S74 Geographical Society of Paris, &e. 
We have not seen any of the bulletins of the society, but 
cannot doubt, that with the zeal, perseverance and _ ability, 
which so eminently characterise the learned men cof France, 
the society will contribute, in a very important degree, to the 
progress of geographical knowledge 
- A respected American correspondent writing from Paris, 
under date of March 28, gives us some quotations from a 
notice of the excellent geography of Mr. William Wood- 
bridge,* published in the Bulletin de la Societe de Geographie. 
ome Sixieme—no. 42, p. 178. 
The notice is entitled “ Rapport sur ne ouvrage Intitule’,” 
Geogr aphy ancient and modern, &c. 8vo. Edition of 1824. 
The notice speaks of the work. as nap compiled with much 
care, and as embracing a great number of interesting facts 
and views. It goes on to say, ‘ great order and method, 
and a classification in some degree original, in which the 
author embraces all the branches of geographical science, re- 
commend it particularly to your attention. Strongly im- 
pressed with this idea, that the real essence of science con- 
sists in generalization, and in reducing all the branches of 
human knowledge to a few general principles and cases, Mr. 
Woodbridge attends only to the real truths of science, and 
nerally known and admitted. This book may be considered 
as a valuable guide, not only for pupils, but even for masters. 4 
he pepeetes then gives an analysis of the work, in the 
it which he says, when speaking of the author, 
* He has Concave the happy idea of representing the most 
remarkable appearances in vignettes, or wood cuts, the great- 
er part of which are neat, and give a just idea of facts. 
These vignettes are numerous, and they cannot fail of aiding 
essentially the memory of a pupil.”’ The reporter commends 
fr. Woodbridge for having proposed, with much sagacity, 
questions to exercise the judgment and memory of the pupil, 
and for collecting these questions at the end of the work, 
He thinks that Mr. Woodbridge’s work may be consulted 
with advantage by those who may hereafter, in France, com- 
pile treatises on geography, and throughout his entire article, 
me treats the book in the most respectful manner. 
: _ * Of which some account was given in our eighth velume; 
