The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-23 00:00:00

[stamped, ld. AdditionalA

BRITISH ASSOCIATION FON. THE AD-
VANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.

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(nom oua OWN WORT.)
BATH, THURSDAY.

The proceedings of the Bath meetiug of the
British Association are now practically brought to a close,
there remaining for this day only two excursions. The
gathering has been satisfactory to all concerned : to the mein-
ben and asamiatee,who have been gratified with the arrange-
ments, and the excellence of the papers read in the various
sections—to the local officers of the association at Bath, who
have the pleasure of redacting that their labours have been
brought to so suocomfal a termination—to the people of

Bath, who are glad that their ancient city has been honoured
by the visit of so distinguished a body—and lastly, to all
the numerous well umbers of the immolation, who re-
joice to hod that the interest generally felt in the meetings
has not flagged, and that, with the erceptioo of one or two
previous years, the subsaiptions have not been surpassed.
Lest evening Mr. Tile, the member for Bath, gave a
enmptuma banquet at the Guidhall to about 200 parsons.
Hr. Tire pred, and amongst the company present were
Sir C. Style, Bart., Admiral Su E. Becher, the Archdeacon
of Bath, Bm. C. Hemble, Rector of Bath ; Profaner
▪ President Elect of the Association ; Mr. W. IL Gore
Langton, M.P., Hr. W. Sanders, and the recorder of Bath ;
the Earl of Cork, Lord Imutenant of the county
of Somerset; Viscount Milton, Sir
Sir H. Bayly, Major-General Sir A. S. Waugh,
Colonel Pinney M.P., Mr. F. H. Dickenson, Sir .1.
• Sir B. echoenburg, Dr. Ltriaptaaes sad 12apaa1a
Darras.

Mr. Term propord is the costae of the minas the
health& of the foreign and English visitors, coupling with
it the names of Professor Klanikoff, to whose warning had
they listened then Colonel Stoddart sod Captain Oonnolly
weld sot have lost their lives to Bahasa, M. Hebert,
and Dr. Livioptons. The worthy host also addressed the
foreign victors at considerable leagth is French.
Professor KBANIZOIFF and M. Burnt severally acknow-
ledged the compliment, and replied to the observatioos of
Mr. The In French. They expressed themaelves highly gra•
tided at the reception they had received in this country, sad
especially is Bath.
Dr. LIVINGeITONR also returned thanks. He had experi-
enced' great deal of hospitality in the course of his travels
—an aboadarice of kindness and hospitality from the
Dutch, a great deal from the Portugmene, eras of which he
should remember with gratitude se long as he lived. Some
Frenchmen had also shows the utmost kindness to him. He
had sever, however, met with • Russian ; but if
he did, he believed he should receive equal kind-
ness from him. (Hear, hear.) Although he felt
abundantly thankful at the mention of these diffe-
rent nations for the kindnesses they bad shown him, he con-
ferred he had a weakness that induced him to value the
kindlier of an Englishman more than any oar else. When
he went to a Dutchman's house he aerial where he came
from ; where he was going ; what he was going to do ;
if be were roamed, and, If he were not married, why he
was not married, and when he was going away. The first
question, however, his owa countryman asked him was,
• What will you bare r (A laugh.) He immediately
thinks of a man's comfort. His excellent host, being ac-
tuated with a similar feeling, had reminded him (Dr. Li-
viagstrie) of these various Dermal peculiarities. He looked
upon him ari the real type of as Englishman, and is the
weeds of one of the songs they had just heard, he said,
" That's the man for me." (Loud cheers.)
Alderman Cm., alluding to the success that had attended
the Bath meeting, adduced the following statistical state-
meet, comparing the results of the past meeting at Bath
with that of Newcastle rat year :
Newcastle, Bath.
Old life 2lO .. 191
Members
Old associates
New ditto
Associates 1.719 .. 1,119
Ladies
This he regarded as most satisfactory, especially when it
was considered that Bath bad not, like Newcastle, an
artisan population. (Loud cheers.)

