The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-30 00:00:00

MR. ALFRED YELLOWS CONCERTS.

These concerts are now drawing to a clore. They
will terminate at the sod of next week—not teams their
popularity is in the smallest degree abated, the very reverse
ban the ease, but bemuse Covent.larden Theatre is to
be opened on Saturday, the 15th of October, by the new
Royal English Opera Company, who will thus oily have •
week after the minolnsion of Melissa Concerts to prepare
the theatre for the beginning of their itort canipaige. It rosy
be mistimed here that the Royal English Opera Company
are to prodom—first Aular's Nossmello, and next, Flotow's
Martha ; alleging, in excuse for bringing out these old and
foreige pieces, instead of • new and original Eoglish opera,
that they have been prevented from doing so by the @bam-
bini. Oi the time allowed them for preparation. We give
this exam mime quantum, leaving it to be takes for es
mush es it is worth.

The caned of last sight W one of this best and most
'scandal that Mr. Mellon haa given.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY, Sin. 29.—Arrouts laza vs.—Lieu-
tsosota F. W. Hamm, to command the Nimble, commie- I
aimed as a te commend ; H. 1L Spatting, 0. H.
Parke. K. G. tloorke, to the Rattlesnake ; J. F.. Stokes,
Itergalne; G. N. Smalltime. IL. T. Clerk, to the
Soblieutaaaats A. H. Dathie, W. Neils," P. B. Wil-
to the aatalesoaks • F. Homily, to the Samoa ;
A. 8.. Cooper, to the Sharparseter.
Mastertf-Aasistaot William L Harrison, to the Sharp-
shooter.

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&wood Raster O. Southwick, to the .
Assistant-Paymaster in Charge Alltdarr.h.att to the
Rattlesnake.

AasistairaPayarestei William Lovely, to the Comberlas&
Assistant Clerks Charles Rozwerthy, to the Sharpshooter;
George C. L. B. Townesod, to the Warrior.

PORTSMOUTH, SIM 29.
The Himalaya, iron screw troop ship, Captain K
Iwosy, wabarked the let Balaoloo 01 the 6th ligpmerst
yesterday, for conveyeare to Plymouth. She is *spouted to
return cat Saturday with the Slat roguneot, which will pre-
med to Aldershot.

fhe-61-17ti0e,14, iron floating battery, was removed from
the steam beam yesterday, to be docked is order to be
broken op.
The Octavio. 33, screw (riot*, is to be placed in the ship
basin, I. be brought forward for commission.
The Victoria, 121, screw line-of -battle ship, is to be corn-
misawood on the be of November next, by Captain Good.
esougb„. . .

--Tge Sharpshooter, 8, iron screw sloop, was
to-day by Lieutenant Henry A. Claming.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE
PROMOTION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE.
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YORK, THURSDAY.
The business of the congress was formally
brought to a does yesterday. Accerdiag to the opinions
of those beat qualified to judge, so far as the velae of the
papers reed end the discommos which have taken place, the
meeting has been a success. As regards the number of
members and associates who gathered oo the occasion it his
not stead to the height of the wisbea of the chief sup-
porters of the inetioatioe, although the estio.ate must be
taut as relative, sad by companion in this respect with ,
that of last year at Edinburgh. The predoininanos of ladies
at the sittings of the departments was remarkable.
There are those who say that social ecirmos or its
objects, and as it is illustrated by this society, is grave, if not
dull ; but asearedly its meeting en this omsuioe has made
the ancient and petaresque city of York, gay. Nor moat
it be forgotten that contrary to all meteorological predic-
tions, scientific ad load, the weather has been most propi-
tious, bright sunny days, sad soft trawled., starlight nights,
oombinieg to make up • second summer-tune of the year.
The arrangemuote for the conduct of the business ; and the
comfort and convenience of visitors tinder the auspices of the
iedefatigableezecativeof theemociation, have been as nearly
perfect as possible, sad k may well be lad that, somanag
that the meeting has not achievd. quite the sumer which
its promoters endeavoured to give it, at least it has
deserved it.

Yesterday evening a special meeting was he'd is the Fes-
tival Coacert-rooms -far the discussion of the beat steam of
restricting bribery, rennet practices, and eztravagant
es-
pesditure at elections..
Lord BROUGHAM was in the chair, and wee rippopasidail
Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Mr. Edwin Chadwick, CB., Mr.
Urquhart, ILl'., Mr. Neat., ALP., Mr. Beatings. de., and
these was • rather moderate general attendance, the
majority being ladies.
At half-past one o'clock the final general meeting of the
amociatios was bald at the Festival Cosseert-rooms. Lord
BROUGHAM took the chair.

