The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-23 00:00:00

NOTION ONSOCIAL SCHWA

SEVENTH DAY.-TAE CLOSING MEETING.

The closing meeting of the Social Science Association wm
held in the solicitor,' room. Thorn was a crowded attend-
ance of ladies and gentlemen. Amongst those preseat were
the Lord Justice of Appeal, Sir Robert Peel, Chief Secre-
tary far Ireland ; the attorney-General, the Solicitor-
GeneraL Mr. J. Lentaigne, Dr. G. B. Wheeler, Sir John
Shaw Lefeme, Rev. Dr. (:raves, Ac.
Mr. Hammon read the report of the association.
The Rev. Mr. Smigrutu, read report. from the breach
associations of Liverpool and Bradford, which gave a metier
factory account of the working of those societies.
The Loan Jounce of ANTAL mid—l have the distin-
guished honour of being selected to move a vote of thanks,
and, in doing so, ! will include a few observatioes with which
I shall trouble the meeting. Your lordship's services are, I
may venture to my, incapable of ippreciation. But I sob
the politic sentiment when I my that they are deeply sew
Bible of the great value of your lordship's services ; that the
recollection of them will be permanent, and that obligation
can never cease as long as the important objects of this
association shall be dear to the human race. (Hear, hem.)
You devoted to this important subject, I may say, the exclu-
sive atteution of your later years, and the "Sons of your
vast experience, and the energies of your great intellect.
We are justly proud to see a luau gifted with all the powers
of mind, to see you at thu tirno of life enabled with unim-
paired vigour to discharge those duties so important to the
interests of mankind. (Hoar, hear.) Permit me to say
that it affords satisfaction to us to witness in our own
country the possessor of them qualities of wisdom' philan-
thropy, and intellect (Applause.) With these few ob-
serrations, I propose a resolution which, I am sure, will be
received with reclamation not only within these walls, but
will receive the universal concurrence of every one in the
country wbo has seen your service". The resolution is this
—"Tina the marked thanks of the meeting be given to
Lord Brougham for hie services as President of the Social
Science Association." (Applause.)
Mr. JOIIN LY.NTAIGNE seconded the resolution.

Sir Rosear Parr., who, upon rising, was received with lond
and prolonged applause, said—Ladies and gentlemen, I
have been unexpectedly celled upon to put the resolution
which has been now submitted to you by the hon. gentle-
man who proposed it. Of course, it la not for me- it would,
in fact, be misplaced—as a stranger, to venture to offer any
observations on the meetings which have excited, aa we
have known and heard, such marked approbation on the
part of the citizens and inhabitants of Dublin and other
places. But, in putting this resolution to the meeting, I
can assure the noble lord in the chair that it expresses what
is felt by every one in this hall. (Applause.) We have
many of us, whatever may be the length of our lives, had
before us the eminent services of most distinguished
men, and whenever, in the progress of the lives of men,
they have Leen associated at public meetings, there the
name of Lord Brougham has been conspicuous in ad-
vocating those measures which may tend to the advance-
ment mid improvement of the people. (Hear, bear.)
Although he has long reached the period of life when,
in the due progrees of events, naturally he cannot expect
much longer to give this country, and the world generally,
the service of his great intellect, he may rest satisfied be
leaves behind a name not easily erased from recollection.
But his country know that although he has lived to the
peat age which he has now attained, he may still ren-
der immense service to the country. And whether his
connexion be with this association or with great measures
in parliament, the name of Brougham will be recol-
lected as long as this great empire bolds the position
which she now so magnificently sustains. I cannot re-
frain, ladies and gentlemen, from saying one word as to
the kind manner in which you received me when I rose.
(Applause.) It may be misplaced to make an allusion of
this nature on such an occasion as the present, but I capitol
refrain from thanking the hon. gentleman who spoke in the
early part of the discussion forthe remarks he made with re-
femme to the public service, of my father. (Loud applause.)
No doubt, in this country any father's merrier have, happily
for me, loft behind them a very grateful recollection, and one
of the most earnest desires I shall have, will beta endeavour
to render myself, so far as my bumble abilities will render
me capable of doing, in some way worthy of the
great fame that he has left behind him. (Cheers.) And.
though at a long distance removed from him, yet I will
still endeavour to the best of my power to devote my
abilities in the same course which he so eminently and
successfully pursed. (Hear, hear.) I wish, therefore,
ladies and gentlemen, with your permission, to put this re-
solution to the meeting, which has been placed in my hands.
I am quite certain that the universal feeling of every heart
in this hell will respond to the expression which it conveys,
tamely, "that the thanks of the meeting are again given to
Lord Brougham, as the President of the Social Science
Congress." Sir Robert Peel resumed his seat amid loud ap-
plause.
The resolution was carried amid acclamation.

