New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-30

ours was exceptionally rough. as we were often
many months without receiving letters or seeing
any civilized people but ourselves. In exchange
we had the interest OF being ABOUT the iaSe
voyagers suppose to whom 1t could be poss.ole
10 meet with people who knew nothing OF nre-
arms-as we did on the south coast or New
Guinea--and with making acquaintance Win
variety OF interesting savage and semi-ci'ihzeo
people. 49,, -, s
But. apart from experience Of this kind and
the opportunity offered for scientific work, 10
me- personally. the cruise was extremely Vaiua'
bic 1t was good for me to live under sharp discl.
pline: to be down on the realities OF existence py
living on bare necessities: 10 find out how ex-
tremely we'll worth living life seemed to be when
one woke up from nights rest on sou PLANK
with the sky for canopy ana cocoa po,, anu aa,.
weeviIiy biscuit the sole prospect for breakfast
and more especially tc learn 10 WORK lor ne '
sake of what got for myself out OF H. even II ~
ali went To the bottom and 1 along with It,. My
brother officers good as sailors ought 10
be and generally are but, naturally. they neither
knew nor cared anything about my pursuits, nor
understood why should be SO Jealous IN pursuit
NJ the objects which my friends the middes
christened Buttons" after the title conspicuous
on a volume Of the Suites Button, which
stood In n prominent place on my Shell IN the
chart-rOOm.
During the four years OF our absence l sent
home communication after communication to the
"Linnean Society" with the same result as thas
obtained by Noah when he sent the raven out Oh
his ark Tired at last of hearing nothing ABOUT
them determined to do or die. and in lS49. drew
up a more Elaborate paper and forwarded ~ 70
the ROYAL Society This was my dove. IL nad
only known it, But. owing TO the movements Oh
the ship heard nothing Of that either. until my
return TO England in the latter END Oh tne year
1870 when | found II was printed and published'
and that a huge packet Of separate copies await
ed me When | hear some Of my young 1riehus
complain OF want Of sympathy ana encourage
ment am inclined u think that my naval HE
was not the least valuable part Of my education.
SCIENCE AGAINST THE ADMIRALTY
Three years after my return were occupied oy
battle between my scientific friends. on the one
hand ana the Admiralty on the other' as 10
whether the latter ought or ought not TO act up
to the spirit OF pledge they he'd given 10 en-
courage officers who had done scientific work by
contributing TO the expense Of publishing NINE
AT last the Admiralty. getting tired. l suppose
cut short the discussion by ordering me to join a
ship Which thing | declined TO do. ana. as
Ra-tignac in the Pere Goriot. says 10 Paris, l
sand TO London, "a nous deux desired 10 oo-
tain professorship of either physiology or COM
narrative anatomy and. vacancies occurred,
annIi.d bur I'm vain Ny friend Professor Tyn~
dali and were candidates at the same tlne. ne
for The chair Of Physics and for that or Naturdi
History In the University OF Toronto WHICH iV't-
una,oiv as IL turned out, would not look a; either
Of US | say fortunately, not from any lack o1 re-
spect for Toronto. but because ! soon maze up
my mind that London was the place IoI ne. anu
henc, have steadily declined the incucemehts
To- leave IL which have at various times Deen Oh
fered At last, In 1854 on the translation " ny ny
warm friend Edward Forbes 10 Edinpursn Sl
Henry DE Ia Reche the Director-Gencral OF the
Geological Survey, offered me the post roroes va
Gated II Paleontologst and Lecturer on Natui - !.
History refused the former point-oa,n1,k' an Sr
accented the latter only Professionally teiine DIE
Henry that did not care for fossils. ana that ,
should give up natural history as soon as IN eoI cru
get a oily Biological post. But held the once iol
thirty-one years. ana large paie vi my "
been archaeological. -, ,,s,,
Two years after his voyage hoyaI Meuai
was awarded TO him. and in June. 1891. wnen ne
uas only tventy-six years OF age, he was eiec'eu
n member Of the Royal Society. In 1893 ne was
appointed Fu.lerian Professor OF Physioiogy 10
no Roval Institution, and In the same year pc
came Examiner In Physiology anu Sornpa a nns,-
Anatomy for the University OF London-a posi-
ton which he held for seven years SuDss
ouently honors and appointments CROWDED thick
upon him. On the death OF FRANK Sa.tas In
1851 he was appointed Inspector OK fIsherles. IN
1873 no made a visit TO the United states and de-
livered three lectures In New-York City.
HUXLEY AS A SPEAKER.
As a sneaker he was compared TO his disadvant-
age with Tyndall The latter was Indifferent 70 MS
manuscript while Huxley on the other manu.
was equally Indifferent It was said 70 MS auoi-
encc But 1t must be remembered that ish""'
was able TO enven his discourse with series rs
~ brilliant experiments. whie fiuN'e' " he
such resource. Within the last year OF 81 III,
writings scattered in many perloucas anu
books have been collected ard puohsheu III -. a
uniform edition. While many or MS essay W.
occasional IN their character, tnere are ie" y.
,h.,,, which 10 not even when the occasion mas
long been forgotten serve to stimulate thought.
Ills literary style is without pretence, out II IS
earnest and vigorous. II there "ei' 'o..,,',S &c s
. h,s craIit he would still deserve renown as
ono OF the most acute controversialsts VINO eNeI
mad. use OF the English language. Asice rom
It's scientific character his philosophy n nN, a.
-, ~ nessirnisn He disagreed as frapkiy
Win those who thought they traced mora, re-
suits from cosmcal causes as he ala win 'nose nose
who defended miracles. Let us UNDERSTAND o.se
for all" he said on one occasion. tha' .1ie
athical nrogress Of society depends. not on mn
t,rtny the cosmlc process. still less In running
away from IT, but In combating II. Inc !.sotS
~ evolution encourages no millenniai anue'pa
ions II FOR millions OF years our gioDe mas
taken the upward road yet some time the sum.
mit viii be reached. and the downward route
u NH he commenced The most daring inagina-
,an ,.iu hardly venture upon the suggestion mat
tho mower and intelligence OF man can ever ar
rcst The procession OF the great year