16.Hastiiiisread the report of the council, which con-
gratulated the emaciation on the interest and mine of the
=dings. It bad not been expected that at York so
u asserablap would take place as I. other cities, but
it was hoped that valuable results would ensue, especially
in reference to the welfare of the rural population. Never-
theless, the number of members, being 1,019, was larger is
proportion than that which attended the meetings of the
association at any othercity. The result of the dime...iota
had bees most valuable. ffsamicial allusion was made to
the workiog men's meeting, which bad been accepted by
the siesociatioe as a marked enemas. The report alluded
specifically to each of the departments, particularly to
that in which the goestioo of mental Jeep:inability
of 0:6101i211114 the sewage of towns, agriculture,
and reformatory discipline, bad been discussed, ea
well as to the conferee°. on international aver-
ages. It was Meted that Mr. Peabody sad
Mr. Janis, of Maimehasetta,were honorary members of the
amociatiou. The council give their thanks to the Lad
Mayor and corporation, to the various bodies which had
Mferded sooommodatior; to the association, to the den ad

dieser for lighting op the Minster, to the railway coin-
ponies foe the facilities afforded to the members for transit,
to the local secretaries for their able and indefatigable
labours, mid to the press, local and general, for their reports
d the promedinp.
Tits reports of the differett departments and a SilliallSol
et the man mad is each, sod the results of the Medusas's
were read *truth'''.
The Lord Mayor of York moved the report of the
aouncilhe received and adopted, which was agreed to.

The Deco of York mood, I. suitable terms, • vote of
thanks toLord Brougham, the President of the aescwiatioa.
Dr. Hushaed, of York, eeconded the motion, which was
agreed to amidst loud and continued applause, the whole
meeting standing up.
Lord Brougham, who spoke with great emotion, briefly
acknowledged the vote of thanks, saying be had only Ms-
°horsed a duty in coming to York, where he lied been
greatly gratified by his personal reception, and still more by
the ability and judgment displayed in the proceedings of the
magma, whilst vnoogst the various tweeting, which he bad
attended none gave him so much satialactlon as the work-
ing men's meeting, in which opinioo his colleagues of the
association fully partieitemd. He desired to uk the meet-
ing to offer the thanks of the meeting to the Lord Mayor of
York sod the local committees which had co-operated with
the ausciation.

Mr. dkroyd seconded thia proposition, which was carried
by acchuratioe.
The Lord Mayor of York responded, and intimated • hope
that cm some future °maim the City of York might be
honoured with the presenoe of the saaociatioa.

Votes of thaaks were weld to the president and vice.
preeideets of depertineou, the geserel and social secretaries,
and the meeting generated, and the eighth congress
of the Aesociation for the Promotion of Social Science
terminated.

POLYTECHNIC. —Professor Pepper and the public
have established the most friendly sad satiafsctory mutual
Menem. The publics throng us nightly crowds to see mid
bear the professor. and the professor provides an *lidless
soceession of novelties for the entertainment of the public.
Last evening the programme commenced with • most in-
stractive and amusing lecture on the " Phenomena of
Sound," in the coursed which Mr. Pepper exhibited several
ingenious experiments. show* the undulating motion of
sound, its 'miseries with light, and its rata of motion with
and without conductors. The whole mystery of the
singing bead—we respectfully decline the more learned
orthography—wen endowed, and shouts of laughter
were raised by the effects produced by expert.
=mita with maims mechanical contrivances intended to
imitate the human voice. After the lecture "Barmier'
Ghost" was introdocel is the large theatre, end hamlet first
surprised the ►udience by the awfully spectral character of
the illumine, the ghost still farther astouisbed them by hie
marvellous perforates., me the violin, which elicited shouts
of applause. We were informed that the spirit of the greet
Maestro wan represented by Mr. Levey, brother of the
popular composer of "Faschette." sad his perforates's was
so brilliant sad sisceenfid sato lead us to hope that we may
sees hrimi the pleasure of hearing his at cue of elm large
concerts. The estertainmenta concluded with • series of
diesebring views, represeotiog passages is the We of
thildbad the Sailer, sad which, with Mr. Cooler's c►aise
laetarq west issamaely relished by the autism.