The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-09 00:00:00

.SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION.

EDINBuRGH.Ger.&

When I anticipated for the present meeting faiths
association a success not inferior to any of its predecessors, I
rather underestimated the degree of that swans. lt is now
cecially recorded that 2,300 tickets have been disposed of.
This at once shows the interest which is felt in the proceed.
ings of the association, and disposes by a decisive fact of
the objections of those who regard the association
as the odspring of personal vanity. The general
meeting of last night was a very splendid sight.
The Free Church Assembly Hell, in which it was
held, ample &I are its dimensions, was unable to
afford accommodation to the crowds who sought admission.
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In point of numbers and in its general upect it was very
superior to the general meeting of the British Association at
Newcastle, and the Social Scienoe Congress has every reason
to be proud of the reception given to them in this seat of
wince and letters. There who are accustomed to witness
Edinburgh meetings admit that the sodium of lut night
was one of the most brilliant ever assembled within its walla
Amongst those present, in addition to Prince Alfred, who
was loudly cheered on entering with the Lord
Provost, were Lord Amberky, the Earl of Kintore, Lord
Ardmillan, the Right Hon. Joseph Napier, the Lord Advo-
cate, Sir David Brewster, Sir James Gardiner Baird, Hon.
C. B. Adderley, M.P., Boa. Arthur Kinnaird, M.P., Mr.
Adam Black, !LP., Mr. Gregson, M.P. for Lancaster, Mr.
Stephen Cave, M.P. for Shoreham, Professor Nicol, Aber.
deal, Professor Framer, Professor Madigan, Professor
Miller, Professor Simpson, Profseeor Lyon Playfair. Rev.
Dr. Nisbet, Rev. Dr. Begg, Rev. Mr. BLit* Rev. Mr.
Phis Galashists ; Rev. Mr. Puldord and Rev. Mr. Thor-
barn, Leith; Mr. Ohantbers, of Glesorminton ; Mr. Mac-
duff, of Bouhard ; Mr. Duncan hi'Laren, Mr. Samuel
Raleigh, Dr. Crargie, Dr. Alerander Wood, Dr. Moir, tee.

