The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-10 00:00:00

CHEMISTRY.

In this section Dr. RICHARDSON read a paper on methyl
compounds. He stated, as the result of experiments, that
chloroform caused death by arresting nervous action, and
not by a muscular action on the heart. He said that the
danger of using it as an aniesthetio arose from the difficulty
of eliminating it from the body. The titachloride of carbon
he declared to be still more dangerous, and its use was to
be denounced. He recommended nitrate of methyl, and
still more bichloride of methylen. He showed by expert.
ments that the latter was harmless and easily manageable.
Mr. Nunnelley, of Leeds, praised these researches, and
stated his belief that pure hydro-carbon would turn out to
be the best iunistbetic.

The general concurrence of opinion among the Associa-
tion is, that next year's meeting shall be held at Norwich.
The claims of Plymouth, Exeter, Edinburgh, and Liver-
pool will be considered for 1869. It was decided this after-
noon that In. Hooker, of Kew-gardens, the well-known
botanist and traveller, should be the president of the
association next year.

The excuraion to St. Andrew's on Saturday included a
dinner in the hall of the United College, where a dis-
tinguished company of literary and scientific men as-
sembled under the presidency of Principal Tußoth.
Professor PHILLIPS acknowledged the toast of "The
British Association," proposed by the chairman ; Sir W.
Thompson proposed "The University and City," to which
Principal Tulloch responded ; and for the toast of " The
Geological Section of the British Association," proposed
by Dr. Robert Chambers, Mr. Geikie returned thanks.
The Rev. Dr. A. K. R. Bow then proposed "Scientific
Travel and Exploration," coupled with the name of Dean
Stanley, on whom he passed a high eulogium, and said he
had perhaps more friends in St. An&aw's than he was
aware of.

[ STABIPED, ld. ADDITIORAL.

Dean STANLET said he wished to express his sincere
thanks for the way in which the company had
received the toast, and to his friend Dr. Boyd for
the kind way in which he had proposed it. He felt
that he had no claim whatever to be present—
not only no claim to respond to the toast, but
to be present on this occasion. He felt like Saul among
the prophets. (Laughter.) But these were two points as
to which he might trey that the toast which Dr. Boyd had
proposed connected him both with St. Andrew's and with
the British Association. He bad a certain foible, that he
had never been able fully to believe any historical event
till he had seen the locality in which it had occurred. (A
laugh.) It was that which originally brought him to St.
Andrew's. He could not believe, after all he had read,
that Archbishop Sharp had really been murdered till be
had examined Magus Moor—(laughter)—and his friend
Principal Tulloch would remember the trouble he (the
dean) gave him, when he took him over the brambles to see
the exact spot on which the murder took place. (Laughter
and applause.) But after that he had conic year after
year to see St. Andrew's • and, from the charm of the
place it had always been a kind of second uni-
versity to him. (Applause.) He bad been able to pursue
his studies here apart from the constant abstractions of
London and Westminster, and he did not think that he
could have pursued them better in any other place.
He therefore felt that he had a right to come here on
account of what he considered a WI-matriculated con-
nexion with the university. (Applause.) The other I
thing connecting him with the British Association was the I
exploration of Palestine. He wished he could lay any
claim to be an explorer. He bad seen Palestine, as thou-
sands of other travellers had done, without having an
opportunity of exploring. On that ground he thought it
necessary that there should be a fund established
for the exploration of those mysteries which no
mere traveller had been able to ascertain ; and
it was with pleasure that he had heard the
subject brought before the association. (Applause.)
Napoleon, when he was at Jaffa, was asked by some one to
go and see Jerusalem; but lie replied, "It is not within
the line of my operations." (Laughter.) It gave him
great satisfaction to think that the British Association
took a different view of this matter, and that it had con-
fessed that Jerusalem, in more senses than one, lay within
I the sphere of its operations. (Vol;reeel.
Professor Fun, St. Andrew's. " The Economic
Section of the British Association," coupled with the
name of Mr. Grant Duff, M.P. He dwelt at some length
on the value of economic science, and on the able manner
in which Mr. Grant Duff performed his duties as a mem-
ber of parliament.
Mr. GRANT Dun', M.P., returned thanks. He said he
had no doubt that the compliment had been paid to the
Economic Section for this reason, that the Scottish univer-
sities, from no fault of their own, had
to the science of Adam Smith that full and cordial recog-
nition that might have been expected. (Hear, bear.)
I From whose fault was it? From the fault of the state—
from the fault of the House of Commons. He walked
down from the station in company with a distinguished
professor of Oxford, who said to him, " Your great
Scotch ecclesiastics seem never to have done so
much for learning as they did in England:' to
which he replied, " They did what they could."
(Applause.) He was happy to say that the benevo-
lence of Scotland was beginning to flow towards the
universities (applause)—and that it was taking
chiefly and wisely the form of fellowships to give
encouragement to those who bad made certain progress in
learning. Looking to the statistics laid before parliament,
and to those laid before the Economic Section by Profaner
Levi, he did not think that any man could doubt that
Scotland had a claim to additional grants from the state.
(Applause.) He referred to the deputation who went to
government last spring regarding the universities, and said
he hoped that next ear it would be more successful. At
all events, it would go up every session until its request
was granted. (Applause.) He hoped the deputation would
in future include a deputy from St. Andrews University,
which had the honour of being the most ancient, and was
presided over by one of the greatest of the men of science,
and also by one of the wisest and most liberal of Scotch-
men. (Applause.)
Professor Rooms, Oxford, proposed " The Houses of
Parliament."

