The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-02 00:00:00

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE

ADVANCEMENT OF BOLIINCE

CANBVIDOIS WZDNISDAI.

The thirty-second meeting of the British Asso-
ciation for the Advancement of Somme having been fixed to
take pleas for the third time in this famous university city,
so early as Monday the gentlemen who are officially con-
nected with the proorediegs, and to whom the
mai.a portion of the arrangements have been com-
mitted, commenced their labours. Some of the
visitors also arrived as early as that day, but
they were principally gentlemen connected with the
university, who were soca abserbed in the quiet re-
treats of their own colleges and balls, and they did not,
therefore, contribute to the Walk sad animation which was
expected to have been occasioned by the advent of a large
scientific emaciation. Indeed, it was not until late yester-
day (Tuesday) evening that any perceptible influx of visi-
tors into the town occurred ; and even this morning, to in-
habitant. of populous cities, there was nothing very remarkable
in the appearance of things, and the decorous quiet which
is presumed to be the characteristic of a grave seat of learn-
ing was not palpably disturbed, although there were really
a considerable number of persons (' strangers," to use an
expressive parliamentary word) in the town, as wee proved
by the fact that at an early hour this morning the various
oelleges were invaded by carious sightseers, who took
the opportunity afforded them by the Amos of
any public demonstration on the part_ of the British
Association "to do the university." During the
whole of the day the council and committees have
been baled is completing the tecessary arrangement. for
the inauguration of the meeting, which was fixed for eight
o'clock this evening. It may not be without advantage to
state that out of compliment no doubt to Cambridge moist
of the acting officers of the association for the present
meeting have been chosen from members of the university,
of course men of mark mid dignity. The president for the
ensuing year MI the Rev. Robert , F.R.8.,
Jacksonian Professor of Experimental Philosophy
The vice-president. are—the Very Rev, the Dean uf Ely,
D.D. ; the Bev. W. Whew 1).1)., P.R.8., master of
Trinity College; the Rev. A. XL. F.R.S.,
Woodwardian professor of geology; .B. Airy, EA., ILA.,
Fate., astronomer royal; D. 0. Blokes, Freq., ILA., F.A.S.,
Leeman professor of mathematics; arid J. C. Adams, Rm.,
X A., F.R.S., Lowodesisa prefemor of aeronomy and
geometry, and presideat of the Cambridge Philosophical
Society. The office of general esontary his been undertaken
by William Hopkins, req.. F.R.8., St. Peter's Col-
lege, Cam. • sad the somewhat arduous office of
assistant 'secretary by John Phillips, FA.. M.A.
LL.D., ALM, professor of geology, Oxford. The local
secretaries are-tC. 0. Babington, Faq. X A., F.R.8., pro-
, team of botany, Bt. John's College, Cambridge; G.D.
Liveing, XL, professor of chemistry, Cambridge ;
and Rev. N. X Fenn, X A., Cements and Caine
Cambridge. W. BPottiswoode, Req., ILA., F.R°l,ll;',
Cliesterstreet, Belgrave-equare, Looa, &W., is the gem- '
ral treasurer, and the Rev. W. Y. Carapiou, 8.D., tutor of
Queens' College, (Ambridge, acts as local trimmer.
The different sections will assemble in the rooms appointed
for them for the reading and discussion of report. sod other
communications tomorrow (Thursday), sad will continue
to do so from day to day until Tuesday next, the ith inst.
There will also be general and evening meetings. For in-
stance, to-mortow (Thursday) evening there will be a'
meeting in the sew assembly rooms at the Guildhall (whore,
it should be stated, all the general meetings of the associa-
tion are held),_wben Professor Tyadall will deliver a drs.
coons on the " Forms sad Action of Water ;" co Friday
evening there will be a soirte ; as Monday ering Dr.
(Idling will read a paper on "Organic Chemistry ;" and the
proceedings will be brought to a close on Tuesday evening
by another soiree.
The following is a list of the sections, and the places at
which thee are to be held:
A. Mathematical and Physical Science—(ln a Lecture-
room in Trinity Colley).—President, G. G. Stokes, Faq.,
• F.R.8., Luemian Professor of Mathematics; secre-
taries. Professors novelly, IL J. S. Smith, sad E. B.
Clifton.

