The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-12 00:00:00

[Stamped, ld. Additional.]

SOCIAL SCIViCE ASSOCJA!ION.

(nos ous OWN szrowns.)

EDINBURGH, OCT. 10.

Tbebnainese of to-day was opened by an excellent
address from Lord Nrayse, who presides over the Punish-
ment and Reformation department of the association. It
ws fall of interest, and elicited much applause.
The principal papers to be read in the variese ac-
tions to-day were—in the Jurisprudence department,
"Os the Law of Evidence," by Mr. J. C. Smith, advo-
cate, and Mr. Watson, eheriffmebetitute of Aberdeenshire,
and "On the Law relating to Infanticide," by Mr.Greaves ;
is the Education department, a paper by Mr. C. Cowan.
"On the Neeseeity of a Collegiate Institution for Edinburgh;"
in the Soda Economy departaeset, which, owing to the
number of papa in it, has bees divided into two motions,
a paper by Mr. Max Kylkaaa, "On the Primrose of Cosp-
ntive Societies in °money," and papers on the Poor-laws
and Poor-law Adminiidastion, by Mr. Chadwick. Mr. W.

Walker, sad ldr. Warwick ; in the department of Trade and
laternational Law, papenen nnifonnity of weights, ecdoe,
he., the decimal system, and the theent gold die:ovarian, by
Mr. Brown, Mr. Alexander, Mr. BIUMMIt and Mr.
M'Combie. As. however, the tweineee of the depethreente
eland at two @Wolk to-day, the whole et the

4ansim were mot med. Two surierelses
With the Sada Seim Amention left Bdialanigh
today—ono to Rodin sad Bawthemidon, the oilier to
The beeutiful roulade of Hawtberedse were
throws open to the visit.= by Lady Drummed. The
weather was mewl chnemieg, sad the aviersioniste enjoyed
• most egrembie day. AB the please made hitertatieg by
their associalkno with the poet Drummond, the " &MUNI'
Pet nab" se be in galled, were palmed out. The ...able
I sycamore tree, wader while Drummond was sitting when be
laid Bea Joesse cm hi visit from Loudon with the
wards, " Welcome, mimeo, royal Ben ;* to which lowa
replied, " Thank ye, *mak ye, Hawthornden," we in
object of =metal Wend. The robed fortalles of
Bariboredee, as is mil Iniesna to every tourist is Soothed,
in bearilihdly sheeted es a reekerrimeging the river North
Bak, and oil all sides may he NM views of the meet striking
and romantic character. Bailin Castle and its gas of a
dispel, toweled In 1446 by Wm. de St Clair, Prime of
Orkeey, also afforded &handset eallatectiou to the Tinton.
The thancterinie of the chapel Is the profusion of rich and
delioately chiselled ornament which It eoetgins. The Is.
Wier is entire fret work, and as minute in its elabxatise
and varied in its fancy as the most delicate ivory carving of
the Chinese. The waiters to Stirling were shown ever that
latenealog locality by Mr. Billings, who explained to them
the aroluselogirel and hiskricel associations connected with
the castle. •

It is slated that Yr. Gladstone, whose name appears se
forming part of the pronesaion in connexion with the in-
auguratioa of the Aberdeen memorial to the late Prince
Goneart, will settee in town to-night. A meeting wee bad
to-night, in Jolla Knows Church, Canoneate, having aye-
is! reference to eo-operation, early closing, and dwelliap
for the working classes.
With regard to the attendance at the various odious of
the association. Me very good, and the liveliest interest is
felt in the disomelons which ensue on the papers which are
read. 11111 debate—far to it may be called—on the question
of nationaleducatien, where the religions element emus into
play, was fall of aelmation, and even warmth. ?duce
Alfred was present in seemed of the sections. He was also
present at the working men's mooting, and at the soiree at
the Royal Callow d Iltegetes last !IWO. In all those
pleas be mat with a burly and &Merin meeplion.