ADDENDA. In addition to the observations which conviction of duty and, I must say, painful feeling, led me to make in pp. 74 and 358 upon the common practice of seeming to deify Nature, I beg attention to some remarkable passages from the Chevalier de Lamarck, (who died a few years ago, at the age of near 90,) to whose talents as a zoologist and a botanist, every person does homage, but whose doctrine of the production of all the species of organized beings, from "appetency," and in the way of "progressive developement," it may be hoped has not many adherents. May it answer good purposes, as an admonitory specimen of the hallucinations in highly gifted minds!-Mr. Lyell felt it necessary, after giving a lucid exposition of that hypothesis, to assure his readers that his sketch was "no exaggerated picture." Princip. iii. 22. B. iii. ch. 1. It is no wonder that Lamarck has been charged with atheism. But, unless we impute to him hypocrisy and fraud, (for which I believe that no just ground could be laid,) great regard is due to both his arguments and the language in which he clothes them, upon the absurdity of identifying Nature with God. "Nature-is not an I first avail myself of Mr. Lyell's summary. intelligence, nor the Deity; but a delegated power,-a mere instrument,—a piece of mechanism acting by necessity,—an order of things constituted by the Supreme Being, and subject to laws which are the expressions of his will. This Nature is obliged to proceed gradually in all her operations." "Histoire The following passages are from the celebrated work, Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres ;" 8 vols. Paris, 1815-1822. "In all that belongs to nature, every thing is connected, every thing is dependent, every thing is the result of a common plan, followed constantly, but varied infinitely in its parts and details." Vol. i. Introd. p. 259. "Man, having acquired sufficient knowledge to elevate himself to the SUPREME BEING, by reflection, aided by the observations of nature or by any other methods, this grand sentiment has become the stay of his hope, and has inspired him with religious feelings, and directed him to the duties which they enjoin." P. 298. "That intelligent and infinite power which has brought into existence all the physical beings that we observe." P. 305. “The different bodies" [elementary, or components of the organized-?] "that we are acquainted with,-shewing themselves to be (according to all appearance) the same, in all times and with the same qualities or faculties, must be as old as nature herself, and must have derived their existence from the same cause which gave nature hers." P. 308. Nature is, "in one word, a power which itself exists only by the will of a power which is superior and infinite, and which, as being the founder, is really the author of all that proceeds from it, that is, of all that exists." P. 311. "The physical universe will subsist as it is, so long as the will of its SUBLIME AUTHOR shall permit." P. 316. Fourth ed. Upon this subject I gladly offer to the benefit of those upon whom my remarks may have seemed to verge on severity, a passage from HERDER, "the great man,—the citizen, the philosopher, the poet,—all whose endeavours were characterized by the purest and noblest humanity." (Menzel.) "Let no man distress himself for this reason or any approach to it, that I sometimes make a personified use of the name of Nature. Nature is no independent being; but GoD is ALL, in his works. My desire at least was, that I might not, by too frequent use, in which I might fail to maintain its sanctity, misuse the most holy name; which no one deserving to be called a rational creature should utter without the deepest reverence. Let the man, to whom the word Nature, as employed by many writers of our age, has become unmeaning and low, put mentally in its place THE ALMIGHTY POWer, WISDOM, AND GOODNESS; and in his soul worship that INVISIBLE BEING to whom no language of earth can give the right and full name.” Ideen zur Philosophie der Geschichte der Menschen; Vorrede, p. 16. Carlsruhe, 1790. VAST. The following remarks of the eminent Paleontologist, Agassiz, have a striking interest. They refer to the succession of the forms of animal life in the fossiliferous strata, through periods incalculably Let the reader compare with p. 192 the supplementary Note F. "The progressive concatenation [enchaînement] of the four classes of Vertebrata is a fact which, in all respects and in a manner very remarkable, consists with the uniform and parallel developement of all the classes of Invertebrata. The gradation of the Vertebrata is even the more remarkable as it is joined on immediately to the introduction of the human species [à la venue de l'homme,] whom we may regard as not only the term but also the object [but] of all this developement." Poissons Fossiles; p. xix. On this final page, I copy the prayer with which BACON begins and concludes his "Instauratio Magna;" beseeching all my readers to join me in its sincere aspiration. 66 Si quid profecerimus, non alia sane ratio nobis viam aperuit quam vera et legitima spiritus humani humiliatio. Quamo brem, ad Deum Patrem, Deum Verbum, Deum Spiritum, preces fundimus humillimas et ardentissimas, ut humani generis ærumnarum memores et peregrinationis istius vitæ in qua dies paucos et malos terimus, novis suis eleemosynis per manus nostras familiam humanam dotare dignetur. Atque illud insuper supplices rogamus, ne humana divinis officiant; neve ex reseratione viarum sensus et accensione majore luminis naturalis, aliquid incredulitatis animis nostris erga divina mysteria oboriatur; sed potius, ut ab intellectu puro a phantasiis et vanitate repurgato et divinis oraculis nihilominus subdito et prorsus dedititio, fidei dentur quæ fidei sunt: postremo, ut scientiæ veneno a serpente infuso quo animus humanus tumet et inflatur deposito, nec altum sapiamus nec ultra sobrium, sed veritatem in charitate colamus." INDEX. ADANSON, Michael, the eminent naturalist, | Bowman, J. E., Esq.; on the longevity of on the Baobab tree, 336. Agency, Divine, in intellectual greatness, 235. American aborigines; their moulding in- Animalcules, fossil, 67, 318. Animals: what kinds provided for in the Annihilation of any thing, an unfounded Antediluvian hypothesis, and objections to Antiquity of the Earth, 53, 159, 284. Ararat, mount, 207, 387. Asia, districts of; their low level, 207. Athenians; their popular notion of their Baily, Francis; the late eminent astrono- Baxter, Richard; on the possibility of an Biblicus Delvinus, an anonymous writer Binney, E. W., Esq.; on the origin of coal, Blumenbach, John Fred., Prof. Physiol. Botany recommended as the beginning of trees, 336. Brown, Rev. J. Mellor; his strictures on Burnet, Dr. Thomas; his Theory of the Cæsar, his notice of country round Cler- Carniverous animals; designed by the Carpenter, W. B., M. D., his Principles of CAUSE, the SUPREME; 16, 26, 185, 232, Change, perpetual, in the universe, 26, 230. 190. Characterism of rocks and organic remains, 43. Charlesworth, Edw., Esq.; his Magazine of Christian Observer; on the futility of anti- Christianity not necessarily committed to Cleavage and joints, 297. Coal formations, 295, 311, 342, 345, 349, Cockburn, Dr. Wm., Dean of York; his Cole, Rev. Henry; his writings against Conchology; its peculiar interest, and re- Rev. W. D., D.D, Dean of Llan- Copernican system; opposed by divines, Coral Reefs, 47. Cosmogony; the Egyptian system of, com- Dana, Rev. Dr.; on Scripture difficulties, 222. Darwin, Charles, Esq.; on the South Ame- Davison, Rev. Dr. : his Discourses on Pro- De Candolle, Augustin Pyramus, Prof. his De Larrey on the human prototype, 273, Deluge, 69, its moral reason, 69, 84. Scrip- Deshayes M., on the separate groups of Diodorus Siculus, on the Egyptian mythi, Districts, animal, 47, 65; botanical, 48. 51. Drift, or diluvium, 85, 312. Extensive, 85. Earth; importance of its Natural History, Fathers, the early Christian writers: their Fichte, John Gottl.; on the first human Fitton, William Henry, M.D.; his "Geo- |