The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-27 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

Urtvzsarrr or Lorrom, 1880. niter M.B.
RIARIRATION.—ERANINATION FOR HONOURa.--The follow-
ing is • lint of candidates who obtained honours in the
respective subjects at ihe recent First IL B Examination :
Anatomy sad Physiology.—John Bayldon (Exhibition
and gold medal), University of Edinburgh ; Frodk. Thomas
Roberta (gold medal), University College ; Thomas Wemyes
Hogg, University College; Frederic Mandin, Eines Col-
lege, Thomas Hessehey Smith, University College, ward
Thomas Tibbita, leTnivenaty College (equal) ; Thomas Moe
tea, King's College ; Henry Colley March, IX Thomas's
Hospital ; Beer, Stanley Ha* Knee Collage ; John Tho-
mas Mercer, Guy's Hospital ,• Arthur Wellesley. Edie, West-
minster HospiMl, Edmund 00/ilk University Col-
"Milwingunl). -

Chemistry.—Alex. Crum Brown (Kthibition gold medal
University of Edinburgh, Edw. Thos. Tibbita (Exhibition
gold medal), University College (equal); Thomas Griffiths,
University College; Thomas Wemyss Bogg, University
College, Forbes Watson, St. Thomas's Hospital (equal) ;
John Talfourd Jones, University College; Henry Stanley
Gale, King's College; Thomas Starkey Smith, 'University
College.

Maitria Medics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry.—Forbes
Witlloll (Exhibition and gold medal), St. Thomas's Hos-
pital ; Starkey Smith (gold medal), University
College; Frederick Thomas Roberta, University College,
Frederic Mendip, King's College (equal); John Beyldon,
University of Edinburgh ; Henry Stanley Hale, King's
College, John Talfourd Jones, University College (equal).

Structural and Physiological Botany.—Porbes Watson
(gold medal), St. Thomas's Hospital ; Thomas Weiss
Boa, University College ; Edward Thomas Tibbits, Uni-
versity College ; Henry Stanley Gale, King's College.

INTERNATIONAL WEIGHTS, MEASURES, AND
COINS.

The importance of prompt menaurce being taken
to attain some uniformity in these important instruments
of social intercourse and trading, was tally
in
by
the International Statistical Congress, just held in London ;
and after three days' discussion in which Lord Kootenai°.
General Pasley, Mr. James Yates, Mr. Franklin, Mr. Samuel
Brown, and many others interested in the subject, tookan
active part, the congress unanimously adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions : As regards weights and measures—
" 1. That it be recommended that in countries not using the
metrical system, the column containing the reduction of all
weight., measures, and values to the terms of the metrical
system, according to the resolution of the Ant International
Statistical Congress , be added to the statistical tables which
it shall be deckled to publish as international tables. 2.
That the government delegates from all countries in which
the metrical system is not in use should be requested to urge
upon their respective governments the great advantages at-
tending the adoption of the metrical system in weights and
and that all changes hereafter made should have
in view tha bringing of this system into general use. 3.
That each government should be regarded to institute an
inquiry into the existing weights and measures, whether
locale customary, or established by law, so that comparative
tables may be formed, by reducing them all to the terms of
the metrical system. 4. That an international committee
be nominated, to whom the resulta of these inquiries may
submitted, for the purpose of preparing • report for the
next congress, on the actual systems in use, and on
the beet mean. of overcoming the obstacles that
may exist in any country to the establishment of the
metrical system in weight. and measures." And as regards
enns—"l. The simplicity, convenience, and efficiency of
the decimal system of money and accounts, recommend it
for general adoption. 2. The congress recommend the
adoption, as far in possible, of • common degree of fineness
in geld and silver coins. 3. The congress also recommend
that the government delegates from all countries in
which a decimal system of coinage has been adopted,
be requested to collect all facts showing whether any
at what inconveniences have resulted from each changes,
and how such inconvenienoes, if found to have existed, have
been met and remedied. 4. That an international com-
mittee be nominated, to whom the results of these in-
quiries may be submitted, for the purpose of preparing •
report for the next congress on the actual systems in um,
and on the beet means of overcoming the obstacles t1:40, es mad
exist in any country to the establishment of the p
Munson

THS WeAtwac AND CROPS He SCOTLAND.—Unet-
pectedly on Wednesday the weather again changed and
meted of the fine warm sunshine of the previous day,, rain
clime on about noon and continued till a late hour. On
Monday min also fell, though only in showers. The amount
rain for the month in sow 2.18 in., about half an inch
having fallen during this week. The thermometer and hero-
meter both indicate a lower range ; •yesterday morning the
thermometer marked only 63 deg., but during the day it ad-
vanced considerably, with bright 'wahine and due west
wind. Reaping, which was mterrupted on Wednesday
forenoon, has clime been proceeded with; and except that
the heavy crops
.are more lodged, little damage kiss been
caused by the rain. Irish reapers are very plentiful in the
Lothians, the number far exceeding the present demand, a
fact to be attributed to the unequal ripenting of the crops
and the increased use of reaping machines. n.
OXFORD SUNDAY. —A groat change for the best
boa lake' piece in the weather to-day. Instead ed wed and
close as yesterday and Friday it has been just the swerve.
via.: dry and sunny, with the wind in the wet. The
thermometer has been rising gradually all day.

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