New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-02
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE AD-
YhNCEMENT OF SCIENCE.
FIRST DAY.


FIRST DAY.
From Our Own Reporter.
NEWPORT, "wednesday, Aug. ], 1850.
There was an ingsthering Of Swans at the Long
Wharf.-The longest on this side Of the world-last
night and to-day the Scientific Congress commences
s sessions In the old State House ia this ansieat city.
The permanent Secretary, Prof Lowering, has estab.
l,bed bis quarters In the Office Of the Clerk Of the Su
preme Cour, where the appliances of science are
in amicable proximity TO packages Of judgments
and executions In the lower story, Mr.. Hermann Of
New.York has fine display of rare and splendid min
erals which are attracting good deal Of ten,ion.
The sessions are held in the Halls of the Senate and
Representatives, which are very well adapted TO the
purpose think rather better than the halls at
Albany. From the Hall of the Representatives,
where the General Sessions TO be held there opens
a balcony looking down the Long Wharf on the
baIbor, and away TO the wes.ward. The Senate
Chamber is neat little room, well proportioned to the
tize of the State, and is now appropriated 10 the
rection of Natural History. The Standing Committee
In accommodated In an upper ROOM the chairs In which
are somewhere about 200 years old.
The Association selected earlier date than usual
for the meeting this year. order TO get III Of
the fashionable season here but the display of fine
horees on the charming drives about the island al
reaoy great and the hops Of the season have this week
begun to rpen into actual facts. More than 100 cot
tags here have been strangers and the large hotels
are lir up,sO hat there will be lack offashon and
futer remains to be wheher this will inter
fere with the sober deliberations of the Association.
The Little Giant, now travelling through New En-
gland exclusively for his health attends great ella n
bake up the BAY tomorrow, where he Is to make q
.peech-for his health. Then he is to come to New
port where suite of rooms has been specially fitted
up for him at the Atlantic House-for bis health
Newport offers interesting geological phen
ma than almost any other town in the country. Par
eatory, with kindred splits in the congiomerate
rock. and very singular kind Of coDglOmerate il L.
the long, pointed pebbles In 1t all lying north and south
ia two or three miles to the eastward Just across
very fine beach, the Neck TO the south Of the city has
rich variety Of rocks and there coal mine on the
upper part Of the island.
Among the members who arrived last evening by the
Fall River boat were Prof. Louis Agassiz acconpa.
MED by Mrs. a.; President c. G. FELTON,, whose new
diminished aught from that rotundity and good hupor
which made Dickens call him heartiest of Greek Pro-
fessors; DR.. B. A. Gould jr.; Prof. w. b. Rogers;
Prot. j. D. Whitney, loaded with cases OF maps, and
leaving Iowa. Messrs. Chauncey Wright, and j. E.
Oliver from the Nautical Almanac Office, and many
others of Lesser and greater note.
The public expectation is looking with much inter-
est for the public addresses promised from Prof Ledy
on the fosil animals Of North America 100 allusion
exrected 10 political pArtes nom Prof Bachs on the
Gulf Stream snd from Prof. Henry on the Life and
Services of Dr. Robert Hare. No man is better abe
10 appreciate the labors and discoveries OF that bril-
liant and eccentric chemist than the Sec eary OF the
Smithsonian Institution; but the public is curious 10
hear what 30 conservative and cautious thinker, and
go warm a friend, will say of his friend DR.. Hares
latest and most earnest faith in the spirtometer.
The matbemsticians Of the Association regret very
mncb the absepcA of Prof. Peiree, whose annual men
tai harvest is this year offered TO the treasures OF Brit
sb instead of American science. He has crossed the
Atlantic in search of health and found fame and
honors among the scientific men Of Grea. Britain.
paob and anrv hav af lint Prof
Henrys brother, Alexander Of Princeton, has not yet
returned from Labrador, whittier be went TO observe
the recent solr eclipse. It hoped be may arrive be-
fore the session Closes and report some Of the results OF
his Journey.
From the West and South notice Prof. Henry of
the Smithsonian, Prof Bache Of the Coast Survey,
Prest Hill of Antioch College, DIR. Wynne, Profe.
Hackley ard LOOMS Of New York. Prof William Is.
Ropers and Isaac Lea of Penn. the Profs. lie Conte
from South Carolina, Prof. Wilson of Canada, and
many more. will send the official list as fast az it is
made.
GENERAL SESSION.
Prof Hitchcock President Of the Association, called
it TO order at 1925 M in the Hall of the Represent
atives, which crowded with very fine audience
PRAYER was offered by DR.. Dumont.
Mayor w. II. Cranson then, in behalf OF the author.
ies and the people Of Newport, welcomed the Ascot
alton 10 an elaborate speech concluding by present ng
to the Association very pretty road map geoogcaly
colored, of the State of Rhode Island.
Dr. Isaac Lea of Philadelphia, President elect, was
then introduced. He spoke as follows:
GENTLEMEN OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR
THE ADVANCEMENT OF ScIrSoE.-It would be very
dieut for me to express TO You how sensible am OF
II q honor ven have conferred me in appointing me
10 presde over this the Fourteenth Annual Meeting
In NV humble pursuits, and my clrcumscr1bed efforts
in the cause of science, have labored without any
ambition of such distinction and must crave your in.
diligence as / am sure of your cooperation and your
courtesy to each Cther in any want OF experience IN
pres;d1g over large bodies, where knowledge Of
parliamentary rules and ussges is necessarily reqn
size / have however, the most entire confidence in
your indulgence and assistance, and in the harmony
which has always existed among ne; and promise
You that shall have but object in view, that Of
The strctest mpartiaty III presiding here 1t must be
the source Of the highest gratiicaon to each OF You
present as well also every member absent, tina. IT
Association has continued TO hold is meetings with
sucb unvaryiDg success from year 10 year, forming
couceutrae ed congress, does, OF large portion OF
the best science Of the country from the North aud
the South and the East and the West. Coming TO-
gether as we do, TO great exchange OF science to
give ard TO receive, we return TO our eloeets with Gu
% ulated scientific wealth, which, unlike all other
exchanges takes noting from any individual,
while each one carries treasures away.
Ard now il becomes my painful duty to state tha'
the ear since last ene has not passed wthoni
It's bringing the record Of oss to the science of our
conn nv. We have been deprived by death Of co.
lsborer in James p Espy, in biz 10Th year lie had
teoroopy to which branch of science he had given MS
undivided attention for many years.
He concluded by thanking the Mayor aud city al
thOrities for their welcome.
The Association then filed the vacancies in its stand
ing Committee and adjourned 10 allow the sections 70
organize.
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