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if there be truth in the report of the existence very curious manners and customs. His book,
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Dr. Hawks' Address.
PROGRESS OF DISCOVERY IN THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE

AND THE OTHER ROUTES TO THE PACIFIC.

North America presented at this moment two prominent topics, in the Arctic Regions and the choice of Railway Routes to the Pacific. Both these subjects were amply illustrated in two huge maps drawn by the chartographer of the Society, Mr. Schroeter, one of which, exhibiting the vast surface of the United States, was traversed by the three great proposed railway tracks laid down in red tape pinned to the surface; the other was a most carefully drawn map of the Arctic regions, exhibiting the continent of Asia and of America. On these maps, as competent to carry on the work. The Japan well as on another special Arctic chart and a Expedition had been brought to a triumphant large general plan of the world, on Mercator's conclusion, and an interesting point for inquiry projection, Dr. Hawks was followed in his referhad been started in the observations of a current ences by the well-directed wand of his able ason the eastern coast of those islands, which boresistant. on its surface the same weeds, and presented, in the upper warmth and lower coolness of its waters, the characteristics of the Gulf Stream on the Atlantic coast of America. Some of these particulars, however, required investiga

tion.

Of the Arctic region, Dr. Hawks spoke in reference to the fate of Sir John Franklin, the title to the discovery of Grinnell Land, and the present expedition of Dr. Kane. The first he traced in his westward journey from Beechey Island, where he was last seen.

This institution celebrated its Anniversary on the fourth instant. Mr. BANCROFT having declined a reëlection to the Presidency, the Rev. Dr. HAWKS had been chosen as his successor, and delivered his inaugural on the occasion. The place taken for the purpose was the large chapel of the University, adjacent to the rooms of the Society, and it was early filled by one of the most cultivated audiences of the city. Dr. HAWKS' reputation as a public speaker is very great in the eloquence of the pulpit, and the In Africa, he spoke of the work accomplished Relying greatly on Franklin's obedience of his public has had some opportunity of judging in the South by Mr. Wilder, of the American orders, to make for the southward and westward, of his acumen in historical criticism, in his pub- Board of Missions, described in his account of Dr. Hawks maintained it to be highly improblished writings and in his lectures, that, for Natal, furnished in the Bulletin of the Geograph-able that he had gone very far up Wellington instance, on the Mecklenburg Declaration of In-ical Society. From the examination of the Channel, and followed his path, in imagination, dependence; but we believe it was little known Quorra River, by the English expedition, full to Cape Walker, west of Beechey Island, where, beyond the immediate circle of his friends how and satisfactory information was to be expected. meeting obstacles which had impeded his proggreat was his familiarity with many scientific In alluding to the expedition of Dr. Barth, and ress, he had turned southward through Peel's subjects, and how admirably he was qualified his arrival at lake Tchad, he paid a deserved Sound, and thence found his way to the mouth to display them. The comparatively new sci- compliment to his success; adding the intelli- of Back river, where his remains were said to ence of Physical Geography brings into practi- gence which had just arrived, after his manu- have been discovered ;—in which event Sir John cal use his favorite knowledge of the out-script was prepared, of the death of that tra- Franklin himself would be the discoverer of what line of countries, their geological peculiarities, veler and his friend Vogel. is called the northwest passage; though, in their relations to the atmosphere, and other re-reality, the passage has not been made by water. qualities of position. These are topics, too, Captain M'Clure still had a long distance to which he handles in the legitimate range of his tearry his ship, the Investigator, when he left clerical profession. He shows how religion may her. This was a new point in reference to Sir be conservative rather than destructive of sciJohn Franklin. Another was, that taking the ence; as too many pseudo-philosophers have Indian story of the burial of the party on the chosen to regard it. His discourse took a wide northern coast, after an alleged death by starsurvey of the recent Progress of Geographical vation and a resort to cannibalism, it was more Investigations in the four quarters of the globe. probable to suppose that they had fallen by the Europe he found possessed little of novelty extreachery and spirit of revenge of the Esquicept, perhaps, in the regions brought to light at maux, a party of whom had been slain by one of such a costly expenditure of life and treasure the members of Back's party, on the previous on the shores of the Black Sea. Though possiEnglish expedition, on the very spot. bly much might be added to our knowledge of the adjacent Eastern regions, and greatly as he desired information, he thought it might be purchased at too great an outlay. From Russia, little just now was to be expected; but within the year Mittendorf had issued fresh volumes on Siberia, which, with that of Erman, formed decidedly the best authority on the subject. The determination of the curvature of the earth's surface in these latitudes was a problem of interest, which had engaged the government the last year. The region of Eastern Russia, in Asia, was one of great interest, particularly in the exploration of the Amour, a river which, connecting the Pacific with the center of the

Passing to South America, Dr. Hawks marked that its scientific exploration had enlisted the attention of eminent men, Humboldt and others, by whose labors it had become better known than our own Northern Continent. This was the case not because the one offered a more interesting field than the other, but from a sense of delicacy through which the scientific men of Europe left the vast territory of the United States to ourselves. In this he found a stirring appeal to our self-respect, for the energetic prosecution of the vast work yet unaccomplished. In South America we had not been idle. The completion of Lt. Gilliss and McRae's chiefly astronomical survey in Chili, a work of vast magnitude, was to be appropriately presented to the public by Congress, in a series of costly quarto volumes; of which the first will contain the narrative of the expedition, the remainder, the purely scientific results. The expense of this work to Government, we learn, will be some two hundred thousand dollars. The grant for the expedition was about eighteen thousand. As a companion or offshoot to this enterprise, there was forthcoming the narrative of Edmund Rouel Smith, who had been attached to Gilliss' sion, it is not too much to say that he drew party, and who had made by himself a month's " tears from eyes unus'd to weep." The eulogy tour of exploration among the Araucanian In- and compliment were softened by the pathos,

It was about this part of his discourse that Dr. Hawks commented plainly upon the discreditable and unofficer-like conduct of Sir Edward Belcher, in deserting five ships while leaving one of the specific orders of the Admiralty unaccomplished, the relief of Capt. Collinson in the Enterprise.

Next followed an allusion, or rather a full tribute, to the humanity of Mr. Henry Grinnell, coupled with a most touching mention of Lady Franklin. No orator can touch this string with more feeling than Dr. Hawks.

On that occa