The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-13

NEW YORK BOARD OF EDUCATION.
On Wednesday evening. mir. NJ. Il. Anderson, recently
Professor Of Rhetoric in Waerville College delivered
lecture in the chapel OF the N Y University on the
History and Pathological Relations of the English Lam
puape He commenced by quoting the language of the
acute and eloquent Mrabeau-" words arc things" If
this be and who has made philosophy his
study will be disposed to deny IT, knowledge OF their
history and the philosophy OF their relations must ever
form important branch OF enquiry The philosophy
of language. it, relation To the necessary movements
Of the hun mind must Of e'uIse be much the same
whatever may be its particular form This branch OF en-
qury is called general grammar and has close relatio
to logic, the laws Of thought II Is conversant with
those matters which all languages have IN common and
msy be pursued independently of those special forms
which make distinct and individual hnguages The rul'
which form the grammar any particular language. 20
far they differ from any others owing to accidental
the investigation of which belongs to the
history than to the science Of language Unver
fa grammar the contrary dsregardng that which Is
peculiar the spec eh Of this that individual tribe
Iator, race considers only what Is common TO man
in all ages and countries both in the arrangement OF
thoughts with view their expression and also TO the
bodily organs and phy c, acts necessary for this pur
pose Universal grammar an abstract science aud has
very close relation TO intellectual philosophy If indeed
ii identical with It, Whehera given word in one Ian
be derived from another given word In the same or
diff ngrageor whether both he derived from CON-
and through what transpoitions and changes
Of sound meaning they have respectively passed
questions Of history This Il by fur The more important
and instructive branch Of inquiry For the history Of
given language and IL relations and depcndonces in
volve the history OF the development and progress OF
The beings who have spoken IT, The history q The
la euBge &C people or race. Is clue by which we
religion Tie names a the Objects 81 our knowledge,
ar the c,aSt into which arrange them The
oftle lSors which those bear & each other 10 dis
constitute language. In order u Preserve
ctnnlI ncG,e kEJNlcdge 81 things. they must be
named These NAMES are the anguiai terms a the T.
gcians They iLcE IN number aud variety OF lenses
with II, sAttrt 1t he iur,nent II those Who
tl,n Al science T. the classification II phenOmens,
ana reducing th. T. law these ,lassiacaoas must be
named, a.o. thee are general terms. a. rcience adj
the nuulsr Il abstract general ters will Is
mul aLd Kew di.courscs vii be made q the e.
teut variety ard cscucy q the relations which exit
between tie ideas VIII These terms represent Cole
-idv. hs. ehef, .alaul az r,InarA i just
that The bsioiy 2. word = oea q more npor'nncs
than lie history y campaign 80 d"n - IA history
81 III COu mCnWcath 80 tEat the word plundef 49,
fs,i intt,ouc.I ~ The German soldiers Tat aeron-
paLi,d FItc EuTsr; " the armies ~ iuc Chgrl0 tie
First H.. prCf. then gave several examples 81 the
charges 81 Ir,autg which different words have under.
gone IL he course II a-es All tu;tgI great length
into tie carry htoIy aud origin "a he various Ian
rute.r Tie usNt meeting hayius been announced 20
take place the ~, Mug 81 tht tt-ond wednesday ia
July, tn Ird,Cpcy -,TalAtcd,
D,.tH - AcIt.ayAtLl FAILING D1eS tlW HAt,uNN
~ VttttL -.Yvstc-lgy, Coroner G,,r hll inquest
at 80 Z7B water street The body ~ eph Brcsstcr
statiyo Of Connecticut agd - years, who came 10 his
death yt-ttroay morning ~ accidentally Milling d2Fn
he hacivay = the new hip Cheltu1o y!ng AZ tln fpyt
Il Maiden isDe. r .'tms that ~ Lfes.t vent -
Istd the .al hip itr br purpose = viewing the vessel,
and While par.Is along the deck, 1cciit ntaily icil
Though he bs,cLW8y Into the hold aud wa picked up
IIscuflle - hrlg sho came e. liz asftsnce nnd was
forhWiih conveyed e. hs place u hu nes, No 20 Wa
ter street Vher. hc Npifed la lew minutes amer The
Cettassa well known N THIS city a. mdnuucturus
halter for the iat fifteen yeate The Juiy rendered
verdict according T. the above facts
wRNrSa 10 R.tRosp swn,H = SpfEs.-Whic the
balfpast ten oclOcS train coming in from Railway,
New J.rspy. Mtlns day night the cara rem on tie
track the intcr elton ~ the Paterson aud New Jersey
Luts. IN consequence of the swtshuian having fallen
asleep at ~ lot Tho engineer Jaw tLst the swi was
wrong hut in sufficient tim. 20 prevent the train
frtm rum ing on Fortunately was injured. The
train delayed tor about on hour aud half ADD ar
rived az the depot In jersey City about halfpatt enc
O'Clock Yesterday WI rning
Fnr P,H,br -Tbrorgh insdvcrt' ncy, the mention n
NiapaIa Hose Company No Omitted IN cur report
Of The parade la justice "a that company nut say
that they formed vry Trcminsnt feature In thu pro-
csssioD aud that thy ana their tastluy ornamented
APPARATUS we're among the foremost IN adding TO the at
tfsttlye appearance ~ the display.
S.orurrtn ~ . SrvA.--A German ecavenger. wh1te
meme ", =, did harm. m into sirk situated The
~, misses the If lghth avenue and Thirteenth
street aud did before be could he exticatrd ly his
companions. Two of the mon attempted e rescue him
also I, u In, ard 10 with much dcuty they
ezifeated frtn tLe nth before sunucooD. Tho fatal
atcd, o.cuIr,d about two O'Clock Yesterday morning
and u wa some four i've hours before the dead body
taken from the sink. Coroner Gccr was called "
hold an inquest.
Icrsn d. IN ts Fan --Corcncr Geer notified yes
t.rday o. htl IN inquest the body u Potter NcCun
Who Wa f,und cnd IN bis bod in situated " ~
IL Leonard street su inquest vii =" hell this cay