, 1876-09-23
FAtnro had not a malevolent rnrposc to 1nsA mnn
astray, fully establishes It a. true theory.


SECOND LECTUnTs.
xs,a York lEnfid, SEPT. n.
Prof. Huxley delivered tho second OF ltls lee
lures on "Thc Direct Evidence Of Evolution"
at Chlckcring Hall last evening. Tic audience
wns even larger than that OF Montlay, and tho |
Professors easy, unoratorical style sccn'cd very
acceptable to it; he spokc simply ~ II address,
ing class Of Intelligent men and women who |
had come together to learn something he hah 70
tell them. Their close and respectful attention !
showed that he was right
lIc began his lecture With hrief statement ot
W.; ho sd Already nrs ss a. ,tory p
oyefpowsfa objections to he Miltonl.n thypoti,o' t
" a ~ sn' Tfs fa Mhe os pese
was Of iitte moment whether Milton was or was
nCt e auto o. The y ay fese ov
dei,co completely dlsnroyed i; Tl9 doetfine OF
evolution IL that man IL tho last result Of & so'ies
in.essnption ] Or 5seak Of any aort. This DOCTRINE
he would now test aud sec hpm far evidence bear.
ag s npf sss". hos @
Truth s net foGshs ts ,sg cs1es sFsI T, afsa
Eyp Ind srGsh h1e to FrSnss nsn
Tss;saDs ssoSa D%st fs :e e aa Sss
se oHsF s oanason sse ssec Sa n m s
IL i' q gradual change and progressive development
ea., Sn to.s tsuna n Sg SSmpits9n apisa o Sr
ha ssE tas Gs.S ' eensadss On Ia in 20 ias. evidence
VI Tut aeI adSaaens fescatch soon Furnished even
sna t5o Sos, @
those now found tn Lake Erie Ths formation Of
whom tho lako covered ths who'o Of that region,
and, tl,crcforo before tho Falls hal cut thei1 way
h5oash vn Sa o ar IT. M
grcatest rate at which that eating wns dong was @
one foot ycas a.d a. thc;e @ nrs a.. about ~; 1Go
whoso rcn,ains nre found there, must have lived
30 600 ycats ago; yet they arc probably like thoso
Ss;;oG + tho aks showing no change in that long
Yet even this IL not the strongest cnso oHercd in
evidence. The fauna and nora Or ths Ctetacsors ~
arc sss ~ o.s
naEnH arc now forming chalk deposits nt tl.9 hot.
ton, Of tho ocean. 40 TINT must be admitted that
eia vastly gteatc1 ts must he allowed te thsss
Chalk Ii now represented BY closely allied spec!cs
In tho Atlantic and Pacific; ami still further bach
s9s pa osa m os a md
alnco tie carDonifsroua ora ended. tho objection
essdss esnsiassed At ts Cottom o te satia n Tic
Cambrlan formation where fossils fa70, there
st ~ S o. an cfy onso
with them, 10 the ancient linEula similar 10 that
Of modern Australia.
Of evolution for which tho modification Of ANNA!
forms is a necessary postulate. But At this point
thoy haye shown tho existence Of tic two gsaat fac
xns 4 Pr9ssa h d a sssnss
| surrounding conditions upon purcHt f0tms and
theif dcseendants. Tug tendency 70 yary being q
S Scrivaions t depends on circu,stanecs; il tue cs,i-
ditona favor the derived forms, tho parents d!sal-
they dyos ts f%s y tqs IN
he fornor there will be no modification nnd Change
of form This puts ~ In position to tay that the
eesoten ,syo!s spf The a. acc9poas
n!od In tho Casbonlfcrous npr!oi pcrs!ated better
eSe Ill., eisiss fssotane S5 Svy might
oSjee.ion I'LL III indifferent; it tells 9o'thoF on one
A'qI Anotcr 1 @ esder % Of tsct calls for tho same Inter
Prct!on The great gsonp 81 lizards which IT, dnt
the enormous length Of tne tles endured 10 laker
Into conssderat!on tho sligltnvss of the cnnEe !.
s tao daetsne To- s Of evolution woaid hs oyortSrown
ssscs sui Of facta in rcgara to tho life a!senee o.
l!fo at tho tiino when they were lai. Hut here,
s 81 pT Wp Of rase e ceRs III
oblitsratlou Of traces has besn wrought " II, th'
% andsI great hss.. s1otamoEphc 56cks az toant
IN iii agcs, anl where wa know th,y nnst at on'
sssoa ss sesn, o 1 :s ss s nsss s
Sssa 'sstfoysa, @ tac Bfsntosssa @ sI!r tsasS 1!
oPn"ss"SHs q S'pea 'AS1 Wiz .t;ids q fset
nSfs "sks {s' e Il Sssu S
!. the foot upon what thsn was tho yielding saud
scasi'oEc has b9en obl!oratcd ~ sho,ciofs .l,n,
i soie rcason that 10 record q ikem tema!ns a. a
. lut!or; thoy mako neither for nor aealnstit,
a NC HOW son.s to tho consideration Of facts Th!e
do not indeed, demonstrate evolution bit which
true it follows that anllna!a and plants. howos.
s5rerss ors %Ss Fo sxs 0i shest i nss
vegetable sle to lilo lowcst gclnt!nous n,oncr, cor
sroy = ptot"ssm te stss vFt n1s
4 now look at nature W. hnd that tho fauna and to
9 fail Into groups whose members nrc like -eas
Sstscen Ssss nv ws 10 Intermediate fo.as ars ioa:
n partaktng Of ammo or tho CHARACTERISTICS o. saci
6i: 1sra1dts bstsesn sss sha,Sy Gs1 Ssnst
: BIRD, bird and reptile. Within ona Of thesc dlsi
. Ions there ore, lor Instance, the NUMEROUS fam!
n co,'necting link; so of tho crocoAiles, Lizard
~ turtles, snhkcs, ETC.. there nro absolute breal
l. between them
II It could 10 shown that this state Of things i
ID always extatsd deadly blow would l!aya Il bc' =
+ can show That lp differences were not always s
as they now, and that tle breaks . 1, MT o., ~
|, exst, the dncrinu viii receive most material A.
y though 1t will not he estnbi!shed From tue tIr
N thht EusieF discovered ths anarlothor!uid 10 =
III qunrrles of Nnntlnnrtrn tile conclusion ilaa uo
.. Inevitable. Th6 auaplothesinm II fossil pael
dcrm intermediate bstwcen !lt p!gs and s,sninant
u aud thut gap was closed; but yut research show
th no conaeSt!ng link hutween birds md Reptiles, nj
y 20 sharply defined, and 70 ts lrt " tutn 9at
at moro widely different, the birds bc!ng wlnye
as feathcrcd. ind walking on t!,cr hind legs-api'a
I'd emily approxImnting nut ut oil to reptiles,
At Fossll birds are evcrywhcse abundant IN The tcr
y az rocks, Ont they, even tue Oldest aEs liku te
or oi tho present day.. fsw years sgo no reina!ia
IL birds had beon discovered, below Tho sertia,
- snd i., men xero not wanting who prophesl
CT .,eEe. OF late, however, a few hays be
- observed IN the luWcF rocks ti4 England Anl u
6lCuAnt in thu in Aulerlt