New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-02

DR.. Hastings spoke on Education; Sir Robert
Torrens Land Transfer, and spoke brieny.
Sir John Bowring made wonderful address for one OF
his great age, both In energy Of thought and delivery
Sir John tho least afraid OF progress OF all the Prcs
dents Dr. Aoland. who bears honorcd namo in
Devon, delivered address OF immense length In vnd
cation OF the Government sanitary measures Dr. Ac-
land has precision Of speech and pleasant honest In
tonaon OF voice, but no evidently did not think much
OF social reformers unless thoy theological It'll
very hard thing for the Presidents to keep clear or this
subject As, however, the Association announced IS
sermons to be delivered Sunday there was no great
need for the Presidents 70 10 Into this department
Lord Napier defended the Churchmen, who had got tho
best part of the Education controversy and advised ad-
versarios 70 be silent and 10 accept tho congratulations
of their opponents having got nothing for themselves
Mr. Hastings the founder OF tho Association was less
contentious toward the seoularists who have merely
asked for simple aud separate instruction In religion In
lieu Of tho mudde and mixture OF theology and science
There beng rivalry between the two towns OF Devon
port and Plymouth, tho meeting Of the ASSOCIATION was
mouth half the second week 1t IN Devonport new re-
cepton rooms, new section rooms, new Presidential han
new town. The Mayor OF DevonpOrt covered the front
OF the Town Hall with canvass and illuminated with
thus the philosophers we're honored We had however,
all settled down In the old town and proposed staying
there. Tho obvious architectural feature OF Ply
mouth the 0wness OF the houses, few being more than
two stories high and large proportion only one Even
large enough 10 entertain any entire Congress In 1uure
ana which y nney designed building M o S
rs though erected for an assemblsge VI small men
land the solid tastes of the inhabitants or fear that
the blasts from Cornwall might blow the third story on
or whether successive generations OF architects daDM
tow ' eVowhsTs e1e eT as Mr. Dsrao said the
towns Of which Plymouth forms the chief solid. endur
ing aspect u may be 1H tbs Seso Sn stone s
santa structures Lord Napier, the President OF the
SongSess h1an S9Ggssiedd taa tbo * sns
Of Great Britain. II type were wanting, 1t might be
~ mo ee most 0 pat Of
Cornwall, beginning at the old seaport Of Looe. never
have cottages the new ones on the Trelaw
ney estate. Beside being pleasant 70 tue eye and con
yenient TO the mhabtant they viii certainly last for
her respect deceased relative has built some me
mortal cottages in her honor This new kind OF re-
membTance OF far higher order OF humanity than that
of inserting memorial windows in churches graceful as
is that act.
Congress which would do good and probably help to
shape legislation The question OF industrial partner
Land Tenure, Public Health, undoubtedly ad-
vanced IN the public understanding There were places
unusual interest adjacent Devon and Cornwall open
the visitors, Government placed vessels at the sery-
ice OF the members and all sea excursions were c0stless
One trip up the lamar TO COthee, where the Dowager
Countess OF Mount Edgcumbe now resides may DO taken
a sample OF the ancient houses OF the district Great
interest attaches COthee where not only the building
remains stood In the time OF Henry Wiz but all the
retain their ancient FURNITURE ana the latest Is
not more modern than the reign Of Elizabeth What
delight says local chronicle, for the antiqnary, and
less every possessing the slightest longing
insight the ancient mansion Of an old English
knighttO him in mis- banquetng hail. In bis private
chapel in his family apartments the arm0r
by him ana his renes, the board at which he feasted
the chairs on winch he sat. the bed on which
he lay, the tapestry covering his walls, and
even tho most minute details OF his domestic life.
His Excellency Don Arturo dc MarcOartu, scientific
Spanard, read notable paper IN one section, on the
Parliament of Nations. IL concluded with this eloquent
passage which may be taken an illustration OF the
progress contemplated by these Congresses: In tho
first third Of century, Steam said TO the Earth,
There more mountains and peoples separated
by mountain ranges have become mingled. In the
second third Electricity said 70 the Waters, There are
no oceans and the hemispheres have joined Let
Reason speak Man and in the hnal thrd OF the
century There more wars