New-York tribune., 1867-09-27

me- in Telldevcrcd speech cordial and
modest The Association now give night To wofh,
ing1nen and it is of the most spledid anu
NIGHTS held The Kinnaird Hall is lighted up WIN
ont and within. The new gallery put up 10 meet tHe
requirement of the Association is constTncted WIN
great Judgment and proportion. ana iled WIN WIZ
in0men as well as the area below, Amounting 10
1000 The dark serTIed farstretcng ihsSes ol nei %
no woman being presents very imposing ING
audience seem all of ono stature, ana mo leVel sea Vi
heads is wonder TO look upon lhe lecturer ,I mas
had put up long table covered with apparatus Wo
gigantic canvas screens are bt on cilhsr sue wv wy
blocks suTmOuntcd by lanth0rns ana Ilgnts, stihu
out in the body of the meeting connected Dy gang
ways with the platform along which assistants I'I,
in conducting experiments. fioi y!hh .h" at3,i
gentleman of Irish birh-eloquent, as Is the at,iI
butte of his nation. and, like Prof. Huxley has p
sion for science and ali the sublime courage OF tut
His subject is Matter and Force" Two apStiaos s
scientific terms these-but soon tho professor s2t
breahes contagious inspiration into them, anu I r's
audience are soon enthusiastic as hilsSil & lno
experiments mastery and brilliant anu " ~ ~
competent iudge Sir John BOwrng, pronounced tle
peroration sublime. Prof. 1yndal guOtcu tIe moius
of the American poet Emerson Inc atoms nssihle
IN time which he demonstrated 10 De u PoSS'oe
thing He deprecated the assumption OF eVeiStth
being made for man. The healthy attitude oi the
mind was that of the poet, VINO wheh aSAeu "He"0o
came the rhOdedcndron replied:
why vert thon there. o rival OF the rosei
Incver thought to ask, never knew,
But In my simple ignorance supposed -, ,,.
The seIf-same power that brought me thero brought
The Professor yindicated matcriasm as the prov
incc of sciepce and. considering thc passions ana
peiudices of his audience spoke with all the courage
of science and the authority OF master, as he con
cluded by the adluTation:
re careful above all things oprofessing to in the
phenomena Of the material world the evidences 3i Hho
pleasure or D9eRt to1 no % "UoiI W b %
against who crushed. Doubt those equally VINO
pretend to see IN cholera cattle pagnc ana baa har,
evidences Of Divine anger DOUBT thnro WHO say % t%un'
the depreciation of railway scrip ia consequence OF la
way travelling on sunday Cheer, Iny SnoT E,'s , on
of the mighest scochmen living or dead-Ihoma' Car
lyle-fo the followers Of Dr. Pusey:
''The Builder Of this universe was wise, ,
lie formed all souls all sysiem- planets; particles;
Was Heavens! thy small nlncand thirty
artclesW Sensation and apphuscl
The Professor was heard with wonder aud con
sternation by onehalf of his audience and with rap
turous applause by the other. The Bold Buccleugh
was astOunded. The Duke got MP and sad hc hoPd
il was all right. II he thought science would MAKE
skeptcs he would not occupy that clair. IN the
mean time let us cheer Prof Tyndal for his brilliant
and lucid lecture which done m inannu cred
liable 10 Dundce-who half century ago world
have chased him into the Iay and thought II Judg
mcnt of Heaven had he been drowned
Tyndal like his great master Faraday. OF whose
death he speaks with touching reverence, has made
his own way 10 greatness Ly untirng assiduiiy. Tho
working men make no mistakes. They cheer tho
Duke but the great Professor they greet with Ing-
nsg and reiterated applause. lhey recognize that
genius is their benefacor tonight The presence OF
the COronet is graceful well meant compliment.
but the Great Thinker is an Instructor and makes
men master Of the secrets Of the universe
While this lecture ls proceeding the soifee of the
Association is being held IN the spacous Drill Hall of
the Volunteers. have seen no provincial sorce for
some time surprising this in brlliancy. Without
and within the hall great taste and order are displayed
Sir John Bowrng, our great polygot mem,
famous Governor Of Hong Kong IS one of the COM
pany. Himself poet well asa political economist,
and friend and bogIaphcr of jeremy I,nihgm' he
has translated the Iatl0nC poetry al al! lhc hcioic
haIds OF the world into English. Pctoi Tie Magyar
Burns was the last. Sir john has what we call an
American expression. He carries his history IN his
a. Would have en- ed a
the finest known example Of coeitatye nose. Prof.
