The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-09 00:00:00

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE

ADVANCEMENT OF DOIENCE;

OAXBRIDOZ, WIDNIIIDAT.

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This was the last day of the meeting of the
Amenities, sad it waa istasilsd thit the meesedings
should be cooled to forma basis= aoneseted with the
financial and other arrangements of the body. But several
isms is two of the sections having been postponed from
yesterday, those sections met this morning.
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It should be stated that last night there was a ,mime in
the Assembly-room, which, notwithstanding the unfavour-
able change in the weather, was greatly crowded. Although
the proceedings did not finally terminate until to-day this
was tate last great gathering, sad all who had taken a part
in them seemed to have bees desirous to be present to see
and be seen, and to talk over sod criticise the events of the
week. Besides the °Soars of the Ansa:bairn, and of the
different sections, and the members, the comps°, embraced
many daskegaidiad visitors, a considerable number of Indies,
and • good sprinkling of university men in academic costume.
On the walls mire displayed several large diagrams illustrative
of Mr. °Mahe?' aerial voyage, five miles above the earth,
which proved very interesting to the several hundred per-
sons who were prevented, owing to the limited capacity of
Sidney Sussex Hall, bearing that gentleman a paper
read yesterday. The tables displayed • valusble collection
of microscopce sad other philosophical and scientific iostru-
manta, etereoecopes, photographs, rare fossils, some beau-
tiful enamels and mosaics from Venice ; • registering tele-
graph, by IL. Serials ; • forcing apperatus, end a variety
of other objects well deserving inspection. The chief at.
traction of the evening, however, consisted in the exhibition
by Y. Claudet, the well-known photographer, of pictures
enlarged from cartes de risite by moms of • magnifying
apperatm similar to that used in the production of dis-
solving views. These were thrown on a white due, where
they appeared twenty times as large as the piece of glass on
which they had bee° photographed, and with an accuracy
and completeness which almost brought the living original
before the eye. One of the latent photographs of the Prince
Consort was displayed in this way, and looked so remarkably
life-like that the whole of the spectators involuntarily ex-
pressed their admiration in every emphatic meaner. A curious
machine, invented by a gentlemen named Guy, to supply
motive power by means of electro-magnetism, also excited
considerable interest. Refreshments were abundantly sup-
plied to the guests during the evening, and the entertain-
ment was altogether a very brilliant and successful affair.

It should be stated that the enamels and mosaics above-
mentioned were exhibited at the request of the Aseociation
by Signor Antonio Sa'yeti, who is now engaged in the
execution of mosaic decorations in St. Paul's C►thedral.
Some interesting maps and hemispheres by Chevalier
Villa, and on which be had read a paper in one of the
sections, were also exhibited.

A meeting of the general committee wan hetd in the alder-
men's parlour at one o'clock. Professor Wn.us in the
chair.
Auditors having been appointed for the next meeting, the
payment of the following sums proposed by the oommittee
of reoommendatioas was sanctioned:

