The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-25
THE LECTURE sEAo ON.


Lecture OF Mrs. Oakes Smith C4esH 'atrs
Last evening Mrs Oakcy Smith delivered the h.~ leo
ture Of her at Hope Chapel The subject w ois0
patra the representative, cha said Of sncent civA 90
ion. Coad be shown q cast Of the ayerags hcsds
two thousand years sgo and c,npare with one sfth
prefent day, We SHOULD find marked change In the
ehgye Of the head and 1t would be found that st ths
present tims there less base and that ss head ID;
growu in height and perhaps, light would ~
thrown the spiritual manifest stions of the lay. Wo'
must cast aside all e spun notions of morality and
human Eberty There Is no better proof thsts syovern
mens do not represent the people than the fact that Eta
ropean nations held only by force OF arms and
Tie fact the indignation produced in this country by
the Fugitive Slave law Is proof that the people
represented by their rulers In the United States This
much was preli,nary to tho matchles cresturo ofss
nation who is the subject Of this evenings lecture This
wonderful woman possessed the Infinite attracsns
in tho present day she did when she was
Queen Of Egyps-a great type. woman, like
column defining bounds. In proportion as OF
natures are broad and positive will symps-
thise With the type and Of other days
from The men and there is more sympathy wftlr Mary
Stuart Cleopatra, and other sinners, than with saints
nature was true to itself and overturned tbs theories Of
the noralist aud the lecturer Tom liver, the STUMP
orator Jenny Lind and Emerson all examoles Of
the people vndcAtDg their nature in the objects Of
their eympathy Cleopatra Of passion
Is nonJ with power. All that werfu In the
Egyptian quoen was wonanly--a glorious creature Of
song who led conquerors captive At her will Byren
pned for lack of that finer quality which like the eagle
scented the prey asr Of Tho man of passion IA right
and half dozen times before your ordinary man
" working himself up to the occasion. lie Is like the
strong German yes and no. Cleopatra was the most
powerful she the most wernany Of her class II
curious fact that all dynasties had terminated in
the gender 1t was so in the case Of Zenobis
the Tudors of England and Elizabeth Fry seemed
to be the last of the dynasty Of the Gu ikers.
Cleopatra swept across the horizon every inch queen
he la Rpinn mOd
confront the last Of the Ptosmes and compare with
Tbs progress Of the age has brought to finer issues ths
type woman Of the present day whoever she may be.
Shaksp description Of Cleopatra beautiful -
was true Ceopatra stood oat from the past perfectly
viduas but harlequn turned inside out at every kink
Of their natures 10 thoroughly updeSstan IL
lecturer then went to describe the religion Of the
Egyptians The most peculiar feature in the ideas of
that people was the nesston Of mortality There was
among the Egyptians and our own sous sympathixsd
with the Pyramid rather with the yearnings
pyramid was symbolical Of mans brain s sns - time
OF its erectonbroad at the base having its greater
proportion In the material; small at the -prs-
sentiDg but little resistance to authority Ths shape OF
the Greek head dIsrent-it broad st ths TOP,
and not apexike the Egyptian. 1t presented re-
sstsnce to authority and established republics and this
country presented s higher type OF the human ain
had of Ceopara that gave t idea of her 1t rep
resented her as tho full woman-not pretty. Her
charms had little to do with form Her power
sisted in combination Of intellect and passion Hence
the hold she had the human mind at she pre-
sent day She would not DO led captive in chains like
Ienoba to Rome. She had the courage shake OF the
mortal coil. The woman faithful death lives all
eternity Antony and Ceopatra united by ths laws
OF fitness and attIacton Theugeenaut Of empire rolled
over them and crushed them We have to ia dgs
them.
Lecture by Charles IL. HaAwell, Esq., u. 8.
Navy. ON the Ds nnmicnl Effect of Falling
Bodies.
Yesterday evening at o'clock Mr. Hasvsll attended,
at the Engineers Institute l61 Bowery for the
Of communicating the result Of scres of experiments
made by him In important element Of scientific and
mechanical knowledge The lecturer said after few
remarks existing rules regarding the momentum Of fall
ing bodies, having for long time failed to satisfy me Of
their accuracy have been led to investigation Of the
subject aided by series Of experiments which afford
very conclusive elements for the construction OF the
necessary formulm to apply their results to practice
The principal instrument used for the purpose Of deter
mining the effects was q spiral.spring weighsr,
which, by the attachment of spring pawls On
the sides oft decately retained in rachets 1t was re-
tanned in its compression and from index sliding over
scale to sfpounds the results were enabea
to be accurately registered The weights wsro Of
lead. elongated in their shape; the cords were
Of hemp made up OF loose strands which afforded great
fezib ty and the distances determined from the
centres Of gravity Of the weights by this arrangement
paving the spring 1t will readily be recognized that
she weghs at their last impacts in r8tari-
ed ia full distance nd as they ceud mo- fall bsyond
it, the full and oi their WAS always
obtained With view to smplifca ton aud facility of
units OF spaces were frat decided upon and
the veecites due TO them were then determined by the
fomuls W. representing the space fallen through,
and the velocity acquired at the end of the first second
I. 32l66 feet. With view to the attainment Of ali
practicable accuracy ths entire experiments repeat
ed three times and In each the weights made
to fall until the limit Of impact had been clearly oh
tained An inspection Of these results shows first that
q
tho velocity acquired second that pound falling
through space Of foot and having final velocity
OF 02 feet per second has an impact Of 355 pounds
These experiments however. have not been made with
view to arrive at the ultimate measure Of impact OF
fslt body such result s held to be impractcable
Of observation Dasmuch theoretically 1t is infinite,
and experimenslly unattaina5le without involving
expenditure unauthorized by the benefits to be derived
from them the laws determining the effects Of falling
booes sufficiently understood to render illustration
OF their operation unnecessary My purpose. then has
been simply that OF giving measure by which esti-
mate the effect of pile driver any like instrument,
composing the instrument and the pile itself such a.
TO set aside ultimate attsinnents Of impact (Appause
The lecturer illustrated his remarks by.a scientific appa
ratus prepared for the purpose and stated his intention
shortly again to address tho members of the institution
The Chairman proposed vote Of thanks to Mr Has
WELL which, after being seconded, carried unani-
mously.
Nj LrNpsAy said an impression has gone forth that
this institution has for its object the carrying out Of
combination OF workmen against their employers Suoh
however Is not the case for this institution has for its
OBJECT the improvement of who In their early days
have not had the benefit OF education Thsre many
at the present time In workshops possessed Of high
intellectual endowments who totally unacquainted
with the scientific principles connected with their pre-
sson They have not the least knoSedge Of those prin-
cpes do thcy give themselves any trouble about
them. This institution further proposes 10 afford place
young especially OF our profession who could
assemble here ana gain much solid information from
books and lectures II the institution in sufficiently
posterous state to bear the expenses 1t would
the from the engine house and porter house. and give
TO profession far different character from what
has had for some years past We compete with all
the nations OF the world in profession II
ported Almost every small yisye In England has its
institution which is supported by those who feel In
in the welfare and education Of their young
The members OF the institute then transacted ordi-
nary business, and adjourned
The fifth CT the series Of popular lectures delivered
last night, at the Tabernacle to very scaat audience
The lecturer Dr. Sears Secretary the Board Of
Education OF Boston, and his theme, "Imaginaton-Iss