The Express.
London, England, 1847-06-29 00:00:00

105,,,re to purch tai the house and grounds at Wenstietil, a•
the pre:. Mr ?dome said that, notwithstanding nu-
games appec-tion., betwou 7001. awl hOOl. of the oubscrip- 1
time anneeeced still remained unpaid. He further ex-
pressed i• as hia opinien, that if they could not obtain at
least 300 st..wards to ace at the dinner, to at Christ-
mas nes., the commercial travellers, who numbered 30.000,
would have reason to be for their body. Twenty child-
reit were announced to be duly elected without opposition,
five of them whine names had not been sent in early enourch
being dependent on confirmation at the next election, the
parcelsparcelsor friends of such children engaging to take them
back and pay all expenses in the event of their nomination
not being confirmed at the next election.
AeeIDENT TO THY. Miteelete.OF LONDONDERRY.—
The Marquis srasriding, on Sunday evening. from Perk-lane
towards klelgreve-square, bad reached Chesham-place, when
the animal which t.e rode stumbled and fell, rolling for on
instant over the noble rider, who came on his left side. The
noble lord was immediately extricated from his perileue
paition, and conveyed to the residence of Lord Castlereagh.
Severel medical gentlemen were immediately in attendance,
and it was aeeertained that, although his lordship r, ceived
acme see, re bruises, with a consequent shock, no Creature
had taken place. After some time he had so far rallied as to
be in a condition for removal to Holderneve-house, Park-
lane, where he was attended by Mr. Liston, the eminent
surgeon, and other genelemen. In answer to numerous in.
qatries, made yesterday, it was stated that Lord Londonderry
paned a quiet night, and in not worse.
Iseltleer, YESTKRDAT.—THE FATAL EXPLOSION
AT WERT-NAM OP GUN COTTON.--Bet, re Mr. Baker, an
adjourned inquest, at the Louden Hospital, touching the
death of Henry Bedford, one of the sufferers at the explosion
in Mr. Wade's congreve-rocket manufactory on niday last,
an account of which Appeared in our paper of yesterday.
Two men were killed on the *pot, but Redford escaped
externally, although internally he was severely injured. He
was conveyed to the London Hospital, where he died on
Saturday. Mr. Bingham, the superintendent of Mr. Wade's
factory, explained the manner in which the rockets were
made, both under the old and new system. Formerly. it
aared, they were made of gunpewder, but during the last
five weeks a prepared cotton, one-third of the power of the
ordinary guieeotton, had been employed for the puerile.
Into the rocicebease, when duly prep teed. the colt in was
introduced, an ounce at a time, and was thee rammed
down by what is technically called a " monkey." care being
taken that no immoderate temperature should be raised.
Mr. Hall, gunpowder maker, and Mr. WiUmott, lecturer on
chemistry at the London Hospital, attributed the accident
to the compreesien of air in the rocket-case, but Dr. Letbeby
differed from this view of the ease, apd expressed his c'av'e'
lion that it erne from the friction produced by the repotted
blows of the " monkey." It wan agreed on all hands that
the greatest precau'ion had been used by Mr. Wade in
conducting his business, and the jury being fully satisfi,d on
the point, reterned a verdict of " Accidental death."

ASSOCIATION.—VIRT OF PRINCE
A LBERT.
OXFORD, MONDAY, JUNE 28.—Although a Teat
amount of bushier, was put down in the programmes for
inquiry and discussion by the several sections for to-day, the
whole interest of the meeting was confined to the promised
visit of Prince Albert, previous to whose arrival, and after
whole departure, the rooms which were honoured by his
presence were comparatively dawned, and those to which
his notice was not directed were almost without audiences.
His royal highness, accompanied by the Prince of Saxe
Weimar, arrived by special train at a few minutes before 11
o'clock, and was received by the Rev. Dr. Richards (the
rectsr of Exeter College, who is also one of his royal high-
neas's chaplains), the president (Sir R. Inglis, M ;PI, Dr.