Chemical adteree--(lo the Lecture-room is UM Old
Botanic Garden).—President, W. H. Miller, ILA., 1/.13.8.,
Professor of Minendogg ; secretaries, W. Odling, Fag.,

M.R, and H. W.' Elphinstorm, Esq., M.A.
C. Geology—on Senate bonne).—Preeidest. J. B.
Jukes, Fa, H. Director of the Geologisal Sur-
vey of Ireland • eberetarim, Professor T. Rupert Jose' and
Lucas Barrett, Bal.
D. Zoology end Botany, including Pbyaiology—(ln the
Hall of Goaville and Caine College).—President, Thomas
Harley, Elm.; F.ILS., Secretary of the Geological Society ;
secretaries, Dr. E. P. Wright and A. Newton, Eaq.„ M.A.
R Geography eand Ethnology-0u the Hall of Kiog's
College). —President, Francis °altar, Fig secretaries, secretaries, Dr.
Norton Shaw and Thomas Wright, Eaq., M.A.
F. Economic Seisnceaed Statistics—la the Hall of Clare
College). —President, Edwin Chadwick, Big. ; secretaries,
Edmund Macrory, Faq., and Macleod, Esq.
G. Mechanise/ . Scienee—(ls the Schools).—President,
William Fairbairs, Req., LLD., F.R.S. ;;secretaries, P. Le
Neve Foster, Esq., M.A.. and W. B. Fawoett, EN., M.A.
It will be perceived that the admirable accommodation,
be say nothing of the interesting maxiations morrected
with the localities in which the sections will meet, afforded
by the colleges and public buildings of the university, have
been freely granted by the authorities for the use of the
society. It should be mentioned that the above stated list
of *anal' was beforehand by the officers of the
association, to to the spprovel and confirmation of the
general committee. Accordingly a meeting of the general
committee was held yesterday morning in the Couracil-
chamber at the Gsildball ; the President of the Arisceia•
tire, Mr. W. !Weblike, occupying the chair. Among them
mem= were General Sabine, ILA., President of the Royal
Society ; Colonel Syke_a, M.P., Mr. Tag, :LP., Mr. James
Heywood, Mr. P. Le Neel" Poster, Edwin Chadwick,
Professor Willis. -31 r: Thomas Wright, Mr. G. Griffith,
/LA., Professor Serliwick, ho.
The first proceeding was the confirmation of the bete of
the last meeting of the association, at which Cambridge was
appointed as the plus for the matting of the present year.
The report of the council for last year was then read. It
stated—" The council were directed by the general ems-
I Mines at Manchester to [maintain the establishment tithe
Kew Observatory, and a grant of 15/01. was placed at these
disposal for the purpose. They had received at each of their
meetings regular accounts of the proceedings of the emir
mittee of the Observatory, and they now laid before the
general committee a general report of those proceedings
during the year 1881.82. A SUM of 40/. sou pieced at the
disposal of the Kew committee for the employmeut of the
photobeliometer ; and a farther sum of 150/. for the pur-
pose of obtaining a series of photographic pictures of the
solar surface, with the co-operation of the Royal Society.
The report of the parliamentary committee had bees es-
oeieed by the council for presentation to the mural com-
mittee, and was printed for the information of the members.
The • Classical Index' to the transactions of the association,
which was authorised to be prepared under the direction of
Professor Phillips, was completed in one of the main
divideas ; the remainder would be printed without
delay, and would be delivered to the members who
had =ascribed for it before the end of the pre-
sent year. At that date it was the request of Pro.
feesor Phillips to be allowed to withdraw from the office of
moistant-general secretary to which he had been appointed,
by annual election in the general committee, for 'early 32
. for two years received the useful aid of
yaws
G. Griffith, M.A., of Jesus College, Oxford, he had ex-
premed to the mama hie conviction of the fitness of that
plasmas to undertake the duties which had been se bog
Wrested to himself. The council having coneidered the
seddeer, and having ascertained from Profaner Phillips that
be would be happy' to cc-operate with Mr. Hopkins as joint.
general secretary in the next year, recommend that the
armagemeet here suggested should be earned out
by the poem? committee. The council received
le April, 1862, as commueicatiou from Mr. John
Taylor, jue., and Mr. Richard Taylor, requesting that on
account of his greet age, their father, Mr. Taylor, might be
relieved of all farther duties as general treasurer and co.
trustee of the association. Tho warmest thanks of the
eseueil were gives to Mr. Taylor, for his kind atteadiee sad
mist valuable envies rendered to the aasociatice in two
begosebent offices, as one of the trustees and role general
Meredeer, and their regret that any cow skald ma* it
sesiesary for him to desire to be retievalfrees tie Bathe
which he had so efficiently performed for the great ed.
weetage of the association, almost from its foundation. Sir
'Philip de Grey Egerton. Bart., was then requested
be accept the ogee of trustee of the British Associa-
tion ; sad Mr. W. Spottirwoode to undertake the duty
of general treasurer to the association. These gentlemen
keerrkimlly 'assented to set and bad entered on their intim
The oonocil bad been informed that invitations would be
preeeetel to the general committee at its meeting on Mon-
day, October 8, from Newcastle-on-Tree, Birmingham,
▪ Nottiegisam, sad Dundee. It was proposed that the
ViesChaseellor of the University of Cambridge and the
Be. Professor Challis be elected viol-peeddeele tee the next
year."
Itte report hay's; bee'-adopted. the ViearChenosilor of
the University and Professor Challis were eddied to taw
list of vice-presidents. sad the Biala*, of Oxford was rie
sleeted to a seat in the parliamentary oommittes.
Mr. Jegge.HRTWOOD mid he had been deputed to see the
skint messaletipaer of the aharity hoard, with regard to the
shiliaie dread of .their soccuate Hams aseerd-
ati, braeretew who tirtieettrawa, be lied weer,
that the wrimaribeirwere ieessereel theinewetwees of
the rwideet, wed were peeper* • Elea for amnia owe-
Owe, bat *aft wealii be keerseieba said est eel** was-
futoey. The earwriesiewees Out it weedi mink ell