This morning a party of between two and three
hundred persona started on an excursion to Bristol, pro-
ceeding by special train. One would hardly have thought
that a visit to so dirty and smoky • place as Bristol would
have been • great object of desire, but • change is always
agreeable, and besides, an attractive . programme had been
arranged. ind visits to various objects of interest,
sad the Mayor ot Bristol in the mune of the eifizerie bad
invited the visitors to luncheon at the Victoria Rooms,
Clifton. Hence the rush for Yokota which was made at the
Pump-room as soon as it was ensconced that the name of
persons desirous of joining the excursion would be taken. Of
wares the Victoria-rooms are limited in their capacity, and
hospitable a the Mayor of Bristol may be he could not
entartaio all the members of the association. A selection
therefore was perforoe made, the principle we believe which
guided it being to 000fioe the knee of tickets ad-
=Waft to the luncheon to the members who live
at • distance from Bath sad Bristol. Any mem-
ber, however, was at liberty to join the excursion
end esijoy all the advantages thereof barring the luncheon.
On arriving at Bristol a deputation met the visitors, and
a ',stigmas mounting a rostrum stated the Objects to be
visited and pointed out the mode of proceeding. The places
to be viaited,whith were inserted in the programme, are the
following :—Mere.. Hare's Floor-cloth Maputo:Amy, St,
Mary's Church, Radcliff. Mews: Pattenon's Ship Building
Yord,TLe Hotwell's Boom, Yeasts. Final's Sugar Refinery,
Misers. C. Thomas and Brothers' Soap Boding Works,
the Council Hoops (where may be seen the city
plate), the Exchange, the Commercial Room., the
Athenaeum, the office of the Beirol Mirror,
Mary.le-Port-street, St. Peter, Hospital, the Museum
of the Baptist °Wage (in which are a rare portrait
of Oliver Cromwell, sad a collection of old editions
of English Bibles), the Hall of the Merchant Venturers,
Queen-square. the Cathedral, the Mayor's Chapel, Steep-
street, the Bristol Inetitutiom, Breeden-bill, the Blind
Asylum, the Volunteer Rifle Drill Hall and Club, the Fie*
Arta Academy, the Volunteer Artillery Ground, the Zoolo-
gical Gerdes', the Clifton College, sod the Victoria Booms.
It being obviously impoosible for any cue person to visit
all the places spentiosed within the limited time appointed,
a releetion was seminary. The party therefore split them-
selves into biota, some going one way and some another.
The writer of this notice pot caring about floorcloth manu-
factories, nor shipbuilding yards, nor sugar refineries, nor
soap works—none of these masufactories being of so uncom-
mon • character as to require • description—hied him to
St. Mary's church, Radcliff, where he found a gentleman
—described in the programme as • deputation from the
Society of Architects—reading a long paper descriptive of
the peculiar character of the church, which it seems is
under repair and restoration, and has been so for 20 years,
some thousand pounds • year being expended on it, and
is a few tears it is expected that the restorations will be
completed. Proceeding thence by omnibus to the Hotwell's
House, Clifton, it war quite refreshing to sit beside •
loquacious Jebu who described every remarkable
on the road, sod many other things besides.
tras especially eloquent on the inoonvenienoss sustained
by the inhabitants of late from the failure of the water com-
pany to supply the town with water, and he pointed out
many wells which are now being *period after having been
closed for thirty years, from which the people are now draw-
ing a supply. In the river many of the ships were dressed
with flags in honour of the occasion, as was likewise the
battery at the top of Brandon-bill. On arriving at Hot-
well's House, a portion of the patty went to visit the Ashton
Vale Iron Works, where they were met by the pro
• ter, who kindly conducted them over the works,
dseoribedthe various operations, and, moreover, invited the
party to a cold collation, which he had hospitably provided
for them. At half-pat 12 the whole party assembled °PIK.
site the Hotwell's House, and from the numbers present
we should think • great proportion of the excursionists '
had made their way thither. Amongst them we observed
Profaner Phillips, the president elect.
Mr. Sandra having mounted on • curious look-
ing structure on the bank of the river, and which we
were informed was used as a rain gage, but which on
this occasion was made to do duty as • rostrum, explained
the geological object of the visit, which was to visit that
section which waa called • coal basin, the peculiarity of
which be described, the chief feature being that the basin
was • valley or low ground surrounded by • range of hilla
all the way round, containing modstone, grit, and shale,
and were likely to contain bodies of iron. The hollow
part of the basin was the coal field proper. Just as Mr.
Sanders had concluded his short outline, Sir R. Morelli=
and Dr. Livingstone came up. and the party started to view
what in geological parlance is termed a "fault,* the fault
in quiets= being mid to be an enormous one, and air
Roderick Murchison and Professor Phillips dilated oa the
geological character of the rock. While this interesting lee-
tura was being delivered a severe storm came on and wetted
most of the party to the akin. A goodly proportion of
them, however, made their way to the Susoenalea-bridge
which is being emoted over the Avon, and where Mr.
Hawkahaw, Civil Roemer, had undertaken to meet the
party at half-jest two. As many of our reader, will be
aware, this is a chain-bridge built out of the materials
forming the bridge over the Thames at Huogerford Market,
and which was taken down to make way for the present
railway bridge, A few particulars of the bridge (we mean
theme over the Avon), may be interesting. It will, when
completed, connect the minutiae of Gloucester and Somerset,
sod will save • detour of five miles. The history of the
bridge is somewhat curious. A worthy citizen of Bristol,
an Alderman Wick, first conceived the idea of
the bridge, and • century or so ago he be-
queathed to the trustees 1,0001. to be accumulated
until the rum was sufficient to erect a toll-free bridge. That
sum did accumulate until it amounted to about 8,0001., but
es that rom war totally inadequate, and the need of the
=was pressiog, • company was formed, and an eat of
eat obtained, and the first stone of the bridge waa