Sir ROBERT Agirriiirrann, in replying, said he had
' no fear that any parliament in future would reverse the
great measures which the parliaments in the put had
passed ; and he concluded by expressing a hope that the
greatness of the country might stand as high under the
new Reform Bill as it did under the one that was shortly
to expire. (Applause.)
Dr. STOBRAR proposed " The Course of Social Pawns,"
coupled with the name of Sir John BowriLig.
Professor CAMPBELL then proposed " The Literature of
Science," coupled with the name of Professor Kingsley.
He also mentioned the names of Principal Forbes, Dr.
Chambers, and others who deserved honour in connection
with this toast.
Professor KiNcscer said be had to return thanks for
the unexpected honour of coupling his name with any
toast within these learned walls, and especially in connec-
tion with the meeting of a body such as the British Amor
dation. He did not speak for those honoured names
which Professor Campbell had chosen to mention, but
only for those whom he might be used to represent. He
and they seemed to be the camp followers of science,
coming on after the great columns of the army, hanging on
to the outskirts—perhaps taking care of the sick end
wounded—perhaps foraging and plundering • little.
(Laughter and applause.) Other men laboured, and they
entered into their labours. (A laugh.) However the best
thing they could say was that while they robbed—and
they robbed pretty handsomely too--(laughter)—
they always kept a few scraps for the children. (Ap-
plawit.) He who made the universe, or caused it to
be made, was speaking to little children face to face in
everything. (Applause.) If they, as the poor camp-fol-
lowers of science, could only get a few little children to',
understand that, by telling them to look at fact as the
most sacred thing they could see with their eyes, or hear
with their ears, or understand with their young under-
standings, then, by the blessing of God, they could do
much by training up • race of boys and girls who should
be able to take in the facts gradually developed, and, at
all events, have the email facts from the real men he saw
around him ; and thus they would have saved the British
Association a gnat deal of unnecessary trouble. (Ap-
Omen)

A CHARM ER.—An instance of gross superstition
his just oome under our notice in this town (Tauston)—
abounding with churches, chapels, collegiate institutions,
and schools— which we publish for the edification of those
who still believe in the rower of the conjurer. Not ono
hundred miles from the Taunton and Somerset HosMIA,
on the opposite side of the road, is a beerhouse, the land-
lady of which had used too freely of chalk, and deeply re-
petted that she should have been so simple as to have
permitted so much alcohol to have been drunk without
payment. In fact she was owed • oonsiderable sum. A
wide-awake customer, doubtless, knew this, and waited
upon her to get a little more money out of her already
shrunken pocket by stratagem. His name is Bovbier, and
he gets a livelihood by consulting the oracles, curing all
sorts of diseases by incantations, and compelling debtors to
pay creditors by potent spells. He told the landlady that he
was the seventh son of the seventh son of old conjurer Baker,
a man who, many years ago, resided at Westleigh.near Wel-
lington, and in those days was looked upon by the country
people as "a wise man." The landlady had heard of the
great repute of Baker, as she when young resided in his
neighbourhood. the asked him whether he had power to
"charm " persons who owed Ler money, and his reply was
that nothing was easier. lie asked for a small blue plate,
into which he poured some ink, placing in the centre,
cress-ways, two crooked pins. This she was to place under
her bed at the bewitching hour of night, saying each even-
ing for four days, " Abacadabra, Abacadabra, Abaca-
dabra." In fifteen days therefrom the plate was to be
removed, and whilst she was carefully cleaning it, to say
" Cabadahabra, Cahadahabra, Cabadahbra." In fifteen
days from thence the whole of her debtors, if even in
London, would send the amount of the money they owed.
For this he received Si, with a promise of 10s. more
should his prognostications be verified. We need scarcely
say that the has not seen any of her money since, nor has
she seen the fellow, who, she is now convinced, is •
thorough scoundrel.— Western Liasly Press.

