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sophcai inquiry II interesting scene last evening to
SEQ three or four hundred medical gentlemen and others Of
philosophical and nquiing minds at the Professors second
lecture on ovoogy and emboogy taking their several turns
70 look through microscopes examine the internal structure
common mems egg IN order that they might the more
clearly understand the lecturers descriptions Of tho varous
changes which occur in the egg both before and after the
ence comparatively new owing its development inns far
IN the Professors vew the peculiar character of the Ger
man mind 1t is as yet, German science and most If he
demonstrations have been made within few years MANY Of
hem SO recently that they have been embodied in text
books But the developments and demonstrations are won
deul furnishing to the mind new illustrations of the infinite
wisdom and power Of the Great Architect of the universe
IN ms other iecuresthe natural historyPro
lessor AeAssz has given his opinion answer to questions
sent 70 him. with regard to the and speculatons
tanned in book called the vestges Of Creation" which
attracted good deal of attention year or two past and
which Is thought strongly to favor notions Of ndey and
shake faith IN divine revelation The researches of the able
naturalist have gone much deeper than the researches OF the
book in question He pronounces absurd and unscentfc
and unworthy the attention of scientific man and in one
or two instances he demonstrated its absud and overthrow
its conclusions. This happily and beautifully done
the satisfaction of the audience reung the idea Of "spon
taneous generation Of animal life of the strongest argu
mens in favor of which is the existence of intestinal
in animals and fishes The Professor showed by beautiful
series of illustrations, that by long and patient investigations
1t had in some been demonstrated how these worms
introduced into the ANIMAL and also that they subject
the ordinary laws of animal e He left the doctrine of spon-
taneous generation of animal life ground upon
could not but exclaim to myself in the old coupet-
6 A little learning is a dangerous thing
" Drink deep taste not the Pierian spring."
New YORK, NOVEMBER IL, Is47
The spacious BnoADwAY TABERNAcLE was literally filed
last evening by highly intelligent audience to listen the
Grafton of DR. FRAscIs the of first Annver-
sary of the New York Academy of Medicine. There
probably than three thousand persons present. many
patiently standing during the delivery Of the whole address,
which occupied about hours The address was able
and learned production, and received with marked APP
pause. 1t will undoubtedly be published and extensively
read The object Of the discourse seemed to be vim
dictate the claims of sound philosophical medical
public regard and protection and ncucae the Importance
of conservative guard against the dangers of limo
patons and the manifest evils of quackey This the
motive for the establishment of the New York Academy of
Medicine which the orator believed destined to
and sauary influence upon the profession and society
in general He eprehended in the act of the
New York Legislature, throwing the doors of the medical
profession open to ALL whether qualified by regular
Of studies not and said the title of the should have
been a bill Of pains and penalties upon the human family
The orator admitted in the that this emphacay
the of progress; that all sides and every where the
watchwad is onar that the last fifty years has been the
most remarkable period the world has in the de-
veopment of science and the progress Of human knowledge
and that the science of medicine undoubtedly as
bic of the progress Of the age any thing else He would
not pretend that the faculty should attempt reard its rail-
road speed but only and proper care to
that does not off the track The discourse contain
ed great many interesting historical "reminiscences and had
large vein Of national patriotism, well New York local
attachments running through it.
On leaving the Tabernacle attracted for little while
into the BRoApwAY THEATRE, which almost the next door
to it. And here found larger audience than the one had
just left being probably not much short Of four thousand
seated in this luxurious and brilliant temple the Muses. 1t
the benefit night Madame MoSPLAIsEn who has for
week two at the Broadway been attracting great attention
danseuse She is considered by superior in her
performances to Fanny Ese As did the latter
when she here cannot compare them The ballet per-
formances of Monsieur and Madame Monpaser probably
equal any thing of the kind that have seen in this
country The scenery and appendages of this Theatre
truly magnificent. have been told by persons who have
visited theatres in all parts Of Europe that they have not
seen one there equal to it.
New YORK, NOVEMBER Is, lS47.
must refer again TO Professor AeAssIz The conviction
that, naturalist he is the great of the age grows
stronger stronger each successive lecture which have had
the opportunity of hearing from him. help believing
that the time will when his will above that of
Lnneus and il not above that Of Cnve least side by side
with and begin to feel sort of national prdg that he
has adopted country his future home and the
his future abors He is comparatively yet but very little
known in this country, but his will day become
household word throughout all the land All schools and
colleges will look up him, and the results Of his abors
their great teacher in natural science and he will leave his
mind impressed upon the age ndelby the fossil remains
impressed upon the EARTH which the peculiar power of
his intellect brings forth from their dark and
ranges in such beautiful order before us showing their e-
tons and gradaons for thousands and thousands Of years.
In his lecture last evening he entered upon the consdera
ton of vertebrated animals, commencing with fishes He
has adopted entirely classification OF fishes different
from that of any other naturalist The classification of Lin
neus which is based upon the fins, he showed to be very
imperfect and incongruous The classification by Prof
Agassz based upon the scales, the last portions of the an
NAL that would suggest themselves the basis OF
great scientific system. But his illustrations showed concu
svey the great superiority of his plan of arrangement In
examining the scales of fishes he found many peculartes
about them both form and substance and by pursuing his
investigations he found different species of fishes were mark
ed by the character Of their scales And at last he found the
scale such perfect index to the fish, that having the scale OF