NOTE A. (See p. 304.) 
PROFESSOR HUXLEY’S LECTURE AT SION COLLEGE. 
In order to complete the history of this controversy, I shall here append the 
correspondence on the subject, as it appeared in the newspapers at the time. 
The following paragraph is extracted from the Record of the 25th of 
November, 1867 : — 
We hare already directed attention to the lectures introduced to Sion 
College under the auspices of its president, the Rey. W. Rogers. Mr. 
Reddie (of the Victoria Institute), who was present on the occasion of .Pro- 
fessor Huxley s lecture on Thursday evening, writes to us : 
“ Professor Huxley delivered an extempore discourse upon the divergence 
between the scientific and clerical mind, taking his text from the forty-first 
chapter of Genesis, relating to Joseph’s promotion Go ride in Pharaoh’s 
second chariot. The clergy were at first given to understand by the Pro- 
tessor that the pyramids stood upon mud, and, if so, that they would be very 
foolish to believe that the mud was put under the pyramids instead of that 
the pyramids were budt over it; and a good deal more like this was said, 
vhmh nobody can deny Of course, as the pyramids could not have 
floated upon mud, and as they are actually budt by the intelligent Egyptians 
upon solid rock, the argument was not sublime; and perhaps I may say, 
without offence, that it was even almost superfluous. Many of Professor 
Huxley s arguments were equally simple ; and it was frankly stated at the 
meeting that perhaps, . even the clergy’ would ‘ admit nine-tenths of all he 
said Put the remaining tenth (which probably not one of them would at 
least as easily admit) was but vaguely advanced against the Bible chronolooy, 
. mdeed > a ? Mr - Sim cox Lea very pertinently observed, there was 
neW a( U anced all- Still, the matter cannot honestly be left in 
to thp g p e C0 i ? dl ^ 10n , ’ and * enclose the copy of a letter I have just addressed 
i de ^ , of Sl ° n 9 olle ge, 111 ll0 P e of getting some more satisfactory 
cussion of what was insinuated, rather than argued or proved, at the very 
poor discussion last evening.” ’ J 
The following is a copy of Mr. Reddie’s letter to Mr. Rogers 
u Bridge House, Hammersmith, W. 
“ Nov. 22, 1867. 
Sir ’~/ o beg to forward to yon, as I promised last 
Of th? g V f h 7 e sn m 7n of Sl °? Colle » e ’ the first volunie aild Nos. 5 and 6 
of the Fransachons of the Victoria Institute, or Philosophical 
°f Great Britain ; which Society was established for the express 
p_. )?^=foR 0f w 11Y i eStl f atl ^ g ! and fairly ’ and discussin g 5 such questions as 
Huxley treated of last evening, -not in an ephemeral, half-and- 
aS bet y e , en h °sts and guests, but as between men and men who 
on ni 1Ve ’ f ld d °- n °- t ask ’ wllere they differ > for an y intellectual quarter, 
aay plea of snpenonty or prejudice, on one side or the other ; and which 
’ as y° u y dl observe, prints what is said on both sides, so that there 
, no f waste of time, or mistakes about meaning, or any giving up 
arguments from Nile mud or anything else, unless they are fairly refuted. 
