The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-17 00:00:00

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION AT NOTTINGHAM.

For the convenience of our readers we may take
this opportunity of specifying the nature of the arrange-
ments. The president of the emaciation, who is annually
appointed, is William B. Grove, Eaq., F.R.S.,
of whom we lately quoted from the Leisure Hoar an inte-
resting memoir, and who on Wednesday evening next will
deliver the inaugural address in the handsome theatre et
this town, on opening the thirty-sixth annual meeting of
the amociation, and on succeeding to the chair, which will
then be resigned by Professor Phillips, D.C.L., F.A.S.
The vice-presidents of the meeting are the Lords-Lieu.
tenant of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and Nottingham-
' shire ; the Right Hon. J. E. Denison, M.P., the Sneaker
the House of Commons ; Messrs. W. F. Webb, of
Newstead Abbey ; Thomas Graham, D.C.L. ; Jo-
seph Hooker, M.D., Master of the Mint; John
Russell Hind, F.H.8., the celebrated astronomer, who
is a native of Nottingham ; and our intelligent townsman
Mr. Thomas Close. The general secretary is Mr. Francis
Galion, of Knightsbridge, London ; the ssentant general .
Secretary, Mr. George Griffith, of Oxford ; the local secre-
taries, Dr. Robertson, Mr. E. J. Lowe, and the Rev. J. F.
McCall= ; and the local treasurer, Mr. Ichabod Charles
Wright. On Monday next, the 20th ind., and following
days, the Corn Exchange In Thurlsedstreet, will be open
as a reception room, where personal applications for tickets
and for general information mustbe made. Thegeneral com-
mitt.. will hold its first meeting in the Guildhall ontbe22nd
inst. at 1 o'clock. The different sections will assemble in the
rooms appointed for them for the reading and discussion of
rreepport• and other communications on the 23rd, 24th, 25th,
27th,and28thof August, at 11 o'clock sm. There ere seven
sections, including Mathematical and Physical Science,
Chemical Science, Geology, Biology, Geography end Eth-
nology, Economic Science and Statistics, and Mechanial
Science. To each sections separate president of eminence
in his department is appointed, with an efficient staff of
secretaries. On the evening of the Bird inst. there will
be a soiree in the Exhibition Building, which has been ape.
dolly prepared and decorated for the occasion, and will
assuredly present a some of great beauty and interest.
On the evening of the 24th inst. Mr. Huggins will
deliver, in the theatre, a discourse on the moults
of Spectrum Analysis applied to the Heavenly Bodies.
On the 25th there will be excursions to places of interest
in the district ; end in the evening • oomplimenMry son-
oert by the Sacred Harmonic Society of Nottingham,in
the Neehanics'-hall. On the evening of the 27th Dr.
Hooker will deliver, in the theatre, a discourse on Insular
Floras ; and on the evening of the 28th there will he
another soiree in the Exhibition Building. On the 29th
the concluding general meeting will be held in the Guild-
hall, at 3 o'clock p.m. ; and on the 30th there will he far-
ther excursions into the country, which will close the pre.
ceedings In addition to the programme of the association,
we may state that for the gratification of them bers and
the many visitors who may be expected in Nottingham on
this interesting occasion, there will be a grand floral and
horticultural exhibition in the park, on a scale of inter-
national extent and beauty. On the 28th the govern-
ment inspection of the Robin Hood Battalion of
Volunteers will take place in Restwocelpark, the seat
of the honorary colonel, the Duke of St. Albans, who
has kindly intimated his intention of giving a military
festival at the close of the review, which rumour says
may he honoured by the presence of his Royal Highness
the Prince of Wales. And to complete the variety of
arrangements and entertainments ineeleatal to the
! Scientific Congress, an amateur performance at the Na-
-1 tingham Theatre is announced for the evening of the 29th
s inst., for the benefit of the Bye Dememery.—Nottesegesee
s Guardian.

A beautiful altar tomb, composed of white
marble, bap just bees,teedprincein Sanoftbivdciam
ItCli bure.ehyardthe
blonnagbie•""ll • 14":--" M. B. G. Brown Mous, 30 years
lector ot Santmen4un and Babingley; died January 28,
1868. in the 751 year of bin age.—albertua Edouardua,
P. W., it morwriaw penult."

MAPPIN BROTHERS, LONDON-BRIDGE.