The Express.
London, England, 1859-02-10 00:00:00

EDUCATION IN 6COTLAND.4BOLITION
OP TESTS.

A public meeting, for the purpose of originaLoinj
• morenent to obtain the sholttioa of the tea now imposed
upon the parochial Madan la Penland, was held in in-
burgh nrillonstity. On the platform sore tto Lord Pro-
vost, Mr. A. M. Dunlop, MY., Mr. black. M.P., Mr. Wa-
rren, M.P., Ihr James Forrest, Bart., Mr. Weuchope, of
Edmonsion, sod autocrats other gentlemen.
The DIAN ef FACULTY 1310•14 a a solution decide lly
condemning the test which hinds pato:hial twines to the
eatablia:ed church.

Mr. BLACK, M.P., amended the Fes Julio*, end olasswed
that he tad no d-,ubt that •heo the queatian came hereto the
House of Commons ft would be awned by a large majer.ty.
The resolatun wan carr.ef, as were (masts in favour of the
object of the eating.
Sir J. FORREST ',teal that Dr. Guthrie hal received hem
Lord Paassure that afternoon a tel. Evapbie moulage expos-
ing hfs enure spirovel of the mown& and of the era Autions
t 4 prepoaed.
The nuseisg ecneluded with a vote of thaake to the Lord
Provost.

ROYAL 61.001APHICAL Sociwrv.—At the even-
ts( meeting a Monday neat, at 8i p to., the tollowice
papers will be reed "Aurora Borealis in Greenland,"
b y J. W. Tsylsr, Esq. ; 2. tt Discovery by Captain Palliser,
P.R.G.R., sod Dr. Hector, of Preetiesble Posses through
the Rocky Movattains within the Bride! Possessions," he.
MEDICO-CIIIROIGICAL HISTORY OF THE Rue.
SIAM WAIL—Teo folio volumes of Moths on the subject of
the Ciime eami sign, comprising together 1,040 pages,
besides tables sad diagrams, ware published yesterday. The
notorioasbreak• down dour medial sys'emisexeused, in these
returns by numerous proofs of the difficulties which beset the
Army Medical Department. Dr. A. Smith, having bees
egmouraged by the late Mini.ter for War (Lord Panmure)
to carry out a plan be Owl submitted to his lordship, caused
• purls, or descriptive Wes, to be perpered of ail letters
Isearieg on matters relstsng to the army from the 11th
February, 1854, to the final evactur los of the Crimea
afbr the restoration of peace. This precis appeared some
months ago. Ihe publicati.i of the present volumes is •
corollary which in feet, conet.tuted et second pet of Dr.
Smith's plan. It gives, first, a military malice] history of '
the individual corps of which the army is composed; then an
account of discs e and %lauds trca'ed during the per:od that
the troops served in Turkey, Bulgaria, and the Cr.mta; and
las ly, a variety of reports. returns, diagrams, and other
documeate beanng os the diffstent branches of inortiry. Dr.
Danbury and Bt4s,Burgeon Matthew hove furnished the
statements, with astiatance from several medical officers
in the compilation of regimental end general returns.
?rhos of the different p oltione occupied by the
troops, both while stwiceed in Bulgaria, as well as
when distributed in frost of Behe‘topol, accontheay the re-
ports. Dr. Andrew Smith capre,ses aa opiaioa that th•se
volumes will irclicate bow little le to be expeo'e I t' whenever
a country not matt.t date; oestianondy • war retshilettivent,
Is suddenly, especially shor a forty years' peace, compelled
to despatch a hest& force to operate 'plait a powerhd
may.
At the meeting of the Liverpool Town Council
yesterday (We lnt slay), it was 'greed to lay a rate of •
;nay in the pasta in ad of the Pies Public Library and
obelus.
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