To this het let me add some of the names of those who
took tickets in the course of yesterday :—His Royal High-
ness Prince Alfred, Major Cowell, Lord Amhara", Sir
Robert Arbuthnot, Bert. ; Sir David Breaker,
Sir Andrew Orr, Henniatoe ; Sir John Don
Wauchope, Bart. ; Rear-Admiral Samara, Bath ; Dr. W.
Neilson Hancock, LLD., Dalin ; Provost Robert., &t-
-hin ; Mr. C. B. Addertsy, M.P., Birmingham ; Mr. Edward
Holland, M.P. ; Has. Yr. Adderley, Warwickshire ; Pro-
fessor Rogers, Mary ; Hoary Roberts, Esq., F.S.A.,
London ; Robert Rawliasou, Esq., London ; the Mayor of
Nottingham ; Arthur Ryland, Ea., Birmingham ; Robert
Taylor. LLD., Drogheda, Inland; Jobs, Fracsis Waller,
Esq., LL.D., Dublin; W. Nassau fileigOr, Ea.. Loudon •
G. R. Tenant, Esq., Wa•park, Ober;; Mr. T. Barber,
of Dalshaogou ; Mr. A. Bethune, Idaho, ',dealer ; Mr. Buy
Bullock, Northumberland; Elihu Bonin; Mr. J. Ousels,
London ; Mr. Cawthra, Toronto, Canada ; Mr. W. H.
Chairing, Waaingtou ; Kr. Robert Clark, Peshawar; Y.
&neat Deensonst, Para ; Mr. David Dame, Machaster ;
Yr. B. IL A. Suaderlandl; Mr. J. Hannay, Coiskie
Hoak, Beall; Mr. R. Hammy, Bombay; Mr. James
Houghton, Dahl` ; Mr. Arthur Hagen, Crayton Hall,
Nasty Drayton, Middlesex ; Rev. O. D. Doyle, Birmingham ;
Bev. John Dees, DD., F.R.S./L, Torphieleu ; Rev. John
Dacia. Tympani, Chippeelsam ; Rev. Ishmael Fish,
Castle Hill, Yak ; Rev. Dr. Fowler, Rather; Rev. R.
Henderson, Calcutta ; Rev. James Lantern, Currie ;
Bay. Mr. Syssouds, Tewkesbury ; Rev. Nash Stephen-
son, Shirley ; Rev. W. William Will, Otago, New
Zeeland ; Very Rev. Dean Tony, Corpse-Angus ;
Rev. John Roberta., Rothesay ; Rev. Dr. Be., Clash ;
Rev. H. N. Roberta's, Newman', Motherwell; Lady
Arbuthnot, Lady Hamar, Lady Bearlike's, Oraleads-
park, Stockbridge, Hants ; Mrs. Jobe Camas, Mn. Wanes
Irencham, Loaders ; Mn. Tenant, of the Glee, Peebles ;
Mrs. A. P. Thompson, Rowlock ; Mn. R. Radian, Lon-
don ; Miss Carpenter, Bristol ; Mies Emily Cook, Man-
chester; Mediae Desmarest, Mn. Duna, Torphlcken ;
Mrs. Duncan, Manchester; Mill Eicher, tondos; Miss
Fa;thfoll, Londoe ; Mien Haughtos, Dublin; Miss Symonds,
Tewkesbury ; and If int Shuttlenorth.
The armairententa for conducting the business of the cou-
rses dialer in several important reopens from those adopted
at the meeting" of the British Arrogation. Ooe of these
poled of difference is with regard to the delivery of the ad-
dresses of the presidents of sectioso or decertmeate. At
the British Associatiors the presidia of a section opens the
busitoer with an hiessorel address, ad an the addresses are
delivered on as sad the was day, has rendering It playa-
sally impossible for aay ass rather to bear the alas of
them. At the Social Sawn Cowers {haddock to remedied
by having in address delivered en each day in airs of the
departments. Thus today (Thursday) Lord Cerrishill
delivered his address en Law and Jurisprudence
to-morrow, Mr. Nana Sealer will address the aces-
grams on Education ; as the following day Lard
Neaves win speak on Poniehment and Reformation ;
thee, Professor Christian an Public Health ; eat,
Sir John ll'Neil on Social Eawseny ; sad Bally, Mr.
Collier (the Solicitor-OgesnJ) will deliver a address on
Trade sad International Law. The address of Lord Currie-
hill was delivered in the Free Church Assembly Hall, the
attendance. though by no mean so large as that of the
preview evening when Lord Brougham delivered his is-
augural address, was mill suflkiently large to prove that the
~abject to be keeled of was one in which coaiderable
interest was felt by the members of the association.

At the close of the address the business of the various
nolioas or dopartmessis Tea aorameoced, la the deportment
jarispradv:A. sht p&p*. U., be recd Red the discussions
-.Ad" 1"". take plea. upon them will .4.4lwith the wide
mar. of the Memo of civil jurisprudesue, its beelhli 07 NW
social couditioa of the people, the adnateges deriveble irein
• wide diffusion of its priaciples, the menial defects I. oar
bon, the wile %riming from such defects, and the fitting
moons'

