318 Proceedings of Scientific Institutions. 
Messrs. Audouin and Milne Edwards wrote to the Academy, that in the ex- 
pectation of not being able to address that body verbally for a length of time, 
they have sent a memoir, in which they have staed the results of their third 
journey along the coasts of France. 
Mr. Chevreul reported very favourably on Mr. Robiquet’s Analysis of the 
Sorrel. This substance furnishes a colour of a beautiful red, to be compared 
in point of brilliancy with carmine, but much less solid. Mr. “Robignet has ex-. 
tracted the colouring principle of this substance, to which he has given the name: 
of Orsine. 
Meeting of the German Naturalists.—Heidelberg having been fixed upon for 
the eight annual meeting of the German Naturalists and Physicians, every exer= 
tion had been making for months beforehand for the due accommodation of the 
guests. The government, which is always ready to promote the interests of 
science, caused particular attention to be paid to the necessary preparations ; the: 
inhabitants took a very warm interest in the event; and the members of the Mu- 
seum Club very kindly offered their handsome and spacious apartments for the 
meetings. Previous to the day fixed for opening the sittings, several. celebrated 
men arrived, not only from Germany, but from almost every country in Europe. 
On the 18th of September, Professor Tiedemann, chosen as first manager, opened 
the public assembly in the great lecture-room of the Academy, with a discourse 
on the progress of the Natural Sciences, their present state, and their influence 
on civil society. Professor Gmelin, the second manager, then read a list of 
the names of the members present, who were very numerous. Among them 
were Count von Sternberg from Prague, Dr. von Speez from Ofen, Robert 
Brown and Dr. Weeks from London, Coddington and Whewell from Cam- 
bridge, Ferussac from Paris, Rehmann from St. Petersburg, Eschholz from Dor- 
pat, Quetelet from Brussels, Lichtenstein and Ritter from Berlin, Treviranus 
from Breslaw, Treviranus from Bremen, Goldfuss, Harless and Nees yon Esen- 
beck from Bonn, Oken and Vogel from Munich, Riipell from Francfort, &c. &c. 
The second sitting was on the 20th, and the third on the 22d. In this third 
sitting it was decided by a great majority, that Hamburgh should be the. place 
of meeting for the year 1830. ‘The first Burgo-master, Dr. Bartels, and Dr. 
Fricke, were chosen managers. Professor Gmelin read a note addressed to the 
meeting by Baron de Ferussac, in the name of the Société Anonyme du Bulletin 
Universel des Sciences et de l’ Industrie, inviting it to take part in that publica- 
tion. A committee was appointed to consider the proposal. Professor Oken re- 
ported the steps that had been taken towards the edition of Pliny, viz. the colla- 
tion of the MSS. in Italy, Spain, France and England. 
In the fourth sitting, on the 23d of September, the question—whether cities 
situated out of the German Confederation might be chosen for the meetings—was 
discussed, and negatived by a great majority. Professor Tiedemann informed 
the meeting, that the city of Heidelberg, which had been a seat of the muses ever 
since the fourteenth century, wished to testify the respect for science which it had 
inherited from ancient times, by having a medal struck in commemoration of - 
those meetings, to be distributed among the members. A burst of applause in. 
terrupted the speaker. 
The fifth meeting was opened by a report t Professor Lichtenstein, in the 
name of the committee for considering of Baron Ferussac’s proposal, to which it 
was agreed to accede; and a letter was desired to be written to the Baron, in 
the name of the assembled German Naturalists and Physicians, acknowledging 
the utility of his great undertaking, and wishing it every success. Among the 
additional members present were Professor Duncan from Edinburgh, Betti from 
Florence, &c. 
At the sixth aud last meeting, on the 24th of September, Professor Lighecr: 
stein read a letter addressed to him by the illustrious Goethe, in which that pa- 
triarch of German literature expressed the warm interest he took in. the. proceed- 
ings of the association, 