Lord BROU.iliAn, who was loudly cheered, said--Ladies
and gentlemen, I assure you, however gratifying to me the
kind manner in which you have received the motion, it has
not the recommendation which usually attends such grati-
fications—that of novelty. (Applause and laughter.) The
reception I met with upon the present occasion is only such
es I have ever met with since I arrived in this country.
(Hear. hear.) It is impossible to feel more deeply grateful
thee I feel for the kind and affectionate reception which I
met with here. The report which has been read of the
council has stated to you the various operations of the
association under its six departmeuta. It is unnecessary
fur me to enter into any detail respecting any one of these
six broaches ; but I must again repeat, not only that I
have felt personally grateful, but I have on the part of the
association at the head of which I have the honour of stand-
ing; it becomes me to iterate the thanks rendered to
Dublin in the report, for the kind reception and useful co-
operation of all ages and both sexes of the Irish people.
(Hear, hear.) We have met with the kindest and most
courteous reception, from the Lord Lieutenant downwards ;
from the Lad Lieutenant and the Lord Mayor, I ought to
say, downwards. Every rank and every description of
persons seemed to vie with each other and rival each
other in the kindness, and usefuloens, and the
activity of oceoperation with which they received us.
(Hear, hear.) I have many causes of regret personally;
nod on the part of the association, I have one cause
of regret of the same sort—namely, that the period at which
our labours cases, and our residence here is at an end, has
arrived, and that period has happened just on the arrival
of her Majesty our Sovereign. (Cheer.) It would be the
greatest possible pleasure for the association, • pleasure in
which 1 on sure all present will partake, if we happened
to be no situated as to be able to pay our respects, and to
testify the loyalty of our attachment to our sovereign.
(Applaiim.) For I may truly say upon this occasion, while
I lament the impossibility of testifying our devoted ser-
vices and homage to the Illustrious sovereign, I may truly
may that in every respect, in her public capacity and in
her private, there never was a sovereign in this or any
other country, more entitled to admiration and to the pa-
MOW° of her people—(cheers)—as a sovereign ruling on
truly constitutional principles, and ma parent educating her
family to be an example to every other family in her do-
minions. (Renewed applause.) And the Prince Consort
also is highly deserving of the respectful attachment of the
people. He has been • patron of the stiennell, of the arts,
and of social progrees—(applause)—and has been himself
the founder of an international imtituttoo, which met at
the end of the summer before last--I mean the Industrial
Statistical Congress. It was, indeed, a happy suggestion of
our visitors MM. Desmarest and Gamier Peges and others,
that of adding a sixth department to that of International
Law and Commerce. Now, I cannot conclude without ex-
pressing. once more my gratitude, not only to the principal
secretaries, but my gratitude to the local secretaries of Dub-
lin, and the proidents of the various departments, for their
care, attention, mid most constant exertions. Their
services have been most valuable. I hope we
shall not part without entering • vote of thanks
to them, though the reception which you gave to the
address in which they are thanked will amount almost
to the name thing. (Hear, hear.) I would wish also, as
has been done on ell former °emulous, to render our thanks
to the press- the local press, for the aid it affonled. It has
bees constant, and it has been faithful ; but I ought also to
state that we receive from the more distant branches of that
I greet 'nob) ishnieu t I mean from the metropolitan press, and
from the press in Edinburgh and Glasgow—also the most
constant and useful support. Something was said, and alseost
of necessity said, by me iu the address with which I opened
the congress, respecting monopoly, and the great advantage
which was derived from the repeal of the paper duty as
tending to check monopoly generally, and the domineering
spirit to which mooopoly gives rise. Now, no doubt there
was no specific allusion to the press in it—DO specific
allusion to the establishment—the great established journals
of different kinds—to the post reviews, the Edislatralt
Renew, the Quarterly Review, the North Brush Renew,
and the reviews of the Useful Knowledge Society, of which
I have the honour to be president—to various works,
amongst others to a penny magazine which they issued,
and which they still continue to wave is a certain degree,
and the circulation of which at one time was two hundred
and eighty thousand. There was no specific allusion to these
any more than to the London press, but on all together, the
remark was mole that the abolition of the paper duty timid
tend very greatly to check that monopoly, which one and
all of those public papers have enjoyed. I spoke of the
larger publications as well as others— I mean such as the
Etaulataili Reriew—Dow having competitors, as we have
so lately seen, the abolition of the paper duty having
led to the institution of • six shilling Quarterly Re-
new, like the established journals which have had
such emcees, and • sixpenny. Weehly Renew. Now, whe-
ther that may inipeile their circulation or sot I do DOt,
keno ; neither are I. But I am certain that the public
will gain by the competitiou and by the multiplication of
those very useful works. (Hear, beer.) With respect to
theme established papers in London, Ireland, and elsewhere,
we should be guilty of a sin which has been said to be worse
than witchcraft—ingratitude—if we did not acknowledge
the help they gave to the progress of social science, and the