Fawcett of Cambridge and Member OF Parliament
for Brighton, accompanied by his young
and handsome wife-a sister of the famous
English lady known "a Dr. Bassctt now. These
pictures were lost upon the Professor. who as you
are aware is blind but his presence al the meetings
OF the Association is always welcomed. Possessed Of
various knowledge, "A wonderful faculty of attention
and retention and an eoguence that never fails him.
he puts life into dull section of his vigorous
speeches. In defending the enfranchisemcnt Of
women in the House of Commons few weeks ago,
III support OF his friend Mr. John Stuart Mills pTopO-
stion. Mr fawcett said politics had never intro
duced half so much mischief into families as had re-
ligion" IL required great boldness in Cambridge
Professor to say tins IN the British Parliament This
sufficiently indicates his quality Of mind ManOcl
jee Carsttjee a Bombay Judge, of high reputc
walked abont IN hs peculiar hat, the sole representa-
tive OF India Professors and thinkers in great
numbers yaregated the throng. One prelatc the
bishop OF Brechln sanctioned the assembly by his
presence. The Rev. W. II. Crosskey who is Vice
President Of the Geological Society Of Glasgow. and
many other preachers of note were among the prom
enaders.
The Geographical and chronological Section en-.
braclng not only narratives of historic adventure
but also the exhibition of the adventures them
sglyeI, 81, always possesses commanding attractions.
Ihe President Sir Samuel Baker who. MS "A contro-
Versallst, fights his opponents as he fights the v-
ages who obstruct his way in Africa, il a man of
fame and yalor. lie has Lately received knghthood
l0r ms splendid adventures in the Region of the
Nlle In the vlgOr OF life. almost ~ gigantic rs Bel
Zon wltha presence which commands attention. a
voice thai could be heard across the Nile and an eo
I fasy ttf,1.r lt..
Samuel Baker makes an attractive President Ile
avOWed reluctantly the gloomy belief that Living
stone lsdead. sU Roderck Murchison saia he believed
lhe great doctor was allVe and Sir Samuel aud Sir
Hode1ck Doth gave the same reason forthcr belief
" The Mokanna men were such liars" But
sir Samuel remarked that the Aincans were
scientific. liars; Mokanna lie was
u work Of art and the construction of their story i'm
piled the dca1h Of Livingstone. The Mokanna men
ought 10 come over and Icad paper at the A,socla
ton on g scientific lying" which would be an addi-
ton to the Transactions OF Science and considering
the opposite uses made by SIR Baker and Sir Murchson
OF the MOkana mcndaCltv, il is desirable that they
should constitute paper the qualities of lie ns
n basis of scientific inference. Sir Samuel paid n
noble tribute TO Sir Rodencl who has Infused such
interest into geography that the ROYAL Society now
numbers upward OF 1900 members; and he said II was
consolation TO the dying traveller. who might perish
on his lone way, that Sir Rodcrck would search out
bus remains and vndcatc his memory. If III danger
Sir ROderick, if be knew il. would move the nntioIl
to rescue lin. AS an example of Sir Samuel Bakers
address, quote the following passage from lis im-
piomptu address
" Columbus achieved the feat that has completely
altered the geography Of his age by the discovery of
America How ltlu did he dream nat within the short
lhtsfl of three aud half centuries the New WOid that
he had discovered would De able TO defy the Old tnat
upon IN. waves which TUcScd tc fail canOcs Un-clads
wonld fly the stars and stripes; fbat vast nation Of
Christian men should spring from the soil and people
ic desoldte wastes; that The wilderness should bccOne
garden, ana the swamps luNmiant cotton fields. that
ktct eliis SHOULD arise upon thc margin of her rivers
lat inc slave should bc rendered free aud tn the clcc
t1c Spark sioqd speak in tho profound depths Of the
htamllc ana l.od communication each minute with the
Nest That weary. distant West - which for week, and
weeks he ma struggled toward unknown shores lost
on Dounnless ocean, but trusting ia Divine guido who
watched over the human instrument that stpered
onward on the grand path to civilization In tbs lhort
Poiod VI $50 years. small practical portion OF the inter