THE OAKS COLLIERY.—Owing to the change in
the plan for opening out the workings some delay
has been occasioned, but the greatest precautions have
been taken to lessen the risk of any senous interruption
when an entrance is effected. At the bottom of the shaft
there are three porches, there being two branches from the
west, one going to the cupola and the other to the south
leveL The greater part of the porches has been walled in,
whilst in the south one two doors have been fixed, to pre-
vent the fresh air from entering whilst the men are
engaged in exploring with their gas-proof dresses. On
leaving off work on Saturday evening at air o'clock, there
was only some three or four hours' work to do before all
was completed. Whilst the men were engaged at the
bottom during the week a small field moues was found
alive, and, singularly enough, a similar animal was seen
by young Barker on the night of the explosion when
searching for the bodies.
THE PANAMA RAILROAD. —An interesting state-
ment has recently been compiled by Colonel Totten, the
chief engineer of the Panama Railroad, showing the trade
of the railway from the opening in 1855 to December, 1866.
From this statement it appears that during the twelve
years the road has been in operation there base been trans-
ported over it 396032 passengers, 501,218,748 dollars in
gold, 147,377,113 dollars in silver, 5,130.010 dollars in
jewellery, 19,062,567 dollars in paper money, and 614,535
tons of mail matter, baggage, merchandise, and coal

1 eaterday Harlow annual fair was held, but the
cattle plague regulations prohibited the trade in horned
cattle. There was a brisk horse fair, and good sound
animals found boyess at high prima.

(TWOPENCE

*parttng intelligence.

TATTERSALL'S. -MON DAY.

Many of the members having taken their departure for
Doncaster there was but a thin attendance at Albert-gate
to-day, and as some of those present were bound for the
5.25 train the business transacted was of limited extent
and brief duration. The Great Yorkshire Handicap was
mentioned now and then, with offers of sto 1 on the field
but the backing of Monitreu for a small amount at 8 to 1
was the only actual transaction that came under our notice
in connexion with this event. No change took place on
the St. Leger. Hermit remained as firm as possible, while
Achievement appeared to have lived down all opposition,
and parties were now as anxious to back her as they were
a few days since to lay. For a long time no longer odds
than 5 to 4 were forthcoming against Mr. Chaplin's colt,
but immediately one speculator offered 550 to 400,
be was shot, and the backer seemed pleased with
his bargain. There were numerous offers to take
2to 1 about Achievement, but 7 to 4 were the current odds.
It is true that 190 to 100 was onoeoffered, but backers were
firm in standing out for their price, and consequently the
mare was not backed. Vauban was industriously inquired
after, and it was proposed again and again to accept 11 to
1 but as offers stopped short at 10 to 1 nothing came of
this either. Of the outsiders, Fervacques was the only
one who came in for support, the representative of that
&Villa' accepting 30 Mike sad 1000 to 35, the last-
named bet being also bookdin another quarter. At the
same time 5 to 1 would have been taken about " the
Frenchman" for a plow but no one would make ;an offer.
There were a few buts booked on the Ceearewitch. Ar-
mower was supported at 1000 to 40 twice, and the same
odds would have been taken again, but offers were now
reduced to 20 to 1 • 500 to 15 apt Lothario, 40 " ponies
zortman, and 1000 to 10 apt Miss Havelock completed
the afternoon's transactions. Prices at the close were :

GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.
6 to 1 east Duke of Beaufort's Seville, 3 yrs, Sat 101 b (o)
Bto I Mr. Heatheote's Monitress, 4 yrs, bet (t
and offered)
10 to 1 Lord Wertmoriand's Thalia, 4 yrs, 64 Mb (0)
100 to 8 Mr. R. B. Jelfeers Weather Btar, S yea,
fat 1M )offered)
100 to 8 Mr. R. Ten Broeck's La Dauphine, 4 yrs,
64 Mb .offered, take 100 to 6)
ST. LEGER.
- - -