help they gave, ens and all—l may say with a few mew-
-1 tines--to the Social Science Association—the National Asso-
ciatiaa. There is a sin worse than ingratitude, which is
worse than witchcraft—that is injustice ; and it would be
the height of injustice if we did not acknowledge our obli-
' plias* to the press. There is another, not indeed sin, but
another defect, which is even Ironer than iniustMe, sad
that is folly. (Applause.) And it would be an
incredible folly in this association if we did not
feel grateful, thankful to that great metropolitan pram—
metropolitan in England, metropolitan in Dublin, metropo-
litan is Edinburgh and Glasgow. The expense which those
peat journals and reviews I have cited—but much more
them peat established papers to which I referred—the ex-
pels which they incur upon all occasions for the procuring
of information for the promoting of discussion, for procuring
everything that tends to promote social science; that ex-
pease is so enormous that, I believe, hundreds and thousands
of pounds which are thus bestowed—l fear I should be
thought exaggerating if I stated the estimate I heard at
times on such subjects when under discussion in parlia-
ment and elsewhere ; but, without exaggerating, of all
that expense we have derived the benefit. (Applause.)
Now, permit me, therefore, to propose to you, as has
always been done at the conclusion of the four former ow
maims on which the Social Science Association met, the
acknowledgment of the services derived from the preu, but
frparticularly from the local press, on the present occasion.
ptitulinse.) His lordship then put the resolution, which
was carried amid loud applause.
On the motion of the SOLICITOR-GINUAL, seconded by
the Very Rev. Dr. GRAM, s vote of thanks was accorded
to kir. G. W. Hastings, the general secretary to the HMO-
ciatios, and the compliment was acknowledged in suitable
terms by thatgentleman.
Sir JOHN SHAW LEFIVRE proposed a vote of thanks to the
lead secretaries, Messrs. Waller, Handcock, and John Len-
tat:Rev. Mr. Snerretruou seconded the resolution, which
was carried nem. die.

Mr. HANCOCK replied.
Lord BBOUGHAH—Ia bidding you all farewell, I only
hope, not that I will We you all in London at UM/ great
meeting there, but I only sea say that if I do not see you
all there, I will see you again in Ireland. (Cheers.) I have
not been able to see anything of Ireland except Dublin.
You will say that is a little " Irishism," ea if Dublin were
nothing ; but I have not been able to go over the whole of
Dublin—l have not been able to go to Killarney—the
Giant's Causeway. I have witnessed nothing of thee*
scenes, which every one now comes over to Ireland to see.
I have seen nothing whatever of them, so that I must come
once more to Ireland to see you. (Applause.) Perhaps I
may come at Whitsuntide, or about Easter, or before that
time. (Hear, bear.)
Mr. BANTINGS said that he begged to propose a vote of
thanks--which bad been inadvertently omitted from the
programme—to the Incorporated Society of Solicitors, who
had so kindly lent them the fine room in which they were
assembled. (Hear, hear.)
Lord BROUGHAM, in putting the resolution, said that
the omission was an unfortunate one as it was the cola,
test' those gentlemen that enabled them to meet together
at aIL

Mr. ROBIN! lIIEKINN said that another °missies had oc-
curred—a vote of thanks to the ladies.
_ . _

Lord iinOnTinix=Theya;ti;nina in the report, but
perhsps you would like them personally thanked.
Mr. l'd !Exists proposed a vote of thanks to the ladies,
which was carried amid acclamation.

The meeting then separated, end es Lord Brougham sad
Sir Robert Peel were retiring from the room they were
warmly cheered.

ARTISTIC CONGRESS AT ANTWERP.

00/1123PONDICIIT.)
ANTWERP, AVGCST 21.

