New-York daily tribune., 1845-02-25
no p.1Rn.s F1r1H LECTURE on EUROPE.

Befors proceedirg with Holland and Belgium,
which were assigned Tor this evening, two rthree
matters relating to the previous Lecture were dis
ooaed OF. Or. Baird described his visit 10 the salt
mine Of Wieliezka, near C.acow, supposed TO be
the largest in the world Ii was known 10 the Ro-
mans aad now belongs 10 the Government OF Aus
tina. /. has been wrought for two or three mics
and is unlimited In extent. On descending The
mine he found chambers with yauted roots, sup
ported by pillars Of salt through which any might
wander as far as they please. In one place there s
lake which it is necessary 10 cross In a boat In
another place there is large hall In which they
gave balls to the Emperor when he dcscends into
the nine They have also Catholic Chapel IN the
mine built entirely of salt and all It's images and
appurenances of salt. In Germany considerable
quantity OF Tobacco s raised. Pipes are also man
ufactured and extensively used. The people !nva-
riaby smoke in stages, frequently TO the annoyance
of their fellow passengers. Bat the law requires
them to stop smoking when one IN the stage OBJ
iects 10 L. Wooden shoes are extensively worn by
the peasants and farmers which are very stout and
clumsy. The cause of Temperance is making
rapid progress in Germany.
With regard to Holland and Belgium, il; was re-
marked that they are almost perfectly level. The
lecturer did not recoect seeing more than one hi
in Holland and SAID there were but lew IN Belgium
Belgium is finely cultivated and wealthy country,
| and the most populous IN Europe, having ,0p,Vp
/ of people to u 600 square miles. Holland has a
population OF 900 900 and 1900 square miles: In
| Belgium manufactures are numerous; IN Holland,
not so numerous while more attention Is paid 10
grazing and cattle are very numerous. The hlsio-
nv of these countries was next traced. Ihey have
a great rational antlPathy 10 each other winch
showed Itself in 1890. The apparent prospect OF a
bloody war led England 10 interfere, and together
with the influence OF France, the Dutch were com
pel!ed 10 surrender. Bu II was no easy matter TO
compel them 20 make league OF amltY. The az
mics were continued IN each country Tor seven
wears vet they dared not fight England would
not let them DO H. Al last they Telented and form
ally established peace and there ls now consider
able trade between them. vet they still hate each
other with an almost perfect hatred With refer
ence 10 King Leopold, II was stated that he Is
Protestant and weil.lntomed, amlab!e
man, but wanting in decision OF character-
He has tak ken great interest IN internal improve
ments, and the people are in prosperous condition.
The country Is covered over with railroads The
elective franchise Is very much restricted. Holland
has very good government, and talented, brave,
proud and auslere king OF the cities OF Holland
Amsterdam presents the most singular appearance.
Every house in this city is built upon piles trunks
of trees which are driven into the ground by means
OF extensive machinery, sometimes iemplOylng 10
men 10 manage. They are now applying steam
power TO this purpose. There are al least fifty
large canals in Amsterdam. The streets arc gene
rally three or four times as wide as Broadway. and
have canal in the centre next row OF trees on
each side of the canal, then each side passage
sufficiently wide Tor carriages to pass, paved with
brick, tqen rows OF trees again and sidewalks next
10 the houses The city is very damp, and Il the
Dutch did not exceed all people IN the world in
cleanliness, they would be destroyed by cvers The
servants wash the pavemenis every morning, and
the streets are kept perfectly clean OF Universities,
Belgium has four and Holland three. Both have an
excellent School system The Jesuits of Belgium
are endeavoring 10 get the common schools lnlo
their hands The inhabitants OF Belgium arc COM
posed OF French, Flemish, German and Dutch,
and il is their sad calamity that four languages are
spoken. The lower classes speak Flemish chiefly,
in which language there is scarcely any literature.
The most remarkable objects in Holland are the
dikes. Many of them fifty feet WIDE and have
roads on the top-some OF them canals. While
the labor Of man has done much, the efiecual bar
rier of the tides which rise 10 great hight IN the
winter, has been provided by Providence. A con-
stant blowing of sand from the shore III the sum
mer, when II is dry, has formed belt OF sand-bankS
along the coast three miles IN width. Men are
employed 10 watch the coast day and night and
when break Is discovered bells are rung through
out the villages. For many years pas! the coast
has been well protected that few lives have been
lOSt. Inc lOluttS, or IdiuS Nv pumping
out the water and enclosing them with dlkes, pre-
sent very singular appearance. Some OF them
are as large as our townships. They have canals
on the top of the dikes and sometimes another
half way up The dixie. Vessels sailing in them one
above the other, afford novel sight. The Dutch
as people are equal TO the English in appearance
are very accomplished, and many OF them mn
mensely wealthy. They are proud OF their past
glory and love to talk of il. DR.. &. on visiting the
library al the Hague, was frequently followed TO
the door by the librarian, who would say, ''Nel,
de world must confess dat if Holland be little
country we are a great people"
PROF.. BUSH ON THE RESURRECTION.
HEAREE, in his paragraph relating to Prof.
Bush's Lecture, in the Tribune OF the Dist, has, it
seems TO me, on one point committed the very
evil which was deprecated in some editorial re-
marks in the paper OF the day previous, IN regard
10 newspaper reports OF public discourses.
A Hearer' states that The design Of the Lee
ture was TO show by means OF rigid investigation
Of Scrplural language i'll reference 10 the resurrec
ton OF our Lord, that we were forbidden to regard
| that event as denouns the reylvescence OF his ma
! tcrial body and ..-,raln 10 view it as dcnoting
his assumption o ii Sptritua' and celestial body
Now this statement arpear- ne calculated TO
g obscure and pervert the speakers meaning. and
thus hold him W TO the doctors OF his sect un-
sound in ialth and teacher ol heTesy.
understood Prof. Bush TO argue that the mate
rial body was raised, but that in the act OF being
revivied, II was changed INTO the spiritual body;
as the advocates OF the other theory suppose II was
IN the act oil ascension, or as EllJah's body was
changed in his translation 10 another world. Prot
Bush does not, If understand him, suppose that
our Lords body was annihilaed, or conveyed away,
as the view taken by A Hearer' would teach that
1t must be. The question at Issue between him
and others is, Jien was his material body changed
In nv opinion he made out his main point concln-
sivey; aud should be souy that the force OF his
reasoning should be weakened in any mind, irom
the slightest mlsappTeheason IN regard TO his zeal