its first meeting, to inquire into the practicability of changing the name of our country, presented a report, accompanied by the following resolutions, which, with the report, were, on the motion of the chairman of the committee, laid upon the table:

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Resolved, First, That it is expedient that efforts should now be made to unite upon a SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHICAL NAME for the country; and while this Society disclaims any pretensions to decide upon a question of such general interest, yet, as the object is of common concern, and any successful movement in regard to it must begin among the people, we venture, for want of others to undertake it, to bring the subject before them, in the hope that the requisite action may be no longer delayed.

Second, That the name of ALLE GANIA be recommended as the best, considering that it is derived from the grandest and most useful natural feature common to the whole country, an eternal type of strength and union, stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to the great lakes; that it is associated with the most interesting portions of our history; and that in adopting it we should restore to the land one of the primordial titles of the aborigines.

"Third, That a letter be addressed by this Society to other historical Societies, and to eminent citizens in different parts of the country, asking their concurrence and co-operation in bringing the name before the people.

"Fourth, That the want of a specific name for our country being an essential defect in the elementary works of education, it is proposed to the authors of school-books and maps, to designate this country hereafter as the "Republic of Allegania."

Rufus W. Griswold, Esq., who had engaged to read a paper before the Society

this evening, having failed to appear, or to send any explanation or excuse for his failure, Rev. Dr. Robinson proceeded with the reading of a paper prepared by the late Col. Stone, and which had been commenced at a previous meeting; at the conclusion of which, Hon. B. F. Butler announced his intention to offer a resolution, before doing which, he submitted a few remarks in commendation of the able and judicious report of the committee on a national name. Mr. Butler thought the committee had proved the practicability of the project, and illustrated, with great felicity, the necessity which was continually experienced, both at home and abroad, for a national title. The following was Mr. Butler's resolution, which was adopted:

"Resolved, That the report of the committee on a national name be presented for the use of the members, and made the special order for the next stated meeting of the Society, and that in the mean time copies be sent to the several historical societies with which this Society is in correspondence."

The above resolution was not intended as an adoption by the Society of the report, or of the resolutions appended to it; but merely as a measure for obtaining the opinions of other kindred institutions upon the topic to which it referred, and, meantime, to give the members of the Society here an opportunity, and an inducement, to mature their judgments upon the propositions of the committee.

The Society was addressed on this subject by Dr. M'Vickar, John L. Stephens, Prof. Mason, J. B. Brodhead, and others.

On the motion of Prof. Mason, the thanks of the Society were returned to the N. Y. Legislature, for the hundred copies of J. R. Brodhead's report which they had presented to the Society; and the executive committee were directed to make a proper disposition of them.