The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-17 00:00:00

tizcriox D.—Zqology and Botany, Inrladlug Phythaloa.

President—ii; W. Jardine, Bart., F.it.B.E.
The attendance of visitors at this section was very nume-
rous, the noon being crowded during the day. The Presi-
dent, Er W. Jerdise, opened the proceedings with an in-
teresting allerier. After a few general observations refining
es the Weer ohisets of the aesinietkin, ant adverting la
enappreftkt terms to the hearty countenance and support
Riled ranched from her Majesty end the Priem Consort, the
Preeihst met es to samba the variova works red publics-
Hone bearing on the branches of science connected with that
isectioe, the issuing of which it had facilitated. He then pro-
ceeded to point out how the section bad incressid in import-
anoe, since it had at the first meeting of the Aseociation only
five gentlemen on the committee list.
Mr. WILLIAM flexure, Secretary to the Montrose
Natural History and Antiquarien Society, reed a short ac-
count of a remarkable cavern In the parish of tit. Cyrus,
Kiwardineshire, which was discovered la 1860. ow the farm
of Lower Warburton. The root of the cave has fallen in,
which has prevented further discovery for the present.
Secrrow E.—Geography sad Ethnology.
President—Admiral Sir Jenne Clerk Roes,
D.O F.R,S.
Professor OWEN read an interestbrg mport on "The
Crania of the Tribes of Nepal," stating at the outset that
the feformaion contained therein had bees maid) derived
from the valuable researches of Mr. Modems, Resident at
Nepal, who had thus added another to the high claims he
already had established upon the scientific world. The
learned professor entered minutely into the formation of the
crania, armada of ninety in numbrr —the feature., the Wally,
Ito , eta. Is these ninety varieties of crania, the amount of
brain is not greeter than those usually found in the highest
class of day labourers in this country and Ireland ; indeed,
the skulls do not, on the whole, differ very much from what
m4tht be found in the getnyarde of London, Edinburgh, or
Dahlia.
Sir bony BOWILINO, In the COMM* of DAY remarks, as
a proof of the low mental standard alleles eseasse some
classed of the Indian tribe., elated that he remembered
a murder occurring in Ceylon, and on the murderer being
brought to trial, tt worn tonna utterly impossible to make
bin. comprehend he had committed an sin whatever in
remelting himself noon a person who he thought had in-
jured bleu. The consequence was that the judge mane to
lire cm:wholes that the murderer could not be held respon-
sible fir his crime. So ignorant was this man that he could
not count up to the number five—losing himself always at
three. Incidentally, Sir John remarked that the introduction
of the decimal system amongst come classes of the Indians
had been esteemed by them one of the greatest beat s in the
WS of instruction they had ever received.
the other gentlemen who took part in the die.
erica which followed were Mr. Richard Cull, F.8.A.,
Mr. Oliphant (late secretary to Lord Elgin in China), Mr.
John Craufurd, F.R.G.S., and Dr. Dl*Gowsn, from
China, Ac.
The" Geographical Remarks upon the Ifehgtee-Kiang,
with observations upon its future Commerce,' reed in the
same notion by Captain SIIEMARD OSBORN, WM dMM M-
Llied by a vast amount of infatuation reprding that little
knows per of Chine, sod much graphic descri
ption of the
country and the habits of the people.
His Fowl Highness the Prince Consort, who entered the
room while the piper was teleg read, seemed much interested
la the gallant captaiu'a " remarks," and made a stay of up-
wards of half an hour—following closely the illustrative map
which bad been prepared by the officers of Captain Oebora's
ezplorieg fleet.

B.crion F.—Economic Science and Statistics.
Presided—Colonel Sykes, F.R.S., M.P.
Thle Salina met, Colonel Sykes, DI.P., presidial.
The PRESIDYNT opened he meeting with a brief address.
He raid he had been a member of the section from it. C.M.
mencement, and had been a pretty coasted attender—in feat,
was tee of its founders. Tee rule. of the section are rigid.
No paper is allowed to gob fore the public that bas not been
referred to a member of committee, and approved by him,
and by the committee of the section. The object of this
is to ware the absence of points in religion end
politico, always likely to excite bed feeling. He had
therefore little to • ay, as no one had bad the power
to question the statement. he might make. However be
might safely give a fivr facts that could not be quad:med.
The object of the section wee to obtain the oonditice of
fau, expressible chiefly in numbers. Then it rests with
those who produio the facts, or those who draw their
deductions from them. &salvia were re valuable that there
could be no este lerielation without them ; bid they &gilt
be turned to disestrow account, as to become a snare
People said, " Oh, it is only statietice," hut why ia that so I
—from the mimes of those elemet, which in themselves are
of the highest importance. 11s dnid not think that, ID regard
to any period of time, a rate precludes coed be drawn,
except date were famished for at least rave years—and me
eleven was much more likely to he nearer the tenth. We
meat she beware of meridiem' from tont circumstances.
Dr. &MAYO, Gliegow, read en interesting paper on
"Church Building In Oliegow." Prom 1819 to 1849 ill
(Aurelias were erected, and from 1849 to 1869, 68 churches—
total, F 8 Annie.. Of theme were waled by the established
church, 3.5 by the free church. 17 by the U.P. ohurch,',lo by the
indepeedent church,7 by the Boman catholic church, end 11 by
Ayr decominatione. The cost to tl e velem churches
was; _EetabUatxd. 6,744 t.• fra,187,6981. • U.P.. 119,1641. •
independent, 69,7221. • homes catholic'', 81,8841. ; other
denomination, 30,864 i. Dating the beat twenty years than
had been an.addidi n M the church sootommodatice of Olas.

stow width Its umoicipal Halts or no tem than littlest room
for 73,623 pinata, at a orator 444,3481. The inamme la the.
CP dation that tam waa 146,000, ems sitting
=BOO of them.
The Cs simian Bid that, as a &smoke of the fees is
the paper with regard to the various meta 'eight not result
satisfactorily, it would be well that the section should condte
themselves to suck observations as wore not likely to cause
soy discussion.