The Express.
London, England, 1848-12-01 00:00:00

TUE ROYAL SOCIETY.

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Yesterday Wog St. Andrew's Day, the anniversary
alibis maim s was held tor the purred' of electing a council
nod officers tor the eusuing year. This being the first an-
mad meeting since the suoption of the new by-laws by the
misty. ar,d the circumstanoe of the late president
Vergels of Northampton), and one of the seen-
ino DT. Beget, retiring, an unusual number
a Fellows might have been expected ; but the feet
of the house hot of toe council fee new officers and council
Saving been publicly disapproved brought together a larger
muither of Fellows than ton known on any preview owe
Ow The Dumber present wee about two hundred end I
Up, although rot quite the whole of that number
Spa pin in the voting. In accordance with the
Take of the society, the president and council
limed the following list of member of council and of to
Os moiety :--0. B. Airy, R q., M. A. ; T. Bell, Erg ; S.
H. Christie, Esq., M A. secretary ; Sir J. Clark, Bart„
M.D. ;J. P. Oomiot, Esq.; T. Otubam, E5i...,1;.A.; IL
Onve, Fag , MA ma
~ mmy ; Hornet. • Sir R. H.
bgln, But, LL. D. ,J.O. 8 Lefever', Esq., .A ; Sir C.
kali, M.A. ; W A. Miller, *M.D.; the Marquis of North.
=SOS; It Owen. Eq.; J. Phillips, Esq. ; O. Rennie,
Beq., treasurer; P. M. Roast, M.D.; the Earl of !tow, or.
ghat ; Liest.-Col. E. Sabine, RA , foreign secretary ; the
Dana of W, ; C. Wheatstone' Esq.
ow the putilteation of this list great dissatisfaction war ex-
pressed by many of the Fellows that, although Dr. Rapt,
who had mintiest the secretaryship, was a physiologist, and,
al ger* • representative of the natural history
warscoo, Mr. Orove, whom the council repaid to SU-
deed him. was peincipally known for lug researches in
physical science. It was states( that the proposed list would
Minstituo. the " executive officers of the society entirely of
geltivaton of physical science, leaving the natural sciences
without an olßsr gepable of antracung an anatomical, phy-
*logical, or natural history paper, or of giving an opinion
IS its merits." The dissaysfaction thus expensed was in-
ereased when the following facts became known :
"At a netting of thecommittee of zoology and animal
physiology of the Royal Society, held July 4, 1848, the fol.
hewing resolution was moved by Prof. Owes, seconded by
Mr. Way, end unanimously eared t° :
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That the collimater taking into consideration the large propitious
et papers communicated to the Royal Rodety on onajteta
aged .y, physiology, lux! ether brandies of natural history. and the
- which the noddy n about to Petals by the Min mein of a secre-
tary eminent foe his acquaintance with than relenceo, beg reopecttally
requeg the attention of the council to the advantage and desirable-
sem of having con of the secretaries cotranad with thole branches
er lam; ledge. Resolved, That the mercury be instructed to comenu-
skate the above reeoluticn to the council.