The Disputant of Punislimest mid Reformation i.sad
the direction of the Roe. Lord Naives, moistest by Sir
Walter Crofton, C.R, A. Murray Dane% Esq.. M.P., kn.
Dr. Robert Lee, Rev. Dr. Guthrie, Mr. John Rill Basin,
sad its wide ranee of sebietne, iscialso the verities yeestiosis
Metal to the Prevention and Represoioe of Crime ; the
Rdonnetion of the Cringes! ; the best mode of Secondary
Paaishmeet ; diatiens of Crime ; Prison Die:lobes ; the
Menagernent of Reformatory Salmis end lestitutioss.
The important downbeat of Piddle Beelth hos for its
riskiest Protease, Ohnstimia, M.D., end lie is aided by Dr.
Craigis, Prosideat of the Cofl.ge of Physicians ; Dr. /Cow.
bigging, President of Mist/allege of Surpass ; and W. Lind-
say. Rog., Provost of Leith.
Thk department considers the various questions relating
to the public health ; it colleens statistical evideoce of the
relative healthioess of different locislitiss, of different iodus-
trial occupations, and generally of the Muncie of external
circumstances is the production of health or disease; it die-
muses improvements in house construction (more especially
as to the dwellings of the labouring classes), in &singe,
warming, ventilation; putilie baths and washbowes ; add.
teration of food sad its effects; the functions of govern.
meat iu relation to public health ; the legislative aid ad-
ministrative resales"' expedient for its preservation ;
in polies. guaranties, ; poverty ie relation to disease
mei-
and the effect of unhealthier@ os the prosperity of plans
and nations.

The fifth department is that of Social Economy and its
presideet is Sir John WNW, sail had for vice residents
Mr. Edwin Chadwick, Dr. Lyon Mayfair, Mr. Chambers,
and the Rev. Dr. Alexander. At tb meetings of this a.-
partment will be disowned the emirate questions relating
to social economics ; the conditione of industrial success,
whether of motions or individuals ; the relation between em.
ployera and employed; strikes and combinations;
tine iuterferesce with the hours sal Arena of labour ; legis-
lative regulation of profwiaiona trades. sod employment
generally, sad of price and means of snooty ; emigration.
its effect, sad true cooditiotie ; industrial employment of
womcn ; finale emigration ; industrial and oximornleal in-
struction of the labourioe clause; public amusements ;
social ecosomice is relation to adoration ; exercise of public
and private chanty ; relief of the poor ; and papers are to
be read upon the Conditions of Industrial Success: priori-
pies of taxation—econostienl effects of the patent laws—
emigratiou—fecuale intimation. Cooditino of the Working
Classes : co-operation—Leaceshire distrees—working meet's
Blabs—working melee kitchens and cookie; depots—invest-
ment societies of Edinburgh —Postofficie savings hanks.
Charity sod Relief : poor laws of Scotland—charitable en-
dowmarnia. It is considered cleanable that one or two papers
k is raiment should be devoted to the more abstract
imam of economic science ; to generalisations of weer-
t
teased wets ; art seunciatiot of the laws to be deduced
ram them.
The sixth department of Trails sod Intentatiosal Law is
presided over by Mr. Collier, the Solicitor•Geneval ;
sod he has for hie colleagues in the presidency the Master
of the Merchant Compaq and the Chairman of the Edin-
burgh Chamber ei Commerce. This department was
listed at the Glasgow meeting in 1460, for the ooeiridenitios
by representatives of ell nations of guentioes of inter-
milord law, mid for the eollsetioe of informants relating
to production, manufacture, sad trade; sod papers ere to
boned upon the metrical system of weight. and measures ;
welimatisatleo of animals and plants ; coodltioes of arj; tura!meows; the iron trade sod its statistics
honking ; trade, tosaidectures, sod fisheries of Paaelsod •
limited liability as applieable to partnership ; capture sea
dmi.,,,,tion of rifest. property at sea by beiligersola ; taws
of blockade sad ecistrabead.

The first sod of the Bristol and North Somerset
Realvey was turned ea Weduseday at (Mattes, cedar roe.
Adelaide raeaserological diMedties, bet the =sense is
whisk thins wens wet sad sesdeled hr the prenieleni or the
nadartakiss (says We Wafers Deaf Pros) seam tied tat
its future swam • similar essmeity ens performed at
Bristol yesterday la 101111•101100 with the man sarlartskieg.