The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-08 00:00:00

irifniNat'llsociATlON /OR THE PROMO.
Pram OF SOCIAL $Olll4Ol.
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1 mil Lae period for the fourth annual cowmen of
„Oboists:Sado, approaches, increasing public interest is felt
, lath* arreagemente for its various meetings in Glasgow,
sad In the meow with which its &Rhombus may be
crowned. The universal desire is that the visit of the luso-
claim may be attended with every possible Mot, and to
this sid BM *bolus *di of the geueref and local ricemnittee
lave for moose tusks pest been indefatigable. A treat
number of thel Mad* ditfmans have generously offered their
hospitaihy tri numbers and friends of the usnelation who
have beenly invited to attend its meetings in Glas-
gow, sad .my in the /nag list of guests have not
yet given replies, responses have been elicited which
leave no daub of the numerous and distinguished throng
who will be withered within the walla of our city on the
frig ocean err. Tt lies been ascertained that
.2L the_we
en vicepeeddestanf the fee departments will all, or
nearly all, be prevent First on the list stands the illustrious
President of the keemistion, the Right Hon. Lord Brougham,
slope spasm:ma a Glasgow cannot fail to excite the
despot interest. There will also be present the Lord Ad-
president, and W. T. S. Daniel, Li., Q.V., end
Mk. MiwW Bell, viee-presidents of the department el
Adienadeloo sad .6snenillasot of the Lew ; Sir Jame
'May Illuttleworth, Bart, president, and the Rev. Canon
Moseley and Willbun Stirling, Req. M.P., vice-presidents
of the departmeuted Education ; the Hon. Arthur Kin-
naird, M.P., president, and A. M. Dunlop, Esq., M.P., the
Rev, Norman Wised. D.D., and Mr. Sheriff IN'arson, vice-
presidents of the driif Punishrueut and Reforms-I
cusiaint lion Viscount - president, end Edwin
• Bm., .it , Robert Monteith,
Meeperidssle- of the deportment it'
... Huh ; aod Sr James Emersou Tencent, prui-
deut, and Sir JohnSthart Forbes, Bart., Walter Buchanan,
Req., M.P., and A. Thomson, Eng., of Banthory, vice-
presidents of the department of Social &moray. Among
others who have signified their intention of being present,
or whose siliendanoe there is every reason at lead confi.
dully to expect, we may mention the Right Hon. W.
Cowpet, the Earl of Shaftebury, the Earl of Mita (Lied
Melgued), Lord Stanley, Sir Jobe Pakinglon, the Bight
Han J. Napier, Sir Baldwin Leighton, Sir Charles flastinp,
Horace Wenn, E,eq., Sir Henry Havelock, Sir Harry
Verney, Viscoent Benham, M. Boris Tchitcherine, not
Hughes. Eq. (author of "Tom Brown"), the Rev.
Mr. Maurice, the Rev. S. P. Norris, G. M. Ludlow,
Req., Lord Ardmillan, Lord Naives, and Lord
Curriellill. This list, extended though it be, will
receive tumorous accessions during the next week
or two, for the invitation* have exhausted nearly
every celebrity in thin peculiar sphere of learning and
philuthay in the sister kindoms, as well as iii Soaked.
Every h member of pudiaisent baa been invited, and
circular. have been issued to upwards of a thousand of the
clergy-of all denominations. Sir John Lawrence will be
pretest, and will receive the honours designed for him by
the corporation of Glasgow, on the Friday preceding the
meeting,' of the aunciation.
It is 'Mended that the proceedings shall cornmenee on
timidity, the 24th inst., with special religious services and •
sermon in the cathedral, when the Rev. 1)r. Robertson will
officiate.

The great opening meeting of the association will Mks
place in the City Hall on the evening of the some day, when
Lo an ina
Brouguguraham.l addrem will be delivered by the president,
rd
On Tuesday the business of the various sections or depart-
ments will begin in the halls of the university. The pre-
aident of each department will deliver an mtroduetsny
address in the oommen ball, and in order that all may have
an opportunity of hearing these speeches, they will take
place at different periods, and when the 'Actions are not
otherwise engaged. The number of pipers, we understand,
is very great, and there will be some difficulty in having
them all read, but by forming each section into two din•
sloes, it is probable that an unexpected amount of work will
be overtaken.

In the department of Jurisprudence and Amendment of
the Law there is likely to be a strong tendon of views and
principise peculiar to SeotLtaxL
In the Education department there will be a large
number of papers, and every phase almost of the great
question will be discussed. The Scottish aspects of the
subject will not be overlooked ; and the incidental discus-
sions in this department, controversial as they will doubt-
leas he, will probably not be less interesting than the papers
themselves.

la the department on Punishment and Reformation, we
lam that Captain Smart has sent a voluminous body of
statistics es crime to the general oommittee, and will read •
paper on " Certain Defects of the law relating to Crime."
Mr. Stirling,. psalm, of Glasgow prison, bas also contri-
buted materials of • similar kind, extending over ten years,
on which Dr. Strang is expected to read some observations ;
and Mr. Smith, of Edinburgh prison, will also contribute •
Prthe department of Public Health, papers will be read
by various gentlemen connected with our city ; and In that
of Social Economy the subjecta of investigation am alike
numerous, varied, and important. We understand that
ninny valuable papers on strikes and other social and eon.
normal questions will be brought forward by the London
committee.

The halls of Glasgow College will thus, for nearly a whole
week, resound with discussions on the most practical yet
profound subjects, and present a scene which, though per-
fectly congenial to the great ends of learning, would have
equally astonished and delighted the founders of that
ancient inatitution.

On Wednesday evening a great meeting of the working
men of Cikevw will be held in the City-hall, when Lord
Brougham, Lord `Shaftesbury, sad other distinguished
speakers are expected to address the doubtless large audience.
On Friday a grand public dinner will take place in the
City-hall, at which Lord Brougham will occupy the chair.