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laid, in 105, by the Marquis of Northampton, when at
Bristol at the meeting of the British Amociation. The
capital of the company was 45,0001., including the 14,0001.
obtained from the trustees. This was expended in the
abnbeents, which are of the most massive character ;
but the construction was then stopped for want of money.
Thee it remained until the death of Mr. Brunel, the ori-
ginal designer of the bridge, when the Institute of Civil En-
gineers conceiving that the non-compistion of the work was
a reflection on them, took the matter in band, and as about
this time the bridge at Huagerfold was about to be taken
down, and Mr. Hawkshaw and Mr. Barlow reporting that
the iron of the bridge might be available for this, a new
company wss formed, with a capital of 35,0001. The shares
were all taken up, aid the contract for the erection of the
bridgewasletto MessmCaehran andCo.,of Dadisy,and ander
the superintendence of Mr. Thomas Ainy, the resident engi-
neer, the work is now so near completion that the bridge
is expected to be opened at the end of next month. The
bridge has 30 feet of roadway, beside, pathways on each
side, and the total length is near 'NO feet. Ite height above
high-water mark is about 230 feet. It has of coarse bat
we span, the chains being let into the solid rock on each
side. Its appearance thus being high in the air is not
unlike Telford's bridge, over the Penal Straits. It
seems very fragile, but is in reality very strong.
The party were met by Yr. Hawkshaw, C.E.. who con-
ducted them over the bridge. After they bed impeded it
they adjourned to the Victoria Booms, Clifton, where they
ware regaled with what in the programme was modestly
called a luncheon, bat which was in reality a sumptuous
banquet.
Another essunion we, made to Stonehenge, to inspect
the draidioial mug= therm

'The basit;e~ of the meeting of the mode-

Mit. ArrotrN' M.P., oN PUBLIC Marrkits.—On
Wednesday niglit Mr. IL S. Aytoun addressed hie moth-
tutors at Kirkcaldy. Mr. Aytoun entered at length into
the history of the Deno-German war, and expremed his ap-
proval of the policy of government in regard to the questions
raised during that war. He advocated non-interference in
China, and with rapid to the question of the colonies
strongly urged that the mother country should insist upon
their providing for their own defence by means of militia
or local troor a With regard to the war in New Zealand,
he thought that no support should be given to say further
attempts to encroach upon the native territory. In reply to
•question, Mr. Aytoun expressed himself in favour of an
extension of the anffrege, and promised his support to any
arrangement which would unite the liberal party in favour
of such • Immure._