Maintaining the establishment of Kew Observatory, 6001.;
House for the photobeliograph at Kew, 1004
Mathematics and Physic -Profeesor Willimassoo, electri-
eel standards, 1004; Professor Williamson, for coestructiag
and distributing ditto, 501.; Colonel Sykes, balloon ascents,
2001.; Colonel Sykat balloon committee (de&iaoy), 701.;
Colonel Sykes, other expenses of balloon ascent., 251.; Mr.
°lather, meteors, 201.; Mr. Jenkin, thermoelectricity, 151.;
• Profaner Hennessy, vertical atmospheric movement., 201.
Chemistry.-Profeesor Matthiesoo, alloys, 201.; M. Dupef,
carbon under pressen, 101. ; Mr. Gages, chemistry of
roam, 81.
Geology.-Mr. Scott, great's, he., 51. ; Mr. Sorby, fusion
of rocks, 301. ; Professor Huxley, coal koala, 201. ; Mr.
Mallet, velem& temperature, 100 L
and Botany.-Dr. Cobbold, =tome, 251. ; Pro.
teen' H herrings, 201. ; Mr. Jeffreys, dredging, Dog-
garbank 251. ; Mr. Jeffreys, dredging, Stietlaml, 50/. ; Mr.
Jeffreys, dredging, Shalsod, earthaut; coast of Scotland,
251. ; Yr. Jeffreys, committee for dredging, 101. ; Dr. E
Smith, prison dietary, 201. ; Dr. Gibb, bromide of ammo-
nium, 81. ; Dr. Clarpeoter, foraminifers, 251. ; Professor All-
man, hydroids, 101.
Menke ins.-Mr. Webster, patent laws, 301, ; Drake of
Sutherland, steam ships, 100/. ; Mr. Gladstone, gun cotton,
501. ; Mr. Oldham, tidal observations, 501. ; Sir John Ren-
zi*, action of tides below Wisbech to the Walt, 251. ; Mr.
Fidrbairn, railway accidents, 251. ; making a grand total
of 1.891/.
The committee of recommendations also serrated that
various papers should be printed among the Transactions, and
that various members and committees should be requested
to continue their reports; and the general committee
adopted that suggestion.
The committee then adjourned, to meet at Newcastle-cm-
Tyne at the end of A ugust next year.
The concluding general meeting took place at • later
hoar, in the Assembly-room, Professor Wn.Lus 'rein presid-
ing. The attendance was not large, many of the members
having left the town on an excursion to Ely Cathedral.
The PALMA:ZIT aid be regretted to may that they had
now arrived at the conclusion of their proceedings, but
some r iutine business bad to be performed before they
finally separated.
Profaner PHILLIPS, the general secretary, gave the fol-
lowing summary of the number of persons who bad
attended the meeting, with the amount of money
which had been received by the treasurer. There
had been 139 old life members, who, having in
former years paid a life subscription did not now contri-
bute any more money. They bad fifteen new life member',
who each paid 101. making 1501. Old annual members
attended to the number of 150, and as each paid U. for the
year, a sem of 1481. was received from them, 21. having been
paid in the early part of the ear. There were 57 new
annual subscribers who paid 21, each, making 1141. The
associates who attended numbered 435, paying 1/. each, and
they also bad the presence of a considerable number of
members to whose attendance they attached considerable
importance, though they never paid anything. He meant
the ladies. (Laughter and cheers.) They paid nothing,
but at the same time it was equally true that the association
received from their friends who were permitted to pay for
them a sum of 2421. (Chem.) He believed it would also
be a gratifying announcement that 25 foreign gentlemen bad
been enrolled members since lest year, and had
attended this meeting. (Hear, hear.) The total amount
received was 1,0891. (Cheers.) Professor Phillips then
read the lista of grants which is given above. This
paper, the professor remarked, conveyed • clear notion of
the application of certain funds of the emaciation, the most
prominent grant being that for the maintenance of Kew
Observatory. Mr. Glaither's success justified further ex-
periments, and these it bad been arranged should take
place at various smarm of the year, or at sea, so that the
various pima of the sky and atmosphere might be observed
upon. The professor entered on the history of experiments
previously made in the nation' to which these grants ap-
plied, sod the importance of which will be understood from
the enumeration. Passing on to a consideration of the
places at which meetings had already been held, and the
comparative importance of such meetings, the professor
observed that there meld have been such great and
important meetings at Manchester, Birmingham, sod
Newcastle, if there had not been equally boneurable rose,.
kegs in Cambridge, Oxford, and other celebrated places.
The professor enumerated the popes to be printed
in extols°, and in digest, at the expense of the association,
and the names of the gentlemen appointed on various com-
mittees for future investigation of many scientific objects,
the result of which will be stated at the next meeting.
The PREsIDENT next, in a long address, proceeded to
acknowledge the obligations of the sesociatiou to the various
bodies and individuals who had masted them at the meet-
ing now nearly concluded. They had also to thank the
University for the use of the senate, the library, and the
schools. TM fact that the University had postponed a very
important theological examination, which ought to have
taken place this week, in order to let them have the use of
the former building, was a proof of the exceeding good
will on its part to the association. (Cheers.) They had
also to thank the mayor sod the town council for the use
of the Guildhall, and for throwing open all the public and
private rooms connected with it ; and he might mention
that they had removed the petty SeilliCOON elsewhere in
order to better accommodate the emaciation. Hs,
also asked them to thank the different colleges-
Trinity, King's, Clare, Gonville and Cans, Sidney Sussex,
and Trinity Hall, for leading them their halls and lecture
rooms for the business of the sections. In conferring this
favour the heads of those colleges had not forgotten their
kitchens, because they had entertained the mewl. distin-
guished members of the association with that hospitality
with which they were all familiar on great days. (Hear,
bear.) Thanks were also due to the Great Eastern, the
Great Northern, and the London and North Western Rail-
ways. for affording facilities for the travelling of members
and allowing them to take return tickets. They were also
greatly indebted to Dr. Tyodal for his admirable lecture on
the action and force of water; and to Dv. Oiling for hie
lecture on organic chemistry ; sad to the other gentlemen
who bad lent them the microscopes and various apparstue
for exhibition. He would further request them to give their
thenks to the local mantissa, Prof. Bebingtoo, Prof. Liveing,
and the Rev. N. M. Ferrers.and to the Rev. W. M. Campion,
the local treasurer, and bathe local committee. It was now
his duty to announce thatths business of the meeting was at
on end, and tied the meeting of the British Association
stood adjourned to Newcsale-upeeeTyne, where they ex.
petted to meet some time in August next year. Toe exact
period had not yet been fixed, Nana that could only be
done by consultatin with the local authorities, whose con-
valence would have to be consulted. He could not coo-
elude without expressing a hope that the emaciation might
see in August next at Newcastle the faces of the local
authorities who had received them so cordially on the pre-
sent occasion, and also of the ladies and gentlemen of Cam-
bridge.
The proceedings of this highly interestiog meeting of the
association were then brought to a close.

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