(not orni BITCTAL

These extraordinary festivities Were brought to a
conclusion yesterday. In the afternoon the celebrated
giants and cars of the city -grotesque and cumbrous relies
of the middle ogee, which are looked upon almost with
idolatry by the Antwerp populace—were taken in solemn
cavalcade through the streets, accompanied by mounted
guards and bands of music. The enormous whale which
heads the procession, and from which copious streams of
water are poured upon the spectators all along the
road, was the occasion or much good-humoured
excitement. In the evening there was a general
illumination, the steeple of the cathedral being
emblazooed by Bengal lights of various hues, producing
a very striking effect. Later at night a grand ball was
given to the distinguished visitors and the bite of the
town is the Theatre des Variet4e, as decorated for
the banquet, with some important additional ornaments.
The roup crail was unusually brilliant, and dancing was
kept up till an advanced hour in the morning. The weather,
which had been remarkably fine during the whole con-
tinuance of the ham broken to-day ; and the streets,
with the painted set pieces at various points still standing,
present a gloomy appearance. The King of Bavaria bad
intended taking his departure today, but is so well
satisfied with his quarters at the Hotel St. Antoine,
that he remains till to-morrow. Kenya the other notabilities
turned their steps homewards, the English idlers, espe-
cially, who have started in a body by the Baron Osy, and
only a comparatively small residue remain to carry to con-
clusion the business of the Congress. Yesterday, is section
No. 1, that on the copyright question, the proposal teamed
the principle of perpetuity in the copyright of works of de-
sign, was rejected by 83 to 44 voices, the supporters being
chiefly the representatives of France and England, the op-
ponents those of various states of Germany. I understand
that the three sections have got through, or got over, their
work to-day, and will report their solutions of the various
weighty and intricate questions submitted to them to the
fall Congress to-day.

TEE BUILDERS' Slims E.—Laat eveniug an aggre-
pte meeting of the operative stonemasons was ;held at
Wilcocke's Assenibly-room, Westminster-road, convened by
the strike committee, for the purpose of laying before the
trade the present position of the strike, and to take their
opinions u to furtherproceolings. Resolutions were adopted,
approving of the course pursued by the committee, and
pledging the trod, to a continued opposition to the hour
system, and is favour of the terms of the compro-
mise. Mr. Perry, • large builder at Stratford. whose
men left his employ last week, on Monday gave the com-
mittee of the Bricklayers' Society a written guarantee to
pay under the compromise, and the men resumed their em-
ployment. Mr. Todd,',of Stoke Newington, also on Monday
agreed to the terms of the men. The smaller musters who
have accepted the terms of the men comprise almost the
whole of that portion of the trade. Mr. Foster, of White-
friars, who has just commenced the erection of some new
schools Bear Portman-square, having refused to pay except
under the hour system, the bricklayers have left his employ.
The non-union bricklayers, or at heat that portion of them
working under the hour system, have just formed a society
called " The United Bricklayers Protection and Provident
Society," to support those ut their members who may suffer
by working by the boor. The old bricklayers' society are
also about to establish a fund for the relic! of MOD Mkt of
employ Went.
THE STRIKE IN THE BUILDING TRADE AT LIVER-
POOL.— The various trades of Liverpool on Tuesday
seating held a meeting in the Concert-hall, for the pur-
pose of taking into consideration the necessity of supporting
the trades who are now out on strike against the hour
system. For some considerable time past the operatives
in the building trades, have been agitating the question of
payment by the hour, which the masters sewn deter-
mined to enforce, and et the presoet time about 1,500
to 2,000 men are out on strike against the movement. To
supply the want of men the employers endeavour to procure
labour from a distance, but so soon as the opereque are
imported into the town they are induced to leave the place
by the influence of the trades unions, though a sufficient
number of hands have been procured to partly fill
their workshops. The aggregate meeting of Tuesday even-
ing was very large, and the men were calm and deliberative.
Mr. John Mehanu, cheinuan of the Trades' Guardian Asso-
ciation, presided. The first resolution was proposed by Mr.
Titteriagton, bricklayer, and was to the eltect that the
reasons adduced by the employers is favour of the hour
system are insufficient, soil do not prove its utility, and
show that the time system is calculated to benefit the build-
ing trades. Mr. Philip Watkins, joiner, mounded this reso-
lution, which was supported by Mr. Charles Williams, plas-
terer, and carried unanimously. Mr. McEvoy, mason, also
moved n resolution disapproving of the introduction of the
hour system as inimical to the best interests of society, op-
posed to the existing rules and usages of all trades, regula-
tions, end orders, and pledging the meeting to support the
t redo, on strike iu their attempt to wit stand the aggression
made upon them by their employers. The resolution was
seconded by Mr. Hickey, mason, and suppoited be Mr.
McDonald, joiner. The resolution was marled amidst loud
cheers. A meeting of the different tredve was held yester-
day evening in Birkeohead.
USE or STEAM FIRE ENGINES AT LIVERPOOL.—
Mr. McGowan, on behalf of the Watch Committee of the
Liverpool Corporation (in a communication laid before the
Mersey Dock hosed at their meeting yesterday) asked if they
would co-operate in the use of steam fire engines in Liver-
pooL With the letter was enclosed a report of • deputation
from the Watch Committee, who had been to Lon.
don to witness the op eratioo of these machines. The
subject was referred to the Warehouse Committee to
report.
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