SIR JOH N—PA KLNGTON' M.P., ON FARMING
LEASE9.—At the Vale of Evesham Agricultural Society's
meeting, on Wednesday, Sir John Pakingtos, who prodded,
introduced the question of bog leases, and expressed
strong opinion that they were the only means of giving
farmers that security to which they were entitled before ex-
pending large amounts of capital on the cultivation of their
farms. Tenants objected on the ground that they had con-
fidence in their landlords ; and landlords were opposed to
it, because they were anxious to retain their "power over
the land." He repudiated the notion of a man putting his
trust in his landlord, and advised him to treat the matter se
any other commercial transaction would be treated, and to
pet his trust in a written document. With reference to the
landlord, if his power over the land referred to game, be
thought that any man who kept an unnatural and excessive
quantity ofgameorightto y for it— (hear)—and if its ferred
to polities it was a mistake, and support so obtained was not
likely to keep any party in permanent power. Landowners
had it in their power to exercise the coercion of a warm
friendship in leading their tenants to follow them to the
poll—and he rather liked to see it—and, in ninety-Moe cases
out of a hundred, the love of sport, which was inherent En
Englishmen, would lead them to be content to have a fair
and legitimate amount of game on estates. (Hear, boar-)
He said that " the code " drawn up by the Vale of Evesham
Society would prevent landlords' property from being im-
poverished, as some feared. Sir John concluded by quotiag
figures from a paper presented to the Oxford Farmers' Club
by Hr. Sanderson, which proved that in the north farmers
had offered much higher teats for farms on 21 years' lemma,
and the farms let for long terms produced much more cattle
and general produce than those held on abort tenancies.
Fxxz CHURCH, ST. IVPS, HUNTINGDONSHIRE.
This nonconformist plan of worship was " opened " on
Wednesday, the 14th inst. The Revs. Thomas Jones, of
Bedford town chapel, and Charles Staaford, 8.A., Camber-
well, preached on the occasion. The outlay, including site,
was 6,0001., which large sum was provided entirely by volun-
tary contributions. The worshippers hays the satisfaction
of meeting in a building free from debt. On Sunday, the
114th, the Rev. R. Vaughan, a D., preached two sermons.
When the proposed alteration of the old Independent
Chapel into a suite of school sad bible-class rooms has been
effected, the scoommodatios will be most complete. A stun
of 300& is still required to carry out this latter object.
Axoniza Axouciag MosAirrsitY.—Brother Igna-
tius has found a rival. There is about to be established is
Newcastle a monastic ceder, the objects of whose mission
are to comprise the education of the poor, the visitation of
the poor and sick, the propagation of the doctrines of the
church of England, sad preaching. The chief of the new
fraternity, to which is to be assigned the title of the " Eng-
lish Order of Mercy," is the Rey. Brother Paul, of Bloom-
field-terrace, Grosvenor-road, London. The brothers will
live in community, and their habit is • black serge camel
and bolt, with • sombrielto for the head. The rules are
that all shall rise at six every monist, when pre or, medi-
tation, and other matters occupy the time till breakfast
Duties Spill commence, and last till twelve, when dinner
is served. Recreation is stowed till two. Duties again till
five. Tea at seven ; and office and chapel till ten, when all
retire to rest. The superior states that none will be allowed
to join the order noises they can modem good testimonials
as to their efficiency and good living. The novitiate lasts
for six months, at the expiration of which the vows of
poverty, chastity, and implicit obedience are taken. The
order is very poor, and the superior is appealing to the
public for help, as the establishment at Newcastle is to be
opened is • month's time. —Nr., re rele Ckron

