The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-20 00:00:00

iticnov —correacui. mixrunics.

Nassau W .Se Dior, Rol., president. Mr. &Madsen ex plaioed
to the meeting the causes which led to the preparation of the
minute upon the Australian mint, and suggested that ear-
tain statistics should In regularly prepared of the operations
of the mint, andproposed the following resolutions, which
were carried : —l. ."That the statistics of the progress of the
Sydney branch of the Royal Mint, especially if the sovereign
coined there be declared a leg.d tender throughout her
Majesty's dominions, are of great interest." 2. "That the go-
vernment of New South Wales be revealed to furnish for
the next counting of the congress continuous annual state-
meota comprising the following results : —l. The annual
cost of coining ; 2. The annual amount of gold pasha(
through the mint in bars and coin ; 3. The amount cowed
into sovereigns and halfsovereigns, distinguishing the
p.e4 when the Australian shall lave become au Imperial
cow, should such determination be arrived at by the horns

girvernment." The meeting then prooesded to consider the
resolutions reported by the enbiresnmittee upon the sta-
tistic* of honks ; and, after some diseowilon thereon, it was
agreed th.it it be referred to Mr. Thomson, the Rev. T.
Rogers, and M. Hubner, to consider the proposition upon
banks in the iley's agenda, and to report thereon to-morrow,
at eleven o'clock. as regards any desirable and practicable
change therein.

SECTION V.--VENSCA.—AMT AND NAVY 'MA7IBIIO4.
The President, Earl Stanhope, took the chair. The
section nominated M. Legoyt and Mr. Hedge reporters on
the General Military Statistics, and M. Boudin and Dr.
Balfour on the subject of the vital statistics of the army.
Mr. Hodge made* short statement of the objects of inquiry
comprise.' Us the propositions to be submitted. Dr. lie!.
four skited briefly the progress which military vital statis-
tics hail made in this country, and submitted a series of
propositions on this branch of investigation, which, as well
as those relating to the mortality of cavalry horses, were
adopted. The subjects for discussion to-day are--Naval
Statistics ; Dr. Sutherland's propueitions on the subject of
this *watery statistita of the army.

SECTION VI—STATISTICAL METHODS.
In this section, presided over by. !Ir. L. Heywood,
a paper by Mr. fismuel Brown, vice.preeitlent of the
Buciety of Actuaries, on the Units of Honey, Weights,
and Measures. wax read.
:fir J. HOWIONO argued at great length in favour of the
decimal ',stout, eallmgetteution to the fscilitiee it afforded
and the extent to which it prevailed. He pointod out the
advantages of dividing the If. into I,OW torte and making
it the Maas of a Ilecialuil system of money, and altogether
deprecated the intioduction of the franc us the Wald of •
new monetary system. He hailed with satisfaction !the in•
troduction of the florin so the tenth of the pound, and
urged that the opinion of the emigres. should be expressed
to eliontrage the government iu completing the decimal
system. He described the report of the Decimal Commis-
sioners as entirely ose•sidel, al the objectious to the deci-
mal system being brought forward in it, and all its advan-
tage* tuppressed. He concluded by moving a resolution
declaring the opinion of the congress, that the simplicity
of the system ha advocated recommended it for tunvereal
adoption.
Sir C. P.uscrr seconded the amendment.

A suggestion was made that theomesiion of the metrical
system as applied to weights and measures should be de-
cided before thedircussiou of the monetary question, which
was put and carried.
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PASLiT advocated the application of the decimal in
preference to the metrical system to weight.; PIA 111113611Urtil.
Mr. J. M. setTs, M.P., though isignuilly favourable to
the decimal system, bad sees reason to change his opinion,
and now preferred hie metrimil as the more universally ap-
pliiable, and remarked that in no cam where it had been
adopted had it been abandoned. It already existed in
France and other comitriee, nail Russia bad intimated her
readiness to accept it— if Eughtial would do so likewise—ws
en international system.
Several nicilibers argued in favour of the metrical eye-
tem, one ground put forwent Lein;;, that as the measure-
Don't of the earth was breed ups, it, it Mt,S the beet suited
to all the mitiosama the earth as a et stem of nieeeurement.

It was also remarked that in the teattir of weight the too,
which proceeded no the beans of the ruetrical system, was
ahrieet generally atrtal.
After a lengthen discussion the resolutions as to weights
arid useustirrs were passed, the question of coinage being
deferred till this day.
At the general meeting in the afternoon, over which
Lord plesioled,
Mr. i'svit read a report of the statiaties of Barlawlows and
Jamaica. _ .

Mr. ThoPlElt followed with a statement n( the sacer-
tainetl et4tietios, and the facilities rusting for obtaining ac-
cumin returns.
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Mr. Ihti learnt!) Won.,, C.,hatial Secretary, save as
acomiet of the 0161141 m of the lonian Wand..

Mr. HoIUOUICE, hood of the statistical department of the
Indus Mama, nod some memoranda Wilk!' were intended to
form the he of a per 141 the statietica of India.
Mr. YAM ou the steps taken to carry out the
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ressninsendathine of the Viounit'ongreas.
Mr. V.ttri reported what lust been done to supply more
seconde steatitic& by the stutistical ileputtment of the
lluanl of Tres* me conducted by Mr. Ponblatique, in-
stanciog the statistical abetinct recently published, end the
volume of miscellaneous statistics published since the last
meeting of tbe omegas. The deportment was now envied
In tionsideriug the stutistini of ruileitys, with the view of
simplifying mud improving them, though bo wareely hoped
they would be able to carry out all the recommendation as
tide subject made mt the nongress at Pone.
). ite /I ARCH reempitUlateri the labours of tbe Statis-
tical Society.
11. quencher nest addressed the meeting, suggeeting the
desirability of having the statistical documoutm of various
nations carefully compiled, comparod, end presented in the
simplest pomade form, in onler to which it would be *SOW
•ar/ to adopt uoiformity of language in which all the does-
snoods should be printed, with a tninslatius in the language
of the country where the publication tisk place.
M. Del-wiz, Dr. Fan, end the President niusidered the
suggestion u valuable one, and it sas revmumended that
the subject should be Mewed to a sub-eouselittes.

