Sir Charles Lyell. 269 
ArT. XXX V.—SrrR CHARLES LYELL. 
No European geologist was so well known, personally, in 
the United States as Lyell. His two visits to this Sogn in 
1841 and 1845, recorded in four volumes of travel character- 
ized Aes great good judgment, large mindedness and catholicity, 
is name familiar throughout the land, and gave a egree 
of popalasity here to his philosophical and citeeeing: writings 
which they would otherwise have hardly obta 
Called by Mr. Lowell to Boston in 1841 to delves a course 
of twelve Jectures on Geology before the ‘Lowell Institute,” 
Lyell was the first European, of eminence in science, who 
meena upon the platform as a lecturer before an American 
audience. That his lectures were highly esteemed is well known, 
and it was a sufficient evidence of this that he was again 
invited to Boston on a like commission in 1845-6, and before 
the same institution. The personal relations and fiat atid on 
ed 
commenced on these oceasions endured to the end, and we 
rendered doubly interesting by the ‘aed shed over eve 
social relation by L yell, who won universal esteem by 
elder), gives a Vivid sketch of yall as he appeaie to 
scient:fic associates at the time of his first visit to the United 
States. As all the parties named in this letter are now 
ne there can be no objection to its reproduction in hie con- 
nection. 
“Tonpon, June 14th, 1841. 
“MY VERY DEAR FRIEND: 
“T was about to write you to 
inform you of Mr. Lyell’s intentions which he communicated 
to me but a short time since. I dined with him last week—a 
bible party. His charming little ve a daughter of Mr. 
hi 
nard Horner, accompanies him. ee so sees ch sd 
you and yours to her that she is quite anxio 
Haven; if she ‘ am sure you will be delighted with het 
, had been attendin: Jameson's fechas at Edinburgh, aid 
had visited his former Alma Mater, Midhurst Grammar School, 
in the west of Sussex; and that, while rambling about the 
* Mantell’s place of residence at that time. 
