The Express.
London, England, 1849-04-23 00:00:00

THE ROYAL SOCIETY.

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The Earl of !Roue, the newly-appointed President,
of the Royal Society, gave his first CONoersasione to the
members and fellows of that learned body on Saturday
evening last, at the Institution at Somerset-heuse.
The saloons of the society were crowded with models and
various scientific Inventions, and there was no variation
whatever from the arrangements which have rendered these
meetings so popular and attractive nudes the presidency of
Lord Northampton.
The meeting derived additional importance from the pre-
sence of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, who arrived
from Buckingham Palace shortly after ten o'clock, attended
by Lord George Lennox and Colonel Seymour. His Royal
Highnert on alighting from his carriage was received by the
noble president, who wore the insignia of the Order of
St. Patrick.
The most interesting objects in the @dooms perhaps were
models of the noble president's two colossal telescopes.
These milted great curiosity, and were minutely laspeced
by the Prince Consort, to wheat the peeuliaritiee of them were
explained by the noble earl. Avery clever model of a
machine for block cutting, an improvement on the present
machinery in Portsmouth dockyard, was also shown by the
inventor. The submarine telegraph, illustrated by several
patentees; and some interesting specimens of photography,
exhibited by Mr Claude?, contributed is the evening'samusement. Mr. W. G. Rogers, the eminent carver in
wood, brought ens of his recent works executed for the
Queen, which was greatly admired. Refreshments of the
most rechercht character were served during the evening.
The Prince Consort took his departure shortly after 11
o'clock, and the general circle broke up before midnight.

CALL TO THE BAIL—MIDDLE TimPLE.—Richerd
Samuel Simon Esq., wee tolled to the bar es Saturday
riming by the Honourable Society of*. Middle Temple.
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A NEW SitiTEMNEmoNICB.—On Saturday
last Mons. N. F. Zaba, a polish refugee, who has been for
many years resident in London, delivered a lecture at Wil-
lis's Sums, in which he developed and explained a novel
' and ingenious plan for strengthening the powers of the me-
mory and facilitating tke recollection of historic facts, dates,
and epochs. The system is the invention of a native of
Poland, where its excellence has been extensively reeognieed,
and has sensed its introduction ietosevinal of the educational
establishments of that country and of Russia. It is called
the Polish system of mnemonics, and the object in view is
effected by a combination of line, and marks, so formed,
coloured, and arranged, as to become associated in the mind
with, and consequently, suggestive of, the facts to be remem-
bered, while their position on the chart unerringly indicates
the dates. The advantages of the system, a knowledge of
which M. Zaba undertakes to communicate in four lemons,
were strikingly illustrated, by the examination of a child,
aka years old, who gave the dates, with surprising accuracy,
promptitude, and facility, of a grant number of the re-
markable events recorded in history. The lecturer wu in-
troduced to the meeting, which was numerously attended,
by the Earl of Harrowby, who kindly took the chair on
the occasion.

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY CHEAP
TRAIN TO NORWICH.
TO TIM =MOE Or TN "
Srs,—l feel extremely obliged for the well-timed
obeervations made in your paper of the 20th inst.,
regarding this most indecent proceeding—a proceed-
ing which, had it been submitted to the consideration
of the board of directors, would have been rejected, I
feel satisfied, with the indignation which it so richly
merits.
I have the lumour to be, &c., J. BAGSHAW.
Cliff House, Doveroonrt, April 21, 1849.

STANFIELD HALL MURDERS.