650 to 400 eget Mr. Chailin's Hemilt
7 to 4 Colonel Parsons Achievement (o, t 2to 1)
10 to 1 Duke of Besufort's Vauban (off, tllto 1)
20 to 1 Duke of Newcastle's Julius toff'
25 to 1 Marquis of Hastings' challenge 'off)
28 to 1 Mr. Ade Montgomery's Fervarques (t 1
1000 to 30 Mr. Flemings Van Ambutgll (off;
1000 to 8 Mr. Bowes's Terabits to)
3 to 1 on Hermit, 1,2, 3 (taken).
3 to 2 agit Vauban, 1,2, 3 kalono)
6 to 1 Fermonnea, 1,2, 3 ;wanted)

20 to 1 mpg Mr. elits . o lie, yrs, Tit (off)
Mto 1 Colonel G. W. Ituot's Armourer, S yrs, eat 21b
(taken and wanted)
600 to 15 Baron Rothschild's Lotharlo, 4 yrs, tit 41h (t 1
40 to 1 Mr. W. Moseley's Sportsman, 4 yrs, eat lib (t)
40 to 1 Mr. Hodgman's Vigorous, 4 yrs, est lttb so)
1000 to 10 Marquis of Hastings' Miss Havelock, 4 yrs,
7st 151 b (taken;
BETTING IN LONDON.—MONDAY.

To-day there was • " full house " and brisk business.
Operations commenced with the Great Yorkshire Handi-
cap, and for some time Seville, Priest, and Bmdamante
were each laid against at 8 to 1 ; towards the cloec, how-
ever, offers against the first-named did not exceed 6to 1,
while Mr. Payne's mare slightly receded, 100 to 12 being
laid and offered. Thalia was supported early in the
day at 10 to 1, but 100 to 8 was afterwards offered, at
which odds 500 to 40 was booked. Monitress, who ap-
peared on Saturday to be numbered among the dead, was
resuscitated to-day, and found friends at prices ranging
from 100 to Bto9to 1, this being her final quotation
taken. The remaining homes backed were Weather Star,
Knight Errant, and La Dauphine, but the investments in
each instanoe were limited, and in a few words it may be
noted that East Lancashire dropped to 100 to 4. For the
St. Leger, 100 to 80 was booked four or five times about
Hermit, and sto 4 was pretty freely accepted on all
bands. Achievement would have met with substantial
rapport at 2to 1 ; in fact, one speculator offered to take
1000 to 500, but no more than 7to 4 was to be bad for
love or money. Vauban had a healthy appearanoe,
coming in for a fair share of support at 10
to 1, and rejoicing in many place buckets, who
unhesitatingly booked 3 to 2 about him for
• " situation." Another feature of the morning's
speculation was the laying 55 to 40 on Hermit against
Achievement, best of 1 2 3, the backer repeating this bet
three times, and desiring to go on. Of the other candi-
dates, Challenge was the only one whose name was written,
500 to 20 being the transaction. The first Cesarewitch
quotation was 20 to 1 on the field. an offer that remained
open to the finish. Some half-dozen limas were backed,
but not for much, Maid of Masham filly and King Victor
being apparently in most request. Closing quotations ea
follows :

GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.
6to 1 apt Seville t 7 ' 100 to 8 .Kit Thalia
to 1) IVO to 7 Knight I.7ntni
8 to 1 Priest (t) (I}
100 to 12 Dradantanto (t 1000 to 00 InDatiphine(t)
and off) 100 to 6 Vlrldia ,off)
9to 1 Kloaltreas (1) 100 to 4 Lost Lanca-
-100 to 8 WeatbarStar(t) shire ,off)

6 to 4 apt Henntt 31
7 to 4 Achievement
,off, 12101)
In to 1 Vlothan
20 to 1 Julius .0171

25 to 1 apt Fen•acquea
3to 1 on llernnt 1,2, 3

Sto 2 apt VatilUin I, 2, 3

coo t-L gjo (t)
66 to 40 mg Hermit Nog Ac
CENARC
20 to 1 sgst Blinkhoolle (0,1
1000 to 30 longbow colt

Cbirreesent best al, 2, 3 ,t)
WITCH.
40 to 1 lilt Sportsman (tic

t)
40 to 1 Xing Victor it)
40 W 1 Maid of 114-
11114111 t (if
40 to 1 Thalia ,t)

1000 to 10 Scari;;roogb(t)
600 to 10 Usurper t)
60 to 1 Was Harriette
(off)

500 to 5 Canna Ball (t)

CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
40 to 1 apt Seatboruaith (t)
BETTING AT MANCHESTER—MoNDAY•.
CHAMPAGNE tITAXEd.
2to 1 apt Blue Gown It I: I 4to 1 apt Mameluke (off)