The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-12 00:00:00

BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCE-
MENT OF SCIENCE.

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HULL SATURDAY.. I
Last eveu;.ng after our parcel was dearit,,,ea,
Professor r2hillipa delivered an address to ay...
audience
about 80", in number, in the saloon a : 0.-
stitute the enbject being
'l Mechanics' In-
gao' Of YOTILShi".
e physical geography and
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wereA,
B(Saantnd erday
tee
, SECTION A.—XATHEXATICAL AND PHYSICALSCIENCE.
a) the only sections
committee
held
sittings
e.
Professor Phillips read the report of th
pointed at Belfast in 18.52, to inquire into the voyaied
character of the moon's surface as comp:red with that of
th‘e„euit; he aim made some etwervations on pligifograpla
w.a moon. Dr. Buist read an ex„edi,,,,_
I ?veer on the current! of the Inds
seas.-J' Inprr:Ltssaofr
Istokes read €:':"Aintunicstione has Sir David Brewster
on the optical Phenomena and crystalisation of
and
twrmaline, titanium, and quartz within mica, amethyst,
topaz ; also or. the production of crystalline structure
L to crystallised powders by compression and traction.
W. J. M. Rankin, Esq. read a paper on • proposed baro-
meter pendu'un" for the regi.tration of the mean atmos-
pheric pressure during long periods of time; also, on a
general one of an oscillatory theory of light.
SECTION O.—MECHANICAL SCIENCE.
The Rev. Dr. SCORESBY delivered an address on " Rail-
way accidents and their prevention."
A vote of thanks was accorded to the lecturer.
The Rev. FRANCIS STATHAM read a paper on the same
subject, and also received the thanks of the section.
The President's dinner was held in the spacious hall of
the Railway Rotel on Saturday evening.

TUB PRIVY COUNCIL.—By RR act of last reseion
the registrar of the Privy Council is empowered to ex-
amine witnesses on oath, and the registrar
of the Council
mai appoint a person to act for the registrar in his absence.
THE POOR-LAW ACT.—The act for charging the
maintenance of poor persons on unions in England and
Wales is continued by an act of the late session to the 30th
September, 1851, and to the end of the then next session of
Parliament

DRAMA.

pltultY LANE.

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In going through Lis range of characters at this,
thea!re qtr ti. V Lir.:,l'ae tilt part of !Igo on Satur-
day to Mr. llie.nport', O 1..1 e. if Mr. lite- ka has any
Writ it is unquestiona ly his tower, rr ratter his vigour,
which is, as we think, the characteristic of his robust style.
There is far less scope for this faculty in the character of
Bye than in that of Othello, so that his success on Satur-
day night was not su pronounced aeon the pre itella OCCASIuDS
that the tragedy has been played. There were some good
point, in Lis laps ; all the bluff, soldierly qualities which
belenr to the charattvr were well given; but
the subtlety and finesse were not suited to Mr.
Brooke, whase forte, as we have said, lies in declamatory
breadth. Mr. Davenport, though nut ►u good an Othello
as he is an lago, was still very mewl. There is so much in-
tellTenee and such La excellent hearing about him, that it
compensates for an occasional lack of power, and yet he
dues nothing tamely nor unsatibfaetorily.
There has been a change for the better in the east of
who, although she 1 1% tit,' mach to do, ought to do
that Lttle well. A Mrs. Vickery, an American actress,
we understand, makes more of the part than her pre-
decessor.
The burlesque is still popular, and the season appears to
be going en prosperously