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audiences ever convened in this city, and they were thor- 

 oughly enchained by words of wisdom and truth. The 

 Professor's manner is dignified and commanding in an emi- 

 nent degree. His style is simple and impressive, and, 

 without any affectation of oratory, he is truly eloquent. He 

 insisted upon the development of the means of knowledge 

 of the superficial and internal structure of the globe, and 

 upon some of the more important uses of geological science, 

 upon the influences of physical conformation, in connec- 

 tion with moral and social causes, in producing national 

 character and the distinctive qualities and pursuits of a 

 people. He glanced at the coincidence of geology with 

 Holy "Writ and with the various phenomena of creation in 

 the earth ; and he promised more fully to illustrate the har- 

 mony of science with the statements of the inspired writers. 

 We predict that these lectures will prove in a high degree 

 instructive and interesting, and one of the most gratifying 



sources of popular entertainment 



March 12, Wednesday. The last lecture was given this 

 evening to a good audience, considering the weather, which 

 was rainy all day, as yesterday, and the clouds did not hold 

 up until towards evening. I spoke one hour and three 

 quarters to a most attentive audience, allowing a short 

 pause at the end of an hour. At the close, my constant 

 friend, Lucius C. Duncan, Esq., rose and moved a series of 

 approbatory resolutions, prefaced and sustained by an ex- 

 tempore address, and I made a brief extempore reply. 

 The resolutions were of course adopted. The concluding 

 lecture had been carefully considered ; and, being in good 

 physical power, I made, I believe, a happy finishing impres- 

 sion. 



From his notices of New Orleans society, a single 

 paragraph is extracted : 



On our return from the visit to the battle-ground with 

 Mr. Hennen, we dined with our friend Mr. Lucius C. Dun- 