" This resolution of the phygolegicalcosamitteehaving been
duly communicated to the council, it was proposed in council
hy Sir Castles I.) ell, sad seconded by Mr. Geasiot,—. That
Mr. Grove be recommended by the council to the society for
election as secretary at the next anniversary;' on which an
amendment was moved by Mr. Brown, and seconded by Dr.
Beget,—' That Mr. Thomas Bell be recommended as save-
My,' which amendment being negatived, the original mo
OMB was thee put and carried."
Bader these circumstances • few of the Fellows formed a
emensittee for the purpose of securing, if possible, the 'lee
Bea el 11r. Thomas Bell to the vacant seeretaryship. In the
statement of facts " published by this committee, they also
seated that they considered the election of a naturalist to the
exalt aim the more necessary, as it will be wen that in the
stew council aa proposed by the present one, there is • most
mmenal apportionment et the members to the respective
agessem which are suppased to be represented in that body ;
there being eight members to represent the physical sciences,
lie geologists, and two chemists ; while there is but one for
emisperative anatomy, one for physiology sad me for zoology,
mad not one representativeof botany. Time, of the whole
matocil of twenty-one members, three oely represent the
natilled Orietlefi. This state of things will account for the
emy Mtge Mathis et yesterday.
At 4 o'clock the Marquis ot Northampton took the chair,
ad celled aeon Professor Owen to read the result of the
audit of the trommer's amounts, when it appeared that the
WOWS of the society during the past year, was
3,303/. 12s. 3d , including • balance of 6361. lls. 3d. in the
!medial the troassrer at the last audit. The expenditure
lad some 2,818/.195. 2d., leaving la the treasurer's hands a'
Mimes of 13e. Id. Of the receipts, 1,1221. IGe. were
he smug eentributioas, being a larger sum than has ever
hem prerrimely received by the moist . The rest of the
meripts is derived from estates pass by the society, me
hem 14,0001. iodated Three per Cent. Annuities, and
18,4111. Ile. Od. Consolidated Bank Aneuitiev. Of
the expenditure, 8251. was spent in the pleases at
1,0001. Consols. After the statement of account* had
Men laid before the meeting, the Marquis of
Nor. hampton delivered a short address, on the 01111”
goe of his presidency over the society for the lest time.
He thanked the Fellows for the great kindness and forbear.
axe th.y had exhibited t Awards him as long as be had
ow• Med the chair. He felt that his scientific merits cocas
not iglus 1 to the position, but he would yield to none—net
even to the noble lord who was about to succeed him—in the
interest he had taken, and should still continue to take, in
ths welfare of the society.
TM Panaumer then proceeded to award the medals of the
misty. TM Int royal medal was awarded to Mr. Gallo-
way forhi. paper en Me movements of the physical ualvens
la space ; the sewed was awarded to Pregame Hs
of Gaiversity College, for his paper as the soliationfr=
digmential *quakes. The Copley medal was protested to
Mr. Adams for hie astronomical la Wun in connection telth
the discovery of the planet Neptune. Tr • Rumford Meld
was received by Colonel Sabine for Monsieur Regnault, for
his labour. in connection with the elasticity of vapours at
ilidlerent degrees of temperature.
The Secretary, Dr. Room, reed, hefted of the wag
lotgioesai notice, merely a list ce the Falcon who had died
s the pest year. The number of demist was twenty-
ene, whilst the number of admiagens wee sixteen. Tao total
weber of nemhsss is November, 1847, was 821 ; in No-
vember. 1618, bat 814.
the President manouneed that in order to facilitate the
sietkur, %allotting pipers, containing the cress list, proposed
Istitigißell's friends. had been proposed. This led to some
,la wish& Sir Henry De,la Bache and Mr. Lenard
isms took pate
Sir C. LTZLL the rose to evilain the eircunisteates that
lei the cooed) to Ix en Mr. Grove as secretary. R3ll
Me prepaid that Professor Edward Forbes or
Owes should take this dike, cm accouat of their wish that
It should be sampled by a naturalist; bat as time geatlemen
'meld not take the 'Mee, it was considered, on automat of
the known bagasse halite of Mr. Grove, hie scientillis psi
We, and the meal end earnestness with which to ld
idescated the various reform which bad recently
_tam
Ohm in the society, that he would be the most eligible air
aldatt to put forward. Sir Charles was proceeding to seat
the objectim raised to Mr. Greve as secretary, woes bled
ales of time" sad "the ballot" compelled Aim to desist
—Mr. Wharton ham observed that Ift. Bell was net •
%Magid, but a ecologist.
e President haviag appointed Dr. Boyle met Mr.
Ilia Jams Bennett moutators, the collate% the kullettag
Msim sad sianstaing them ememeneed.
this prams, Sir R. H. Inoue proposed, mad Mr.
Beecoirma emended, a vote of thanks to the Marquis of
Iliamhemptee, he the manner in which he bad Gad the
chain of the moiety foe a period of ten yearn—Dr. Pima,
;lt of the College of Physicians, proposes:, and Mr.
otto seconded, a v:ta of thanks to Dr. Ralf% be WA
unties as secretary during • period of twenty years.
The examination of the balloting papers took an ammeel
=lt of time. At halemet seven the serutators mains
whoa it appeared that the officers and coons.ree7ll4' the commit, were elected, with the exception ell
Grow, le he secretary, in who** place Mr. Bell was
MM. 7110 veils for the three secretaries were as follow :
Per Mr. Chitties, 215; for Mr. Bell, 134; for Mr.
am% 108.
Thous Mein been moved to the *agitators, the meeting

