The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-05-29 00:00:00

LECTURE BY DR. CARPENTER.

" Ice. and It. work in earth gimping,' •a the subject of
a highly 'oat active lee,ure deuveted et the Li • erary and
Sc enilfin I natliute on Toed., event at by D.. Carpent,r.
CB., ltD.. LLD. IRS.. FG S , Wt.', -copious
M tuber of the Inatitate of France. èc. Usrier the
presidency od the Mayor there was an in•eilittent and
inn pontral aud•once, which thrinighoat evinced Gm
imagist interest in h. subject for the evening. Dr.
°seamier wiaely &yeast hit subj xt of, ea tar as
practicable, techinoal terms, and thy,. brought the aubject
ioattair and illustrations id his discoing. within reach of
every listener.
Hui Waitaki,. in introducing the learned Doctor, said
tney bed mein been honoured by the lecture. ut Protestor
Gatpeater. airs boa. end now the tong looked-for time of
tonirounetag Dr Carpenter had arrived. (Applause.)
Toe LlCrtliign rid all were acquainted with lb. forms
of anoW and iCir, nodthe torso' r, when troddeu Upon, 1/...
C ',flirted into a kind of no. lie pro :eedel to sec ont 10r
the differeuoe netweeo hard and soft soot/. When snow
fell sob films Of inotaturs the maw b 'twos the panic..
eases, booming ios, out dry snow would not bind on tle
a.m. way As an illustration of facto, witu which toe
adorer dwelt farther on, he observed the snow melted
• tue houses from the hest nod th, but the upper
portions continued to liven from the ect on of the our
I oboe, end around. Pretroure on the one hand and (reeking
, on the other would cement the part, of snow together,
, rendering them hard and of icy nature, fornnwsktll.
e unpremed sufficiently will b cow, solid c. The .111t0-
DON of snow is °trios to the ova bets, en it. minute
particles. The large "Suow-ffelde- never mei: to ally
groot exteat—tbe summer sun WWI .1. on& sod the
portions rod od domed down t o the snow b•neath, and
there doge all . To.-. moues would increase tear
by year w•-re at not for the glaciers. Nothing eras known
,t the •i movement" of glaciers until recentl. The
learneddoetor proosodod to explain very lueodll the nettiill
or *nee. 61. m-r icie, on I bow inter, at 114 were
the geol sleet deposits caueed by the shifting of these
is...e of riox in matter, sad great "ice stream.... It was
cypeitpod how. in the ease of two or more hilt.. huge
blorks of r tck were traippotted from one to the other, or
depoeited in the valleys. The o *planed'', woe the. 00
valleys were filled up with frozen snoe to • level, or
nearly act, wlth the autuniits of the surrounding hill.,
whoa timbal.* blocks ol fros•ti ano o,m •Ited Irons ban wit,
slipoed away In the form of gl.ciers, therm blocks
witreriug 1010010. sew ding sat furrowing t ground •
they were d used along. These Ind, be curt ol many
nob.., even over the sodomite of hills, or, ou r he other ha if,
mae he simply dep sit-d in the v•lley. boa. ath. .li4
[in ion Of " ulsci,r transporr—rocka awl boulders id—
tributed by moving alaeler•—could b • ti aced in t'iio
country, nearly aa far south a. Lo.iiion, notib'y in
It ydried.hire. There are eviitancee that the whole of
Scotlond and a grout part of En.land we* at one time
toonii by an ice .h.t.t- some tn.-titan Is tf to•et in 'hick'
Os.. in cane pieces. Tip. was proe•d by the roundel
ahape of r•-cks. lc., fo- i•nly h oo the highest raima.
taint waned Mi. round -I 0•1. lace *tale. li. Yoik,h re
,it) Krott MUM, ,p 1 ii,llllY 1 0. In •eight„ iif
to ally different formati •oo tan oh• tceloty, had to en
trend, orbit from a long aniline:a—pi...nobly over ni2o[p
tnine many Mien &Pity. Tito ore dud anti moron of
lb.. ice 11.1 d. and moontains th• n
together wiih the pi ing up in Smits nand cf
DAWN of stone, wtocro ad twen e. 5113 sway t y tte
moving ice. Tnea there WAS the grinding &Aron of the
aloe era •igeinst the h MI. the tollfatt atone I allin:
tut maw* • not c •ming oit in 'Aiwa° 1 f Many -I
S illeys had to en ci mei by glacier.. A ntuulair
of pat gr.ohic sad other view* Must-sting the lecture
ere, then -town by Mr. Steplank .111 oinliiinrd by the
lecturer Their included •.n • erystele— ell mo irpeetion•
2,1 inc [if heoutiful and at WM. t icol
Ano her illudrated M nt ill nn with the glaciers. and tloe
Crest lea etresin oeirin•ring in the gr.at ice (1.1.1 far
behind. Then came a splendid view .1 the Mere d. Mee.
Ince, of glee.) with the otreato formed tor the melting of
tee glaciers; bora Wer• the effect. if ear :dim—rocks
r iun bpi Oft ll`iiirrior glaCirl a •tion, end eat gob.
graced aol furtowed try loe set,o", iot abort, r• eke
1. their downward pr quilt& Orle list, AOC view of to.
great ".1 ung feen was applauded, as well ea the cl-itnit
nne of the " Matierhorn: The lecturer c it with •
br, Id. cried in of c iaracteristxs nod team y I Sout hech
and A•otatt.c Icebergs. when he sat down atuidat much
•polaois
The MAYOR said he was sure it would be the plea/ore id
all In minim sin...re thanks to Dr. C trrenter. and he was
confident thet .11 would now t die an additional interest
in • frill of snow or a rounded pebble.
Toe •henkow.re expreoed by acclamation.
Mr. C WILSON 111 reed he .rty thanks to Mr. Stephens
for hie as.latanue ; and Ws was earned also with acclama-
tion.
Dr. Caarrerxt., in responding. aaid he woe much
indebted t Mr. Stephens fur hi. nesistence.
Mr. STIPIII.S. in reply, said ho MU only too pleased to
be of service to his fellear-townsmen.
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"A' :ow— of ibs-nka-to the Mayor, called by Alderman
Elnyrzu. ended • most eojoyable *waning.