Buckland (the Dean of Westminster), Colonel Sabine,
the Rev. R. sWalker (local secretary). Mr. Taylor,
and other members of the association. Front the rail-
way terminus his royal highness proceed, d, in an
open beroache, to Exeter College, from whence, after
a brief sojourn, he proceeded on foot to the coovoeatibn
house, where the section on Geology and Physical Geography
was sitting, having but a few minutes previously commenced
its binieeu for the day. The subject under consideration
was the Elevation and Depression of the Surface of &un-
dies's is, by Profane Nilsson, which was illustrated by the
Count Rosen, by a reference to the maps of Sweden. Sir
R. Murchison, who presided in this section, after paying a
very high compliment to the ability and zeal of Professor
Nilsson, stated that the result of his inquiries showed
that while the Southern part of Sweden was undergoing
ieradual depression, the northern was attaining as
seal an elevation. This was proved by the discovery in
one, of :he fossil remains of gigantic and extinct species
of animals, together with remains of the human species,
and weapons used by the earliest inhabitants, at depths
varying from 15 to 20 feet below the sea level; and in the
other, of shells and remains of marine animals, at elevations
varying from 30 to 40 feet above that level. He called upon
the professor to explain, in the presence of his royal highness,
the inquiries lie bad made, end the results to which he
had arrived himself, which he did, expressing himself in
the French language, the explanation being followed with
greet attention by the prince. Sir %. Murchison then inti- I
mated that his royal highness would remain to hear any two
gentlemen who might wish to speak on the same subject, pro-
Tided their remarks did not extend b:yond five minutes each ;
Mr. J. Phillips, F.R.S.,the Anist..General Secretary, in com-
pliance with this invitation, spoke as to the advantages
which bad resulted from the investigations of Mr. Lyell and
Professor Nilsson in producing proofs of the chance in the
level of the carth's surface ; and was followed by Professor
Sedgwick, who observed that the gradual change which had
taken place in the instance referred to, was no test of the
force by which such changes were in all cams occasioned. la
setae instances very considerable alterations in the elevation
would take place almost momentarily, ss in the case of an earth-
quake or sudden disruption. H is rays 1 highness basis g thanked
the professor for their explanations, proceeded to the Ash-
molean Museum, where the section on Natural History was
engaged on a paper by Professor Allman, on the Larva of
the Mandan', en certain stages in the development of Note.
delphyt' and on the larva of Plutella Fruticosa. From them
he was conducted by, in addition to those who had pre-
nosily attended him, the Bishop of Oxford and Mr. G. V.
Harcourt, the member for the county, to the subsection of
Ethnology, which was bolding its sittings in the Muscle
School, where he remained a considerable time, a
with great interest, the Chevalier Enamel expla=l3
the results of Egyptian Philology ea Aids and Ebben
Ethnology. His mat highness mat MAMA Ns"
Hall, where Profaner Ehrenberg bad asamompi :161=
of demonstrations of fossil infusoria. is thee, she, Ma
Prince appeared to take much interest, sad both be gad the
Prince of Saxe Weimar put numerous quinines to
the Professor on the subject. The next visit paid
by the illustrious party, was to Trinity Gardena,
where the Oxfordshire Horticultural Show was being held,
and after inspecting the various specimens of horticulture
there exhibited, they proceeded to the Taylor building, to
the room occupied by the section for mathematical and
physical science, which they entered at the moment when
M. Leverrier was reading his paper, "Sur les Cometes
Periodiques de Lexel, de Faye, et de Vico," to which his
Royal Highness paid especial attention. After remaining
here, and in the adjoining section—that for chemical
science, with its application to the arts—fur some
Limo, and examining the original studies of the old
masters in the Randolph Gallery, and the sculpture models,
contributed by Chantey, in the same building, the way per
needed to Exeter Collge to luncheon, the visit to the ensues
sections and the gardens having occupied three hour. sad a
half. At half-put four a special train, to which they wee
attended by the principal officers of the association and the
university, conveyed the royal party beck to town. Oxford
was, so may be imagined, crowded throughent the morn-
ing by persons anxious to obtain a sight of the prince,
and, though the throng was Erect, few were disappointed •
as, despite the dust and the confusion, occasioned by thi
eagerness of the people—a confusion in which, on leaving
New College, the president of the association and the nu&
lenity authorities were involved—his royal highness chose
maw to make his tour of the sections on foot, than avail
Meal( of the carriage which had been provided for him.