the information that was likely to be obtained, and that
coy further interference in the matter at present would cot
be desirable.

From a report of the general treasurer it appeared tLit
the receipts for the past year amounted to 4,7221., of which
1.5002. had been expended in the purchase of Throe per
Cent. Consols. This sum, together with the expenditure
and the estimated graste, which were not yet 60.1iy ni.n.
finned, left a balance of 414 t. in favour of the association.
It was proposed and agreed to that • Setglection 11,
Physiology, should be appointed, to bold its meetings in the
hall of Trinity Hall. Dr. E. Paget was appointed its
president ; and Dr. E. Smith, F.R.S., and G. F. Hrln.,
Eng., secretaries.

The following gentlemen were appointed viceipresidenn :
Section A. Bev. Dr. W bewail, F.B.S. ; Rev. Dr. Rabin.
eon, Pat.& ; Rev. Professor Challis, F.R.S. ; Rev. Dr.
Lloyd, F.R.S. ; Rev. Professor Pelee, F.R.S. ; Pretence
Adams, F. R.S. ; rod General Sabin, F. SS.
Section ft—Dr. Gladstone, J. P. Gassiot, Fn., Bev. W,
V. Harcourt, Dr. Daubeoy, sad Dr. Jordon.
Section C.—Rev. Professor Sedgwick, Sir C. Banbury,
Professor Anted, and Sir C. Lyefl.
Section D.—Rev. Dr. Cookson, Nester of St. Peter', (7.4.
lege; Edwin loakester, Foq., M.D., F.It.S. ; Poifenor
Balfour, J. G. Jeffreys, Eaq., sad Bev. L Jeans.
Subsection D.—Professor Own, Dr. Humphrey, Dr.
Bannon, sad Dr. Davy.
Bonin E.—J. Cesuturd, Fiq., F.R.& ; Wm. flpettniwode,
Faq., ILA., F.R.S., treasurer of the British AAsuwocc:atioo;
Rev. J. W. Hiskesley, M.A.; Rev. On. Williams, B.D.
Section F.—Col. Sykes, Win. Tile, Esq., F. 11.8., 31,4%;
Thomas Webster, Fin., and James Heywood, Faq.
Section o.—De. Robinson, F.R.S. ; Professor Jainet
Thomson, James Normyth, Es.., and Charles Vignola&
The following gentlemen were appointed as the commit-
tee of recommendations : Professor Prim, Dr. Lloyd, Rev.
N. X. Ferreira. Professor Miller, J. P. andet. Ent.,
W. V. Harcourt, J. B. Jokes, Req., director of the Gecko.
gical Survey of Ireland ; Professor Sedgwick, Sir Charles
Lyon, Profaner Huxley, Profaner Babinec°, Dr. Denney,
Dr. Paget, Professor Owsa, Dr. Davy, Rev. W. Campion,
Francis Req., J. Cointurd, Esq., E. Chadwick, Em.,
C. 8., Colonel Sykes, Thomas Webster, Eq., Dr. Robinson,
Wm. Fairhairn, Esq.
The pascal committee then adjourned.
In the evening, at eight o'clock, at a general meeting of
the association, W. Forbaina, Esq., resigned the chair-
manship to Professor Willis, who delivered the inaugural
address.