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Gcology.-The progress which Geology has made within two years past branch of common ed ucation, is truly astonishing. The Children of nu- merous schools in various parts of the country have become as familiar with the common rocks and other minerals found in their several vcnities as they are with the articles of table furniture Where this is the case, they fail to deposit collection in their school houses, and also in their dwellings.

 No subject of common school education is perhaps attended with greater or more numerous advantages Besides giving children knowledge of some of the most useful works of their Creator it furnishes them with rich entertainment, and most heahul and profitable exercise. It makes them observing cuti- yates their taste and leads them to reflect upon the wisdom, power and goodness of their Creator in surrounding them with so much that is beautiful, grand and excellent.

 The knowledge which children acquire with so much rapdity and delight on this subject, will ren- der the efficient and useful agents, in furnishing ma- terials for Ioaon and Country Maps to be procured under the plan recommended by the National Ly- ceum lfgeoogy could be introduced into the schools ofevery town in the U. States the children in those schools would be able, in short time, to furnish most of the information respecting the geological features of thelr towns which would be needed for maps. ..

 The method which has been taken in numerous instances to introduce this subject into schools to procure the Scientific Tract" on Geology and twenty geological specimens which it expans, both costing three dollars.