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Second Department — 



Stephen Van Rensselaer, President. 

 Peter Gansevoort, Vice-President. 

 S. 0. Vanderpoel, Rec. Secretary. 

 Joel Munsell, Cor. Secretary. 

 Charles H. Anthony, Treasurer. 



Third Department — 



Alexander S. Johnson, President. 

 Robert H. Pruyn, Vice-President. 

 Franklin B. Hough, Cor. Secretary. 

 George W. Taylor, Rec. Secretary. 

 H. A. Homes, Treasurer. 



Curators — J. H. Armsby, James Hall, Howard Townsend, 

 C. H. Anthony, David Murray. 



The president, Mr. Pruyn, called Dr. Vanderpoel to the 

 chair for the remainder of the meeting. He tendered to the 

 members of the Institute present an invitation to his house 

 at 9 o'clock. 



G. W. Taylor, Esq., then occupied some time with a 

 description of oceanic and atmospheric currents. He de- 

 scribed the constitution of the atmosphere and the effect of 

 the rotation of the earth in producing currents in it. He 

 pointed out from diagrams and maps the parts of the earth's 

 surface where these currents prevailed, and how they were 

 modified/ He then proceeded to describe the currents pro- 

 duced in the ocean by the same causes. One of the infer- 

 ences from the premises, he stated to be, the fact that the 

 Atlantic ocean on the eastern shore of America is several 

 feet higher than the Pacific ocean and the western coast. 



At the close of Mr. Taylor's remarks, Dr. Willard in 

 behalf of Prof. Anthony presented a specimen of the certi- 

 ficate which Sir Wm. Johnson was accustomed to present 

 to the "Good Indians." 



