven consecutive hous, and IN Summer coming geo-
crav from the T.. S K true, and in Winter from tSe
~ n f. (lue. These were the only two d-ectiooe
,rcm vLich gales were observed.
Tss s,o,S on rnipy quarter was besweer N. N. X
r,ue) ara T. s. h. rue or trom the dirseson q 80
Sn,zhereeu Sea- and also fiOm the direction D. .. W
ifurl. or from ,he upper part Of Bafins Bay D1,aS
tes,ly bali the time, rain or snow occuiteu cunsx
Gains The,e wss barely any precipitation WIN tAo
wind frcm W. n. W. t,ruel and n. n. W. ttrnes.
Some conversation followed, n which i'rofeesTs
HrsRY and CorrIs took part the eotEasioo oe.ei
hst these cbser, at.cp Of Dr. Kane as thrs 'edSce
by Nr Sehott confirmed the idea Of an ofer foaL
SECTION oY YATuRAL HISTORY.
Prof. HITCucocS descrbed the queer eoegs<s
n4bb,es which so many have SEEN in the high masrS
Of c, rgloms rate at the ncrh OF Pugsfory near
Newport They are lad sulary pointing north asd
south, ard seem TO have been shced up py som
mighty PUDDING krfe drawn from east to west ans
p.spen5icua,ly. The slices vary in width from tive
II ches TO twenty feet Imagine aPIune puddins sss
the prunes from two to twerty ircaes locF and sA
pontinp the same way sliced up fcf ssrss receP-
ton and left ever and petried beiTe the msmoo'h
Old Hunks gave another. Prot. Hitchcock supp ses
The pebbes to have been squeezed out INTO tne~
present elongated form.
Mr. ASDRfws OF Marietta, thought this congo nerass
uudeIlsiu the coal.
Vermont.
P,cf j. u. wHIIslY read paper or the occurrence
O; boLes and teeth the LEAD bearing crevces OF the
North West ana xhlbted numerous specimens an Ssg
Them teeth Of Mas,odons OF a. ages, nom tie milk
teeth 10 these Of the adolf There were also boees
the Pccca-y, Wolf and Buffalo, most Of which aPpeG
to lave fallen into cnvices where they nave Deee
preserved. - -.
Col FOSTER spoke on the geological position Of Tho
bores Of the eXtiuct Peccary of the West. They 80
found il consider able quantities.
Prof. DAwsos of Cansca read paper on coal pl snts
found in the Loser Devopsn in Canada, anscgvu' to
the O,sksny sandstone Of New.ioik, end exhibited
diagrams giving greatly magrihed vows OF seot.eas
Of tossilzed voOJ found IN the same stratum. lie 10
c,bed several plants found here by the aid OF draw
pgs they are INTEREST,", from their poeitlon. a betaG
some of the oldest plants Of which We have full know-
edge.
storm cane up lust at night, but in spite Of the
the ladies' OF Springfield are giving magnihoeos
puon to the Association this evening in the great
City Hail. Of whose capacity Lave before spoken
The beauty and bravery of the city sre out 10 faa
force, and the compliment is such one as l
think the Association ought to feel itself atered At
receiving. Although there have been more than
fifteen hundred present, there has been 70 lack Of
sccommcda ions, ard at time has there been sny.
thing approaching the crush from which the membsrs
of the Association have SO often suffered.
Gov. Morgan is present, though nave not seea
linn at the scientific meetings Of tho Association.
Gov. Banks also is present, his first appearance
here. H.s bearing is as distinguished as usual.
The ertire force Of Science and its ladies was in ths
hall soon after o'clock, and an animated scene of
promenade and conversation epsued.
At 10 O'Clock the Iibrary.room, in which the lsdies
of the Reception Committee have been mysterouay
at work all day, was thrown open. 1t is beautifully
decorated with mul,tudinous hsnging Aowerbsskets.
The band which has been giving preunonitory
symptom of mpiety for time, has at LAST struck
up strain which is irresistible, and the Sc octagen1
figures executed in white paint on the floor oi the
hail are now undergoing active utilization. lean write
| no more.