New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-29

electrician OF the British postal service DR. Onver
j. Lodge another authority In electrical ma'tt hc
lecture room, but made a handsome end man IN
row OF dignitares on the stage or bat OF Henry
George. Blu; his hair is darker and his hsure j
more commanding than that Of the great e5pos1,o s
once in Russian prisons. and Is now an exile on
account Of his Socalistic opinions was thus IN
vested with romantic interest which went as lar
az his scientific attainments and literary work IN
rendering him popular GeoloEy IS MS spe f,r
ing enforced residence in dungeon But tEe
wide variety OF scientific topics which he mas di;,
for years. Will living on the lsle o. wight SHOWS
Austen and Professor John Milne gave lectures of
such importance-the one on metals and the oth r
Of a mail one and an hour when there was no
rival "urac,ion; Or Roberts-Austen, chemist OF
nifty or sixty years; ii adept in metailurgy and
made elaborate preparations for illustrating ms
lance Professor Milne tall rosy-faced onI
has been more favored by nature in the matter OF
voice. and possibly has made cocution more OF a
study At any ra,e. ii required no effort TO cater
all that he said lie had the faculty of putting PTS
facts IN popular forrn moreover, ana commence
himself both to he unlniatcd and 10 the scientists
Nethfr Professor g. F. Fitzgefhid OF IpmiEy co"
London did much 500 work bur, like Lord KEW D.,
they came in frcqu 'ntly in the chorus Their com
and mathematics section. we're listened to with
eagorncss and reverence
THE GOvERNOR-GENERAE.
Lord Aberdeen and Lady Aberdeen put them
selves to great deal OF inconvenience to attend
the meeting. The GOvcrnor-General Is not a
scientist He is statesman and phianthropist
rather But anything which concerns Canada as
did the visit OF several hundred influential people
from the mother country. deemed worthy Of his
notice: and therefore he from Ottawa 10 assist
IN the welcome of the Dominion TO the association
He spoke at the civic reception before the formal
opening OF the meeting: he gave reception OF his
own in tho Parliament Building of the Province OF
Ontario and he presided at the farewell banquet
given by the citizens Of Toronto. on the second
Of these occasions he assisted by Lady Aber
been active in general movements for promoting the
ably fine public speaker Oratory is not. strictly
speaking. Lord Aberdeen's forte. He fills his
speeches with humorous stories. after the IN amer
OF Mr. pepew but does not offer his hearers
mucn serious philosophy as many other speakers
do. He has winning manner. however. and had
more pleasant things to say about the Yankees
who in Toronto than anybody else except
Lord Kelvin. Lord Aberdeen has hecn Liberal
in politics and Lady Aberdeen is the daughter Of
one Of Mr. GladstOne's trusted friends Lord Tweed
mouth This may explain Why now and then A
Canadian Tory finds fault with the Governor Cen
eral and his wife. But Lord Aberdeen's admins
tration has given genera, SUBTRACTION in tt| Do
minion as did his service Vlceroy in ireland. In
recognition of his participation in the work of well
coming the British Association. the University Of
Toronto made him Doctor Of Laws the other day
The new one-dolisr bills lately issued by the Do
minion Government bear portraits of the Governor
General and Lady Aberdeen.