r A re TREATER IN BULK IN HELD. —The great
waist felt for a new theatre induced • somber el enterpris-
ing gentlemen, a abort time ago, to form a tampon for the
erection of a suitable building io the town. At 2112 it was
arranged that the capital of the company shorild be
10,00 W, in 100/. shares, but it was ultimately decided that
the number of shareholders should be reduced to 15, and
that the capital of the company should be IM,OOO/. When
these matters were settled • suitable site in Argyleatreet
wag obtained for the theatre, and the erectios of the
building was at come commenced, under the direction
of Mr. T. W. Nell, of Chester. from designs of Mr.
L. tionablower, Liverpool The theatre, which is one
of the handsomest buildings of its class in England, has just
been completed, and will be opened on the 10th of next
month, Mr. A. Idenderece, of the Prince of Wales Theatre,
Liverpool, being the Imes. The building I capable of ac-
commodating comfortably 1,830 people, and in • crash
2,300. The boxes have sesta for 350 pes;ans' the pit 750,
and the gallery 750. The stage, which is constructed on the
newest and most scientific principle, is 60 feet deep by 52
feet 6 inches wide. The width of the drop scene is 24 feet.
Theatre-goers, with them particulars, will he able to form •
pretty correct ides of the scenic effects that can be pro-
duced. We understand Lrion has been the piece selected
for the opening perforresnoe.
MOH/ FA ILVHJIN At LEEDS—Two additional
failures, consequent upon the stoppage of the Leeds Bank-
ing Company, have occurred. The bills of Mr. John Abra-
ham, of Aldormanbury. London, were returned yesterday
(Wednesday) afternoon, the failure bang attributable, we
believe, to the suspension of Messrs. Saalfeld Brothers, with
whom Mr. Abraham was connected. This morning, Mr.
J. North, on behalf of Messrs. Yewdsll sad Sons, opened a
petition in bankruptcy against Messrs. Saalfeld. The debt
of the petitioning creditors is not large, being only IZI., but
we understand that, on behalf of the Leeds Banking Com-
p Loy, particulars of demand for upwards of 25,000 L, giving
credit for the bills running, have been served upon
the Messrs. Sealfeld, and the total amount of their liabili-
ties, it is supposed, will approach to the sum of 90,0001.
The other failure is that of Mr. J. W. darsden, iroemmter,
Leeds. It will excite no great sunrise, as it has bees fully
expected since the bank stnwed. A letter, dated from
Liverpool, was received in Log& from Marsden, stating that
he found "all was up," and adding " Pm off to New York,"
sod as this was au act of bankruptcy, the directors of the
Bank this morning presented • petition against him. The
particulars of their claim amounted to 34,3951., but the Bank
also bold Marsden 's dishonoured &centimese for about
12,0001., and it is expected that his total liabilities will
be perhaps double the amount proved by the Bank.
The Bank hold as security the mortgages of the Castle-
ford foundry and some other property, from which about
11,0001. may be realised, but under any ciscometancee the
lies will be heavy. Only recently Marsden purchased an
estate at Scarborough, and down to Sunday last he was
seen in the town driers( in • carriage and pair. In the
letter which he addressed to Leeds, be intimated that he
had taken his pemegs to America, and that letters were to
be addressed to him at New York, but we understand tbat
precautions have been taken to pretreat him leaving the
country. Not more thee five or six years sage, Marsden was
iu the service of Messrs. Armitage, of Fernley, but at the
tits be left the tows be had several places of business,
although the probability of his failure has long hem a topic
of oonvernation.—Lads Mercury,
Dir. Francis Shand, chairman of the board of
directors of the Liverpool Royal Bank. was presented with
plate, value 1,0001., at the Waterloo Hotel, Liverpool, on
Wednesday, is ackeowledgmeet of his services to tb• bank
Mrs Shand wassalso presented with a spleedid diamond brooch
on the same oesadoo.

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DEAR DOCTOR, what do you advise? I
Fl4lrise Alfred Mellon's Concert': afterwards to EVANS',
COVE NT.GAKDEN. hear some charming singing: order one of
their capital chops and magnificent potatoes, and that le the heat
advice I can give you.