The follow* is the list of papers read to-day in the
swell Reams •
SIMON A.--Ifilhasand and Physical Sciaste.—ftsierie, BM W.
kis the Naar and lase of Doctrinal Attraction; Thema hi
.:eitteMll.. cm F O. 0.. as tho a
le two •Le Verrler,D.,_ar Qom Mir
dress IN= eye eels Ties ; Para, dm Pet, WY me
sas, Idler et Wore, ISO ; on as and
=lProesellei of • vizi* at hem Does
st laregestele leg Mass Presidency,
Oen. wYb Olawalses Or. dyer; Drake, C.,d01l on asthma&
al Pbensurna.
we Ile lea lo
ad ft Aeln—Callek Pea. ca PraslYMm thasi=g.
WellseW Arias alai; Prey, Dr, la sled dreirth Pe
or thine le large Crystals; Wad, Kr. ca
yienmallel am Oryoidesalige air Extreme Prawn ; Hunt, Mr. it.,
ea Ile Peaks span width** Ger le velar& ix the Great Pala
Dem ge Hew; isle. Pfd, on the Dinars of Plants as la-
Ude; WWI,
peen aria eleanometer ; PIM% Dr..
zabzZrpto=teradrely_se, 111.11 MI
• wear*"
atzratiLitionseminakiralrarisitraa
ad Men /Wm IWi Dame and In-
seasisalsaat lam* Dr, as the Prothe of this Daenetfatine of
Adi; %ZIT; 1.1127
"Neeetitos7 ifrbotiv,ara.,Droi;
Yaw arl Phials./ Ogagrelth7.—Rawa• Dawax an
=dof Seas;
ourd=l.lll I.L. Conrtrm intsliarerjllefe
rarpa Awriw
lates sivir3=if igeZadiNsriill=t; A.
Caw of Ur drefiry Pbrissi deer of th: Osage of.Paze ?'agerh
Walle=l.ltheideral Dogma ea the Mast sod Dreamt
Ilthethends; Ifs, coequals. froth
the Weer* esis ; kr., op the osorroese of Mee
Plante In Wereal=lillaiMes, Pa. Z., on the Dietary In a
recent state et Where only kern as PoreiL
Baama p•—lawmal NtharlAdger, Pea; at the Larva of the
Atheithas—on Orrin Pear in Dgeol=rd Hr on Or lath of Thiel di
spel; , Hr. A., on the
them of glothootelsimi nm ;ft. W. T., on ths Ferule from the
Ira of tics Oar lan; Weeteread, Hr. J. 0., on the Potato Dis-
use la Oztelthime, of the Pregenee of Aphides; Mir*,
L., ca Thar =6161711
N%.....10ine Candlure &Jul= ;
Prof., on en Dmellsel of the Stomata in Ceratop.
Leek Thedietaridei—sad en 7117 w -genus of Freshwater Mine
Thwaltm, Mr., on Dialomais ; Murray, Mr. D., on the Vitality of
the Potato Seeds Team one the British Flora, compared
wlth the Parade ther thaeldge; ,on e WindWindke
alb llama ral.""1"4"bal a=Cia.—Pritchard,L De.,
we dr Dad= of tariff le other Igunago et Knowled •
less,dr eerie, asemargatri tram Dr. eraser of roman:
lies ea dedmala in the Tueshiß, Pentane, and
W ; litho" Cbrallsr, the Isola of EgrAin
as/Ilear :i.="sftgliginelLothea, Dr. R. on
tithe anima lea.
sego; Less. Dr. /L gli Oars lerThe In the Eteocles.
Leripaidee If Ana. ; dowassejfatesse,ca ads. minket el I
widatheeles.Megyk. lyd tho Peron or Onus
adalre a gees of dela Anasooder sPoieg
mt., as bathe one wersesers; Sonora Ith ea t
mii=efik.k.the Eye; Prefer, Dr., on the Peru at the ethealls

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