The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-29 00:00:00

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION.

last evening about 150 members of the association, in-
cluding a fair sprinkling of ladies, dined at the public ordi-
nary in the Assembly-room at the Star Hotel, Oxford, but
as the greater portion du' persed immediately the cloth wan
cleared there was no after-dinner oratory in the way of
toasts.

TheiVice-Chanoellor entertained with a banquet at Pem-
broke College a large and distinguished party including
the Chancellor of the University_ the Earl of 'Darby, the
President of the Association, Lord Wrotteeley, the Earl of
Rosso; the Bishop of Oxford, Sir Charles Lyell, the Bebop
of Lincoln, Lord Montmgle, Sir R. Murchison, Professors
Owen and Sedgwick, Sir W. Jardine, Bart., Professor
Faraday, &a
Later in the evening the Vice-Chancellor and Mrs. Jeans
held a reception in the dining-hall of the college. The
dining-hall was literally crowded, and the interest and
pleasure of the reception was enhanced by the circumstance
of its bringing together many who had not met since the
last meeting of the association at Aberdeen.
This morning, notwithstanding that the rain fell heavily,
the streets presented a bustling appearance from the vast
number of persons wending their way to the different
sections, all of which commenced proceedings at eleven
o'clock. The lecture-room at the New Museum, appro-
priated to the Geological department, and that at the
divinity school to Geography and Ethnology, appeared to be
mss popular, for they were crowded long before the bon-
The following papers were read during the clay at the
various sections:

Se ion A.—Mathematical and Physical Scieece.—Pre-
sideat—Rev. B. Price, M.A., F.R.S., Prof. of Nature' Phi-
losophy, Orford. 1. By the late Professor Baden Powell—
Report on Observations of Luminous Meteors, 1859-60.
Prepared by James Welsher, Eaq., F.R.S. 2. J. A. Braun
—On the Velocity of Earthquake-shocks in the Laterite of
India. 3. J. A. Brown—On the Magnetism of Certain In-
dian °makes. 4. Admiral Fitzroy—On British Stoma ;
with large diagrams. 5. Patrick Cody—On the Trisection
of an Angle by Plane Geometry. 6. Mr. Claudet—On the
Principles of the Solar Camera. 7. Mr. Claudet—On the
Means of Increasing the Angle d Binocular Instruments, in
order to obtain a stereo topic effect in proportion to their
magnifying power. 8. Rev. T. Rankin—On Meteorological
Observations for 1869, made it Baggage, East Riding, York-
shire. 9. Rev. T. Rankin—On the Different Motions of
Electric Fluid.

RacrnoN B.—Chemical Science (3fuscurn).—President
B. C. Brodie, Req., 1L A., F.H.8., Professor of Chemistry,
Oxford. 1. Dr. Bird— On the Deodorisation of Sewage.
S. J. J. Coleman—On some Remarkable Relations existing
between the AtomicWeighte, Atomic Volumes, and Proper-
ties of the Chemical FJementa.

-lEZricTti y -Rev. A. Sedgwick,
M.A., F.R.S., Prof. of Geology, Cambridge. 1. Opening
Address by the President. 2. Professor Phillips-Ow the
lefnveOra'reite. P. V;lrthi2ttolives.
505.# Viciarety
ies of Oxfordshire. 4. Edmund F.G.S.-
Oner
the Blenheim Don Ore, and the thickness of 'the to -
Sone below the Great Oolite at Stonesheld. i. Rev. P. B.
Brodie, F.0.5.--On the Stratigraphicel Position of certain
Species of the Coral in the Liu. 6. Rev. H. B. Tristram-
On the Geological Characters of the Sahara. 7. Rev. J. B.
P. Dennis, F.G.S.-On the Mode of Flight of the Pterodac-
tyls' of the Coprolite Bed near Cambridge.
Simon 0.-Zoolcnv and Botany, including Physiology.
-President-Charle:6. B I)aubeny, F.R.S., Pro.
tenor of Botany, Oxford.-I. George Ogilvie, M.D.-Re-
port on Dredging North and East Coast of Scotland. 2.
Rev. P. P. Carpenter-On the present state of Natural
History in the Coded States of America. 3. Professor J.
Ray Greene-Report on British Medusidn. 4. Rev. F. 0.
Morris-On the Permanence of Species. 5. Professor Dau-
beny-Remarks on the Final Causes of the Sexuality of
Plante ; with particular reference to Mr. Darwin's work,
"On the Origin of Species by Natural Selection.' 6. John
Hogg-On the distinctions between Planta and Animals ;
sad on a Fourth Kingdom of Nature. 7. J. 0. Westwood,
A.M.-On a Lepidopterous Parasite on Fidgets eandelaria.
Sub-Section D.-Physiology.-1. The President's Address.
2. Professor awns-On Lepticeplialiche, their Anatomy
and Systematic Position. 3. Dr. Edward Smith, P.R.& -
The action cif tea and alcohol °minuted. 4. Sir Charles
Grey-On Asiatic Cholera. 6 John Lubbock, F.ILS.-On
the development of the Buccinum.
Sallow E.-Geography and Ethnology. (Divinity
School.) President-Sir R. I. Murchisoo, G.C.St.S., D.C. L.,
F.R.S., V.P.R.G.S. 1. The President-Sir R. Murchison's
Address. 2. Captain Sward Osborn, R.N., F.R.0.5.-
On the formation of Oceanic Ice in the Arctic regions. 3.
Captain Parker Sow-On the lost Polar Expedition and
possible recovery of its scientific documents. 4. John
Crawford, Eaq., PEON Eths. Soc.-On the influence of Do-
mestic animals on the progress of Civilisation (Birds).
SECTION F. -Eonsomic Science and Statistics. (Schools.)
President-Nassau W. Senior, Eaq., M.A., late Professor of
Political Economy, Oxford. 1. The President-Opening
Address. 2. Frederick Purdy-On the Systems of Poor
Low Medical Belief. 3. Edwin Chadwick, C.8.-On the
Physiological as well as Psychological Limit to Mental
Istur
SECIION G.-Mechanical Science. (Schools.)-President
W. J. hiamiuorn Rankine, Esq., ILA., LLD., PH S.,
prdennne of Engineering, Glasgow. 1. Interim Report on
the ()aegis's of Water. 2. Report of the Committee on
Steamship Peformance. 3. Admiral Moorsom-On the
Performance of Steele Vowels. 4. I'. W. Barlow, F.R.S.
-On the Mechanical Effects of combining suspension chains
and girders, and the value of the practical application of
this system (illustrated by a model). 54 Callcott
On the longitudinal stress of the plate girder. 6. W. Hall
-On the Manufacture of Submarine Cables (illustrated by
• model and specimens). 7. C. W. Siemens--On a new
nooses of covering Bub/mine Conductors with India.
rubber or compounds of Indiarubber.

r,:riturianaT.—Tbie being Corona-

tion.day, all shops have been closed and a gene;sl holiday
kept. An excursion train arrived here from London, and
one went from hence to the metropolis and Hampton
Court. Excursion boats also went to Cowes sad Hyde and
round the isle of Wight. A large prooession of Foresters
weed through the town and dined in a marquee in the
Antelope cridret•greand. Mr. F. Perkins, the mayor, Mr.
lieprisom., one of the members of the town, and a number of
o her ptitlemen, dined with the Foresters. A fair was also
held on Southampton•common. The sky has been dull all
day but no rain has fallen, and the air has been refreshingly
cool, so that the holiday folks have enjoyed themselves
better than if the weather Lad been as hot as might have
been expected at this time of year.
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