Mr. Himmel= method the decide=d the teeth No-
tion upon the subjects of pnces and treanwhich briefiy re-
solved themselves into the following:— definition ; 2nd,
investigation under two statistical • ard, that the
subject should follow two main immebeeLtbe one the
changes and finctuatioes, Use other the seesomical effects of
those change* in different countries at the same time.
Then it was recommended that! there should be a special
division of inquiry in reference to the gold discoveries and
their effect upon prices and wages, and that communica-
tions for eerrpee this out should be opened with the Austra-
lian and American authorities, and lastly, It was recom-
mended that the attention of the Geographical and Statisti-
ed Society of New Yotk should be called to the subject.

Thus recommendations were adopted by the centre's.
Mr. M. 11Imam reported the proceedings and decisions of
tie seetisn on the statimics of literature, after which thanks
of the Me•stiag mum voted to Lord Brougham as the chair-
man of the day, and the meeting adjourned till to-morrow
(this day).
In the course of the morning Colonel Sir Henry James,
H. E., director of the Ordnance survey, exhibited and ex-
rplaisied to the members of the congress the plans of the
survey, at the theatre in King's College ; Lord Brougham,
Sir It. Murchison, and other presidents of sections being
present.
L the evening there was a grand banquet at Freemasons'
MU, given by the President and Council of the Statistical
&misty, the President and Council of the Institute of
Actuaries, and the Actuaries Club, to the foreign and cola
niaidelegatee and other distinguished members of the cou-
pes. Colonel argon, It P., presided, and there were pre-
test :—Pomp delegates •. Austria, hie Excellency Baron
Cheeekßavaria, I*. F. B. W. Hermann ; Belgium, M.
A. IL A. Vissehera • Brazil, his Excellency Senior
Mersin ; Deums:rk, Dr. C. N. David ; France,
tL LIZ; Halabnel and Labia', Dr. C. G. Asher ;
Reimer, senor Wa ; Reiland, Dr. Y. Baumhauer,
Dr. T. &Mandy& ; tkmburg-tiichwerin Baron Malt.
melee ; • Norway, Professor L. K. Dan ; Prussia, Dr. E.
Pit Dr. P. G. Schubert; Russia, Dr. T. B. Wernadald,
on limechea, Otptedziklierakowski ; Ease Coburg.lbute
MolMageo, Hopf i Spain, Count de Ripalda ; Swe
Dr. P. 'Th. Berg ; Switzerland, K. Vogt, M. Kolb ; United
Sifts, Judge Loirset, and Dr. Jarvis. Colonialel..
%tevalaCanedair. J. T. Gel
Sir Chas. s; Gs
.ofj Good
asaira tor, lir:
illualien Cave, M.P. ; AuatraL—Ne South Wales,
Kr. . M.P4eenal and, Mr. S. A. Dwonalilson ; Vic-
toria, Mr. W. Wes ; South Australia, Mr. E. Stephens.
The following gent emen, foreign and English, were also
waist, via. —Earl Stanhope, Right Hon. the Lord
Marc, Dr. Varrentrapp, Chevalier Debang, Rev. Dr. Jelf,
Y. A. Jakowleff, M. -Otto Habuer, Mr. James Heywood,
Mr. Babbage, Dr. Farr, F.R.S. ; Mr. C. Jellicoe, President
Let. Acts. •Mr. Ansell, General Sir Charles Pualey,R.C.R ;
Dr. Guy, Mr. Edwin Chadwick, C.B. ; Mr. Valls', Mr.
Hammack, Mr. Newmarch, Mr. Lumley, Mr. J. W. Gil-
bert, F.l LS. • Mr. Fonblanque, Sir J. Barak' Martin,
M.D. • Sir Harry Verney, M.P. • Sir Andrew OR, MI.
Poilaid.Urquhart, Mr. ToMlina, M.P.; Mr. Alder
man Salomon; M.P. ; Dr. Lea, Professor Lem, Mr. Simon,
F.H.B. ; and the Bev. J. E. S. Rosen. The Chairman,
after the usual compliments had been paid to
Royalty and our constitutional institutions, p
the International Statistical Congress. His Excellency
Ber Citernig responded to the toast, expressing on behalf
of tho foreign delegates generally their sense of the kind
and boapitable reception they had met with. adding that
this was really the first congress of a universal character,
for not only were all the powers of Europe represented, but
also the growing colonies of Great Britain. He dwelt upon
the beneficial results of these scientific gatherings in pro-
moting international unity and good feeling. Dr. Asher,
the delegate from Hamburg and Lubeck, also returned
thanks. &Jewel complimentary toasts followed, and the
company seourated at a late hour. The dinner was admira-
bly served, and included all the resources of a liberal and
admirably arranged coisine. The musical arrangements,
which were entrusted to Mr. Donald King, who was
assisted by Mr. Lawler and the Misses Wells, contributed
much to the evening's enjoyment.