The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-23 00:00:00

ING, JUNE

REMARKS.

The weather is fine, and
westerly, light, on our coasts this morn
coast of France the winds are easter)
riven considerably. Barometers general
afternoon at Yarmouth there was than

The Dramatic College fete is arranged for Satur-
day July 7, and Monday, July 9, at Crystal Palace.
A meeting of the Palestine Exploration commit-
tee is called for Thursday next, to receive Capt. Wilson's
report of his recent visit to Syria. The meeting, which
will be held in the Asiatic Society's rooms, will determine
on the future course of the exploring party.
Lord Romilly opened his new Literary Search
Room at the Record-office, in Fetter-lane, on Thursday-
The apartment is well arranged and well lighted ; and all
fees, except for certified copies of documents, have been
abolished.
The Birmingham Rose Show, one of the best, if
not the best, provincial meeting of its kind, takes place
this year on the sth and tith of July.
The meetings of scientific societies for the en-
suing week are :—Monday, Geographical, at 84, " Explo-
rations on the Atbara, Abyssinia," Mr. Baker. Tuesday,
Ethnological, at 8, " Remarkable Archaeological Discove-
ries, Ireland," Sir J. Lubbock ; " Ancient Manufacture of
Stone Implements at Pressigny," Professor Steenstrup and
Sir J. Lubbock ; Zoological, at " New Australian
Snakes," Mr. Krefft ; " Habitat of Chums Derbiana," Mr.
Moore. Wednesday, Society of Arta, at 4, annual general
meeting. Saturday, Botanic, at 33.
A meeting of her Majesty's Commissioners for
the Paris Exhibition of 1857 was held yesterday in the
Sheepshanks-gallery of the South Kensington Museum, at
which H.R.H. the Prince of Wales presided. The follow-
ing members of the commission were present :—Earl
Granville, K.G., Duke of Buckingham, Duke of Cleveland,
K.G. Marquis Camden, K.G., Earl Stanhope, Earl of
Kase, K.P., Lord Portman, Lord Overstone, Lord
Houghton, Sir John Pakington, G.C.B.' Right Hon. Robt.
Lowe, M.P., Sir Alex. Spearman, Sir C. Wentworth Dilke,
Sir Francis Greint, P.R.A., the Right Hon. the Lord
Mayor, Mr. Edgar Bowring, C. 8., Mr. Akroyd, M.P., Mr.
Baring, M.P., Mr. Forster, M.P., Mr. Gregory, Mr.
Hawes, Mr. Heymann,llr. Hollins, Mr. A. J. B. Beresford-
Hope, M.P., Mr. Maguire, M.P., Mr. Redgrave, R.A.,
Lieut.-General Sabine, P.R.S., Mr. Warington Smyth, Mr.
Frederick Taylor' and Mr. Thring. H.R.H. the Duke of
Cambridge and the Marquis of liartington were also
present.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, JUNE 22.—The
Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade hereby give notice that such Chinese
ports as may not have been hitherto opened to British
trade are not to be considered open without a formal
declaration to that effect. The harbour-master at Hong
Kong will be instructed not to issue clearances for Kiung
Chow, in Hainan, until a British consul shall have been
established at that port, and the opening of the port has
been publicly notified.—Gasette.
QUARANTINE NOTICES. The Board of Trade
give notice that in consequence of the occurrence of some
cases of Asiatic cholera, vessels clearing from ports in the
United Kingdom for Spanish ports must be prepared to
undergo such quarantine restrictions in those ports as the
Spanish government may see fit to impose. The Board of
Trade have received information from her Majesty's
acting-consul at Malaga, that all vessels arriving from Li-
verpool will be required to perform quarantine at the foul
lucent, and that vessels arriving from other ports of the
United Kingdom will be subject to a quarantine of obser-
vation of five days. The Board of Trade have also received,
from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of
a despatch from her Majesty's Minister at Athens, report-
ing that vessels arriving in Greek pinta from Liverpool or
Birkenhead will be subjected to a quarantine of eleven days
from the date of arrival.
THF. BILITISH McsErst.—A memorial has been
presented to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the fol-
lowing words, and with the signatures appended :.—" It
having been stated that the scientific men of the metropolis
are, as a body, entirely opposed to the removal of the natural
history collections from their present situation in the Bri-
tish Milieu:it, we, the undersigned fellows of the Royal,
Linnean, Geological, and Zoological Societies of London,
beg leave to offer to you the following expression of our
opinion unon the subject. We are of opinion that
it is of tundatnental importance to the progress of
the natural viences in this conntry that the admi-
nistration of the national natural history collections
should be separated from that of the library and art collec-
tions, and placed under one officer, who should be imme-
Lity responsible to one of the Queen's ministers. We
the exact locality of the National Museum of Seta-
ZlTstery as a question of comparatively minor import-
ance, provided that it be conveniently accessible and
within the metropolitan district. G. Bentham, W. B.
Camenter, M.D., W. 8. Dallas, C. Darwin, F. Ducane
Russell, O. 0
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Godman, J. H. Gurney, B. Hamilton, ILD.,J. D. Hooker,
M.D., T. H. Huxley, J. Kirk, Lilford, A. Newton, W. K.
Parker,Eersom A.
G. Selater-Booth, S. J. A. Salter, W. H. Simpson, J.
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