New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-17
,pEBITOJ MEETINGS.
AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL AND STATS
TICAL S0CIEEY.

Amee,ing Of the American Geographical and Sta
tiytieai Society held last evening, President
HAWKS IN the char.
TIL. Committee appointed a. the last meeting re-
PORTED resolution recommending " the hber-isy Of
our citizens the scientific exploration proposed by DIR.
j. j. Hayes. Adopted.
The General Secretary, Mr.. ID. w. FIsEE, read the
folio wing ctes reply To invitations 70 attend this
meetipg TO BE- held in honor OF the late Carl Ritter:
fKox Professor BENJAMIN sILLIsls LII d.
DEAR SIN, am boDOred BY note Of Feb conveying
.tiea soty of Newly be held tho lGh, In honor
OF the emioent Professor Of Berlin, the late Carl Ritter
.hs 81 much rac BY any Of rs.cc. which
the Society ADOPT honor Of ,h rsas and good man
e on my nipd pleasing impressions, aud sentiments
Of profound respect sra my own feeling. ~ nGo,ns
riot Rtters death His bears date hs bhth
day, which sO own and the coincidence eIAe' to the
esnSo, that the proposition contained h. letter
"a me be- n, 20 the SOCIETY Of kewYork Should
their power 70 promote the object which the smenled Ritter
he'd much II nea toe service would be gseuy accepted In
Yours, very respectfully and sr r1y ,,,y
N'D hDI Fncs CcssaSpsR NJ. F. MAuHI IL d.
OBSERVATORY, WARRINGTON, Feb. 8, 1850
DEAR s have received your note Written IN pehsi .ne
Council invite participate in the meeting to comemo'
the services OF the late Carl Ritter in the cause OF eOsph
ical science. -,
p. me TO fofeso the satisfaction heh would afford to be
with you aud sss, in doing homage to the memory Of such
Thsnlip the Council for hi, their friendly considers.
ton have the honor !p0s' Very truly i'snM AuRY.
F4on BAaos GsRoLr, PRussIAs MINISTER.
WASHINGTON, l5th February, 1860.
Cir: have had NE honor your letter Of tine sh
inst informing that the Council Of the American Geogsph
the 10th inst in commenoraon Of the late Can Ritter ana
scientific public Of America TO the memory Of the great geo
Esin. prevented by ofcisl duties from leaving Washington
can only e1p. my regret to be able TO Join you In the
token of respect 20 o my distinguished who
r,pbis sc+nce and elevated that science to ii.
BY showing the ,sscns between earth and
upon the and destinies Of the human race 49,
Having been personally acquainted with Professor Ritter for
many years b,cors also grateful duty to this
Sion bear testimony to tho general estee and y-nel
noble character and his public and private virtues
have the honor to RssSe sS Snsi
IRON Hon. EDWARD EVERETT go.
DEAR SIR Have your favor of the 9Th inviting me-
NE Council ,, the American and statistical
soss G attend TO 1sa IN the oSn IN that
appropriate token OF respect is due nom the sceHthc
esgaphcs OF age Who did much establish jus.
philosophical views in the department which he cuvsed
with such brilliant regret that 1t win not De III my
remain sir very respectfully ys SRP's EVERETT
A letter from Gov. Morgan aso read.
The Rev. DIR. HAWKS then introduced the author Of
the paper Of the evening,
Prot. A. GUYOT, VINO, after comparison OF Hum
boldt and Rter explained the central idea of RitteTs
Chief work, the Erd Kuade, upon which iis reno Nh
was built that our planet IL living organization
comprising the lifc of mankind. He said tuat Rter
repu alton among rested mainly upon authority
HE Erd KaRde filed nineteen volumes and 2o,OoO
puges, ano few Americans had the time to read them
Their bulk had prevented their traneiatlon. Fol
Guyot gave lensthy sketch of the life Of Rider,
mainly from the Berlin Zeitschrif fir aAgemeine
Erd kunde, translation of which appears in SIN.
mans Journal Tor March. Prof. Guyot himself studied
with Ritter from 1880 TO 1885, when he wa at the
hight of his renown. He narkable for the vivid
impressions which be gave 10 his auditors The Pro-
fessor occupied the remainder of the evening in dis
cufsng the principal features of Rt.eis theory OF the
earth.
A resolution of thanks was passed to Prof. Guyot,
and the Society adjourned.