The Express.
London, England, 1847-07-01 00:00:00

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION.

0 X/PORD:IIJNE 30.—Three or four of the sections
who were unable yesterday to Rot through the whole of the
business set down for them met again this morning to dispose
of those papers which stood over. Atone o'clock the general
committee met to receive and confirm the recommendations

of the committee of 1

; and to confirm also

the appointment of oftleen and piece of meeting for the next
geselen, as arranged at the previous meeting, after the
trawled:ion of which business the committee adjourned to
Wednesday, the 9th of August, 1848, at Swansea.
TEE CONCLUDING GENERAL MEETING was held at three
o'clock in the theatre, and was fully attended. The Pao-
eincsir, on taking the chair, said he was unwilling that this
meeting of the association should separate without a respect-
ful acknowledgment to those of its members by whose labours
the proceedings of the session had been brought to their
present stage, so much he believed to the sat faistion of all
parties--(cheers)—and without on acknowledgment alio of
the benefit the association had received from the cordial co-
operation of men of other languages, but not of other minds
—(hear)—who had been pleased to unite with them on this
occasion. He was fully justified in saTing that this meeting
of the British Associalon had been emmently successful. It
lad been successful in the numbers who attended it both
from this and from other countries ; it had been successful in
the value and importance of the communications received ;
and it had been sueceerful—and this was far above every

other consideration—in the harmonicas Wiriitiat i...
reigned throughout. (Cheers.) He had said that the
number who had attended this meeting from other ecrintries
as well as this was very large, and he might now inform them
that of the subjects of other !sovereigns who had joined the avio-
elation at this meeting the number was 66. (Cheers.) And
what was more remarkable, a large proportion of them 'peke
English. That morning he had heard two pereoos whose names
must be ever united in mienoe—Le Vernier and Adam.—
interchanging their ideas in the English language. (Haar.)
The meeting had also been distinguished by the presence of
the only honorary member of the association—Prince
Albert— (hear) —who had attended several of the sections, and
displayed much interest in and expressed much gratification
at than proceeding.. That there should be a large attend-
ance at Oxford was not surprising, when its advantages of
'aridity were considered; but they might well distrust their
love of science if the same spirit of inquiry which brought
them to Oxford did not next year carry them to Swansea.
(Hear.) Then, with regard to the papers read—besides many
valuable ones contributed by inhabitants of these kingdoms
they had had in Section A communications from Le Vernier
and Admin.- in Section E a remarkable paper had been
°attributed by Professor Lemberg. which was to be printed
es extertso. In the other sections they had had the ',han-
kie of the presence of Ehrenberg; of the Chevalier
Mewmiss of the most illustrious names in Europe ;
and other distinguished philosophers from
Danmark, and other oontinentel states. They had
W ale • royal contributor, the Crown Prince of Sweden,
mlesbnd forwarded to the association the!valuable maps he
W me) of Scandinavia, and, by the mouth of one of his
ailliell tarot distinguished subjects, the Count Rosen, ex-
plained them. In conclusion, he observed that, if the pro-
seeding* of the association were guided by the light from
heaven, which he felt they would be, they must osnduce to
the national prosperity and to individual happiness as much
=employment of the human intellect not directly con.
with religion could possibly do. He would now call
ripen the treasurer to read the financial report.
Mr. TAYLOR, the treasurer, then read the report, which
stated that the total number of tickets issued at this meeting
was 1,229; being 496 associates, 18 new life. 40 new annual,
101 old annual, 314 old life members, 203 ladies, end 68
foreigner.. This exceeded by 200 tickets the issue at the
Cambridge meeting. The total amount received for contra
butions was 1,0681.
Col. SAAIMIS, the general earetary, read the report of the
resolutions passed by the geared eonessietae as follows :
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peoded.—That Dr. Schanck be relasolol ki andlese kis rennin
on celoinitag matters wed to the Me, Wit the banes SiJt) of Ike
original peat of 101.—Thet dm eimmildblo agridalill of la. a. lio
triellsag, Dr. Doubting, llMlsmaem.=, and Porlessee ossiess.
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ID. Mot as esakiets his resort as Alasepierisal Wawa—That a
committee, eassisting of Mr. Ileasite end Pk. T. V. Walsoba, le rex
quested to old Mr. G. Newport In PlEllift kk ar_ea the Geerp
piookho and Taxiway Arabian. elni:Ana se Wiin.lna•
mitten, ocniating of t.tr it. T. De k Vs W.l. . De.
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plant* allied to those Naiad la the eaml-kroatlia, wills a gnat
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