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of Congress, two of whom shall be members of the National Institute, in 
the city of Washington, and resident in the said city, and four others, in- 
habitants of States, and no two of them in the same 
No. (vol. ii, p. 440 ) we gave om a of these officers as chosen according 
to law, last ’ September. The Board of sath have power to elect one 
of their own number as “ Chaneellor,? « suitable person” as Secretary, 
and three of their own body as an eon Committee. It 1s provided 
that the Board shall at once cause to be erected, out of the Pr carer 
interest of the pene a suitable building of sufficient size, and with proper 
rooms or halls fo nt, upon a liberal perm of ob- 
jects in all devartinanis of natural history, a chemical laboratory, a library, @ 
gallery of art, and the necessary lecture rooms. All objects of art, an 
come of the foundation, which will be over $50,000. Of this sum the 
Regents are authorized to appropriate not exceeding an average of 
,000 annually, for the gradual ct on of a library, composed o 
valuable works pertaining to all departme of human knowledge. To 
in this most important work, the bill erie that the owner of ever) 
Congress 
Sueh, in brief, is an taind of this sotehaciols which as yet is unde- 
veloped in its details, but contains the germ of usefulness and honor for 
Board of Regents. He has been chosen from a conviction of his une- 
qualled merits for the office, although more than one hundred applications 
r the post were before the Board. 
rof. Henry’s election to this important office, ras at once command 
the sconbiarion of all scientific men in the success and permanent 
value of this noble i: ea Under his eaiien we have a sufficient 
and diffiision of knowledge among cnet lek signally accomplished. 
We regard the organization of this Institution (aside from the testa 
mentary obligations which re sted upon sneemhae see" act highly honorable 
to vernment, as well. as, to-the disting gentlemen whose in- 
telligence and untiring energy have planned and eon through Con- 
2. British Association.—The meetin of, the British Association in 
September | last, from. Amey Oth to the 16th, is said to have exceeded in 
interest any that had precede ed it. Besides a large number of the dis- 
tinguished men of science of Britain, there were many present from 
