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Mr. Haskell called for Mr. Pell's article ou the microscope. 

 Mr. Pell. — I will finish at the next meeting. 

 Mr. Nowlan to have ten minutes for his bridge. 

 Adjourned at 10 o'clock P. M. 



H. MEIGS, Secretary. 



The title " Mechanics' Club," changed to Polytechnic Associa- 

 tion. 



A meeting of the committee on manufactures, sciences and arts, of the 

 American Institute, was held at their rooms, on the 3d day of March. 



Present — John D. Ward, (Chairman,) Samuel D. Tillman, Alexander 

 H. Everett, Mendes Cohen, (Secretary.) 



The following resolution was offered by Mr. Tillman : 



Resolved., That the name of "The Mechanics' Club," which is under 

 the supervision of this committee, be and is hereby changed to the Poly- 

 tech?iic Association. 



Mr. Tillman briefly explained the reasons which should influence the com- 

 mittee in making this change. It was well known that the club contained 

 several prominent chemists, and that chemical subjects were often discussed, 

 yet many persons still believe they are excluded from this club, on account 

 of its title. If the general application of science to the arts furnish proper 

 themes at all times, in this society, it should have a title which will fully 

 define its object — the term " Polytechnic," already made famous in France, 

 is certainly broad enough to embrace all branches of arts, and he hoped the 

 change proposed would be approved. 



Mr. Everett seconded the resolution, and it was unanimously adopted. 



A copy of the resolution was ordered to be transmitted to the Institute 

 at its next meeting. 



March 9, 1859. 

 ^Present— Messrs. Robert L. Pell, Prof. Mason, Prof. Hedrick, Civil 

 Engineers, Tillman, Everitt, Stetson ; Messrs. G-riscom, Garbanati, Seeley, 

 John Johnson, Engineer Haskell, Breisach, Bruce, Veeder, William B, 

 Leonard, John W. Chambers, Judge Scoville, Finell, Hoover, Dwight, of 

 New Haven, and others — forty-five in all. 



Robert L. Pell in the chair. Henry Meigs, Secretary. 



The Secretary read the following articles extracted by him from the 

 Journal of the London Society of Arts : 



[Journal of the Society of Arts, and of the Institutions in Union — London, April, 1S58.] 



PLATINUM. 



It is estimated that the Island of Borneo, can supply about 1,000 lbs. of 

 it, annually. Scales of it being found among the gold sands in the valleys 

 of the Ratoe mountains, in the Laset district. That the yield is about one- 



