The Express.
London, England, 1846-09-17 00:00:00

BRITISH ASSOCIATION.

SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY.
Four of the sections met to-day and proceeded with the
papers which stood over from the lists of the previous days.
The following are their titles, as given in the printed paper
published by the association :
SECTION FOR CHEMICAL St lENCE, INCLUDINO rrs APPLICATION TO
AORICY Mitt' AND THE Aare.—On the Nature of Lampie Arid, by
Professor Connell. On the Connexion between the Isomorphous RC-
batons of the Elements and their Physiological Action, by James
Blake, M. 8., FALC.B. On the Chemical Action of Oxalic Acid on the
Blood and Tissues of the Animal Body, ity Dr. Letheby. New Facts '
bearing on the Chemical Theory of Volcanoes, by Dr. Daubeny. tin
certain principles which obtain in the application of Matures, by W.
C. Spooner, Esq. Colon important chemical Law in the Nutrition of
Anisnabs by Dr. It. D. Tbornirein.
SECTION MR ZOOLOGY AND BOTANY.—Report on the Perio-
dical phenomena of Plants and Animals, by Professor Owen. Compa-
risons of the periods of the dowering of Plants in the early spring of
Mt, in the Botanic Garden of Belfast, and the loran des Planes at
Paris ; —also Notes on additions to the Flora of Ireland, by Mr. W.
Thompson. On Mould containing Phosphorescent Vegetables, by the
lion. W. Fox Strangways. Notice of the application of the Fibres of
the Tree-Mallow to Manufactures, communicated by Capt. llsbetson,
by Capt. Peterson. Report on the Vitality of Seeds, by Mr. Strick-
land. Note on Figures of Birds observed on a Tomb at Memphis, by
Mr. Joseph Bonomi. Additional Notice of Alderia Modesto, by Pro-
fessor Allman. Exhibition of some Zoological Specimens from Africa,
by Mr. Frazer. On the Structure and Physiology of the ryenouonitlic,
by Dr. Carpenter. On the Crania of two Species of Crocodile from
Sierra Leone, by Dr. Falconer and Mr. n. Thompson. On certain
Peculiarities in the Anatomy of Limax Sowerbii, by Professor
On the Dissimilarity in the Calcifying Functions of Mollusks,—whose
orronisation is in other respects similar, by Mr. Lovell Reeve. On the
Development of Vegetable Cells, by Mr. A. Ilenfrey. Description of a
Fruit ;—aLso Notice on the Economical Use of s
he Bu
tter
Candles,
by Mr. Duncan. On proposed Substitutes for the Potato, by Mr.
Morriss Stirling.
SECTION roe Mr:ens:cum.—An Account of the Construction
and Performanceof two Sailing Vessels built on the Ware System, by
Dr. Phipps. Description of an Apparatus for Storing and Preserving
Corn in large National Granaries, by Mr. J. G. &diner. On a New
Plan of applying Atmospheric Air to the purposes of Locomotion,
by W. Bevan, M.D. On Vulcanized Indian Rubber, by Mr. Broeke-
don. An account of some Experiments on long and Short Stroke
Engines, by Mr. Bodmer. An Exhibition of a Model of a new
Atmospheric Railway, by Mr. Clark.
SECTION FOR GEOLOGY AND PHYSICAL GRODRAPHY.—On the Phy-
sical Character of the Table Lind of Abyssinia, by Dr. lice. Synopsis of proposed Physio-Geographical Survey of the British
Islands, by W D. Cooley, Esq. On Zanira Cigna, by James
Yates. On the*Microscopic Structure of Shells and the application of
Photography to the Delineation of Fossils, by Dr. Carpenter.
A joint deputation of the geological and mechanical sec-
tions, headed by the president, proceeded at one o'clock to
the boring on Southampton Common. After hearing the
report of the engineer, and examining the evidence of the
strata, the president observed that there was every pro-
bability, on their reaching the upper green sand below the
chalk strata, that a sufficient supply 3f water would be ob-
tained. Whether or not it would rise to the required level,
would depend, however, upon the level at which the upper
green sand entered. He advised, however, the continuance
of tho work. It appears the well already gives 15,000 cubic I
feet of water, the supply required for the town being 30,000
to 3,5,000.
At three o'clock a general meeting of the committee was
held at the Town Hall, at which
The PRESIDENT announced, that in reference to an invita-
tion which had been given to the foreign members to visit
' Portsmouth Dockyard to-morrow morning, he had had a
correspondence with Sir C. Ogle, who had invited all the
foreign gentlemen and as many of the officers of the Associa-