A sled the bagpipe wow sitimillme, aed gird a
weleen
eke derrles the =r jfinimeM7 ices OW
The desk Yuba been reerreed, the Quitman gave" The
ImelliGooto, ntles " e
The lm leart alwmpe been a liberal ceetribeter to
the . piers of lestitme, be had name
imbed to le peens their while to Warm feeds ends wee Ms
dishful beemian the goggle sad their Men Met semeelges
dew met Wham le Minh, eddy, the melt et Are -
awe mold p to the mistustaiss el
smi mein ilea es soh and glean se lbw* die were la
her pelage. i
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bra selbememiel kr bee
iesegem& The beet was drunk
with the sem.
The newt Mee, Ile Quin Dowager:* who, the ithair-
man mirk had he Illsktg roes bete • enbseelber to the Scot-
tish lawyal, was dm hunk with do. hews.
The Cnataxate nut reposed " Hie Royal Righter
Prime Albert, the Priam of Wee, and the other breeches
ofw:thezul tansy." As Prises Albert had new become a
lad, them was mem te believe be would be a
reddest ia Beetland ; end seelng what a friend he
Wslat4r Mown It Wulf to the peer, end the exertions he
had far the presoaks of the into and sekinces, there
meld be little doubt that the 401111137 would be beseilMd
Vet rcnsee. The tort bin* been drank with three
The Lour MAYOR, ia proposing the next toast, " The
Foreign Minimills present: Mid that the French minister,
M. de Beaumont, not being able to attend, had sent his Snit
scendary of legation. He esteemed it a high honour that •
gentlemen holding so distinguished • petition in the French
nuke ehwL take an interest in this national charity. It
was partisehrky ratifying to Min as chief magistrate of the
City of Leaks to have this opportunity of acknowledging
the beertelleg Intended to the inhabitants of that nit y by
ogee et the citizens of Pale had due
him the leiseer to seam to him the day after he entered
cam, to visit the French capital. He could as-
serts their French aslghbonrs that he and his felloweitisens
wield avail themmives of every opportunity to cultivate and
I. salamis the mot fdeedly Relines between France and
(Clem) He eight add that, in his opinion, the
specie of the !ma sininter on a none occasion, when he
Mg the homer of lie mespany had done more good in that
way than twenty year of diplomatic negotiation. (Hear,
hear.) Ha would give them as a tout, "The Representatives
of the French Legation and M Montherot."—The tout
truism been responded to with honours,
M. MONT/HMO? rose, and addresaing the assembly in
Freash, said that while he felt it • high honour to
have the opportunity of ncousising and acknowledging a
tout of amity from this great city to France, and of immuring
this et a reciprocity of the same friendly feeling on tae part
of his countrymen, he regretted the absence of his chef,
N. de Beaumont, who would have expremed his acknow-
ledgments in the English language. He begged to repeat
the minium which had been given by M. de Beaumont at
the Lord Mayor's dinner, that the hospitality which the
French national ((nerd bad received in this coun-
try would ever be remembered by Frenchmen
with gratitude, and with feelings of cordial sym-
pathy for England; and Englishmen. France panted
with the desire of reciprocating the hospitality her people
had met with here. (Hear, hear.) He regretted that none
of the Gard* Nationale remained to avail themselves of the
invitation of the Scottish Hospital to be present on this
ocieseks. But Scotch hospitality was so well known in
France, that it had become a proverb—it was a very truth.
The Loco MAYOR then gave the "Army and Navy,"
which was acknowledged by General Millman and Admiral
Sir C. Malcolm.

