The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-20 00:00:00

NAVAL CONGRESS FOR 1862.

The Naval Congress convened annually in Lon-
don under the auspices of the Institution of Naval Archi-
tects, of which the Right Hon. Sir J. S. Pakingtoa, Bart,
G.C.8.. is the president, is appointed to be held this year
at the hall of the Society of Arts (kindly lent for the pur-
pose), on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the 27th, 2sth,
end 211th of March. The business will commence with
a report from the council, after which, the first day
will be devoted to the discussion of the steering and
sailing qualities of ships of war, the construction
and armour of iron-plated ships, and the preservation
of the bottoms of iron ships from fouling. The following
ratiemen are expected to take part in the day's proved-
fags, via:—Tbe Right Hoo. President; Capt. Sir J. C.
Dalrymple Hay, Bark, R.N., M.P. for Wakefield; Rear-
Admiral pane Allot; Rear- Admiral Woodford J. Wa-
hines ; Capt R. Pellew Halsted, R.N Capt. Cowper
Phipps Coles, R.N.: Mr. W. Fairbairn ; Capt Foed, of the
Thames Iron Works ; Mr. J. Scott Russell ; Mr. Charles
W. Lancaster; Mr. J. Brown, of Sheffield, and M. H. D. P.
Canatriglam, R. N., whose improved sails are being limbed to
the Dsfenoe and Resistance. Oa the following day, tmorti-
Mg will ne devoted to the consideration of the rolling motions
of ships, and of the propulsion of steamers ; the discussion
being opened by the Rev. Joseph Woolley, LL.D.. late
Principal of the School d Naval Ooastruetion at Porte-
month. In the evening, the very important subject of the
derangement of the commas in iron ships generally, and
especially in iron-cased ships, will be explained and experi-
mentally illustrated by Mr. Archibald Smith, F.R.S., Mr.
Evans, superintendent of
wadroasolly computer, and Mr.Ras•
dell, the secretary to the Liv compass committee. On
Saturday, a number of neon, papers will be read,
on the American Stevens' battery, the construction of
marine steam boilers, the ventilation of steamers, sub-
marine explosive shells, Lc.

ETHNOLOGICAL Socrurv.—Last evening, .1. Craw-
ford, Esq., president, in the chair, the following members
were elected :—C. H. Chambers, Esq. ; Erasmus Darwin,
Esq. ; the Rev. C. Kingsley, professor of history at Cam-
bridge ; H. Parkes, Esq., C.R, her Majesty's coavul at
Shanghai; Lieutenant-Colonel Phayre, French Guinea; A.
W. Sanderson, Eq., and J. T. White, Eat. A paper was
read by W. Meat, Bq., "On the Ancient In-
dian Tombs, at Chiriqui, in Veragna, Isthmus of
Darien," with • note by C. Carter Blake, Fag.,
on some stone celts found in them. In 1859 gold
ointments and pottery were dimovered in thaw grave.
through the fall of a tree which bad grown on one of
them, and great numbers were opened and ransacked.
Between June and August of that year, 1,500 persons were
engaged in digging, and 250114. of gold ornaments were ex-
tracted, valued at about 12,5001. The graves at Bopp
where them exairations were carried on, are a
round • central mound of stones four or five yards 4h.
Numerous grime have since been found in other
parts of the country, which seemingly is teeming
with them. Some of the gold oroaossode repo-
and▪ various indigenous animals, others Masao Ilium
lOGIO are modelled into obscene, hideoes, or grotesque
tonne—the sacred parrot, or guacamayo, is very orenracitily
represented. The author considers tie Donahoe, to wheat
he attributes these tombs, as • MOO derived from a partials
of the Chorotecan nation of Nicaragua. In one stone colt
from the Bugabita district, Mr. Blake thought there was
evidence in its workmanship of an older antiquity than that
of the tenths, which air. Baked considers u some 700 or
890 years old.

MIDDLE-MAW EDUCATION.
•
A large and influentially-attended county meeting
wan held in Suffolk on Tuesday, in compliance with a requi-
sition promoted to the Fail of Uradbroke, Lord•Lientanant,
by 700 of the nobility, clergy, and y , to promote
the foundation of a district memorial to o late Prince
010•0116 "in remembrance of his unceasing and enlightened
endeavours to promote the interests of the nation at bur
by advancing education and loaning art and science in
every bnnch, and particularly in agriculture." The requi-
nitioskt. further expressed t belief that nothing could
better aooord with the opinions uttered by the Prince
When he visited Suffolk in 1851, and indeed with the aim
and object of his entire life, than a " middleoless college "
, ft* eompletiag, by a practical and scientific tralnieg, the
education of that large and important section of society.
The Earl of STRADBROIM presided over the meeting, his
lordship being supported by Lord Henniker, M.P., Sir C. J.
F. Banbury, Sir F. Kelly, M.P., Mr. C. Austin, High
Steward of the Borough of Ipswich, Sir G. H. Broke-
Middleton, Sir E. C. Herrison, H.P., Major Parker, M.P.,
Hr. it. J. H. Harvey, Hr. H. Wilson, and other leading
meaty gentlemen.
On the motion of Sir E. C. KERBISON, M.P., seconded by
Sir F. KELLY, a resolution was adopted to the effect that a
nasty manorial should be raised ie honour of the late
Prince Consort, and that a school or college for the scien-
tific end practical education of the youth of the middle elate
at a moderate cost would well accord with the views of the
illustrious Prince, and be of permaaset benefit to the county.
It err also resolved that subscriptions should be solicited
far rthepd inetintioo the following sums being an-
usee. amid Iced cheers es having been already contri-
buted :—The Earl of Stradbroke, 5001. ; Sir E. Benison
COOL ; Mr. Wilma, 600/. ; Lord Henniker, WOE ; Sir F.
6601. ; Mr. Law, 1004 for five yearn • Sir J. Broke-
-1001. for five T.; Sir a Bunia 1001. for
five years; Mr. E. Garrett and family, NM ; Mr. Austin,
1001. ; Mr. R. J. H. Harvey, 1061. ; and Mr. Citatory, 1001.
Several other sadism addressed the nretiag, various
suggestions being made as to extending the instruction im-
parted in the school to a practical acquaintance with me-
chanics, political menoety, constitutional law and
history, &c. The preemedinge, which extended over several
hours, closed with a vote of thanks to the noble chairman,
moved by Lard Henniker, and carried by acclamation.