TIT1111•1711D NtYOl, in proposing the tout of the evening,
s' The Scottish Hospital, and its president the Duke of Mon-
trose," explained that this charity gave a pension of 101.
a year to one hundred poor aged people, and 81. a year
to thirty. At this society employed its funds in the
relief only of very aged persons no deception could be
practised—its object was to prevent aged poor and iudustri-
ous persons, when they were beyond work, from availing
themselves of that dernier restart, the poorhouse; and also
to assist aged Bcotchmen to return to their own country.
The society, besides effecting these objects, relieved about
casual poor every month. He was sorry say the
society was not so well supported a, it deserved. He might,
as a Scotchnian, be permitted to congratulate himself that
amongst the applicants for relief at the police offices in the
City there were very few of his countrymen.
The Cntinotat acknowledged the tout.
Lord D. &moire posed the health of the Lord Mayor,
for which hie kndship returned thanks.
Several other toasts were drank, and in the course of the
evening a caridetabis addition to the funds of the lass halos
was announced.

INQUESTS, YISTERDAT.—TIIE COLLISION ox TUE
RICHNIOND AND DATCHR LlNZ.—ltesuised before Mr. W.
Carter, at the Marquis of Granby, Richmond, as to the death'
of A. R Perry, an engineer's labourer, in the employ of the
South Western Railway Company, who wu killed by the
collision on the Richmond and Doti:het line, on the evening
of the 17th ult.—The former evidence was mainly a repetition
of that given at the inquiry.—.l. Runt, an engine-driver, said
that the driver of the allure, in coming out from the
station, would bare to round a curve, and could not see the
signal light till arriving opposite the turn tables, which are
about 200 yards from the old station.—N. Dear, the
driver of the mimeo train, said that he wag
not more than ten yards from Luck, the points
man, when Lurk turned his hand-lamp, which showed
red towards him, and the collision was instantaneous.—

Mr. J. V. Gooch,. superintendent of the locomotive depart-
ment, said that if the driver Healey had been doing his
duty and going at the speed he ought to have been, he
could have Mopped with great ease in 100 yards. He knew
the mires spoken of by Hunt ; the distance between it and
the menial poet at New Richmond was 480 yards. There
was ample thme for en seems sooting from the siding to the
main bee to have stopped after making that curve, but Bosley
ought noble have emote out under any eircumetaDoes when
a train was due.—The jury returned a verdict of " Man-
slaugt•ter " against Samuel Healey, the driver, sad William
Watkins, the fireman, of the Vulture engine.—The coroner
then told Inspector Board ha should send a warrant, and
upon its receipt he would detain the driver and apprehend
Watkins, the remaa, whom he undeestood had been bailed
by the magistrates.—Stlcias tx • MOD/IL LODOINO-
Hot:sm.—By Mr. Bedford, at St. Martin's workhouse,
on the body of F. Leearge, aged 87, who committed
unield• at the model lodging house, in George-street, Blooms-
, bury.—Mrs. Riggler, of Greenwich, identified the body as
that of her aephow, sad it apppyseared he had formerly been
cook in a noblemen's eetabiist, but bad subsequently
set up in business in which he failed. His reduced cmcum.
stances had a great effect on his mind, sad his Manama be-
came shirtier in the entreats. He took a room at the model
lodging-home on Friday week, and his strange manner was
observed by all the other inmates. On Saturday night his
deep snoring alarmed those near, and the manager, Mr.
fil•Donald, was called up, who found him in an insensible
state, and upon searching,• large bottle, labelled "laudanum,
poison," was bond under hie pillow. Emetics were ad-
ministered without avail, and be was oonveyed to the
Charing•crom Hospital, where he expired la about a quarter
of an hour tram the effects of the laudanum. The jury re-
turned a verdict of " Temporary insanity."