The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-26 00:00:00

There was a crowded attendance this morning in this
section, the greatest interest being excited in • paper to
be read by Miss Becker on some supposed difference in
the minds of men and women with regard to educational
necessities.

Mr. JOSETS PAINE also read a paper on the relation be-
tween learning and teaching.
A lengthened and interesting discussion followed °adios.
two pappecrs, and on that of. Mr. Fitch, which was read
yesterday. One peculiarity of the discussion wee that
ladies joined in it, and the gentlemen, with praiseworthy
gallantry, always gave place when a lady signified her in-
tention to speak. Miss Robertson and Mrs. Fellowes
both addressed the meeting, but neither of them
spoke at any length, and neither of them en-
tirely agreed with all the propositions Mime Becker
had laid down. The discussion principally turned on the
subject of school endowments, which was treated in Mr.
Fitch's paper, and it was joined in by Mr. Meyrick, Mr.
A. Jessop, Rev. Mr. Sewell, Dr. Storer, Mr. James Hey..
wood, and others. Mr. Meyrick deprecated interference
by government with endowments, but all the other
speakers strongly advocated such interference, and some
of them pointed oat several groom abuses; in one case
there being three scholars in a school endowed with 1001.
a year; M another there being none, though the endow-
ment was 300/. a year.
On the subject of female education, Mr. James Hey-
wood stated that a great step bad been taken by the
University of London who bad determined on having
an examination for ladies, the first taking place in the
month of May next; and he had no doubt that iu timo
they would go on to grant degrees to ladiee—not,e-
har, of "Bachelor of Arts," hut of "Splatter of Arts."
(Laughter.)
Ultimately, on the motion of Dr. Farr, a resolution was
carried, with one dissentient, that the council be recom-
mended to appoint a committee to consider the beet
melkt of promoting the scientific education of women.
zsis.
SECTION C.--t*ROLOOT.

The section tuctaCil o;cloc17, Mr. GODWE‘ Auer=
in the chair.
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Professor HARKNESS read a paper by Mr. H. Hicks on
recent discoveries of fcswils in tho Cambrian rocks.. It
dealt with the discovery of ten distinct genera fossils
wiesewhat abundantly represented, although more or less
in a badly preserved state, in rocks which not long ago
were believed to be unfoesiliferoue.

The Rev. J. Baores read a paper on the "Geological
changes that had taken place on the coast of Great Bri-
tain in recent times." He began by showing that in Scot-
land there had been no change in the relative levels of sea
and land since the time of the Roman occupation. This
he also illustrated by referring to the condition in Eng-
land of St. Michael's Mount, in Cornwall. t
lineolnshire coast was exactly at the same level now tiro
it *as at the time of the .Romano. The same fad was
well established in Stirling, where remains of Remad
roads were to be seen only a few feet above the level of
the sea, near which roads vessels of Roman manufacture
were found. A reference to oldmime, Roman to
ice.;affdrded additional proof of his statement.P;f=
referred to the skeleton of whales 'found in—Wetland to
oho* that the animals must have been instantaneously
buried, or the bones would have been separated and scats
tared. which they were not. Ancient canoeshad twin found
at a depth of several feet in the valley of the Clyde, and
he was of opinion that, like the whales, they must have
been buried instantaneously, or the wood would have
decomposed. Them instances he did not regard es proofs
of an upheaval. The last genersl elevation of Scotland
was nearly 30 feet ; and this, he thought, might have
taken pkoe a few centuries before the Christian era, and
when the country was inhabited by man.
A vote of thanks to Mr. Brodie was passed.
The Parsirimir earl the subject was one of great im-
port,uico and interest, and be regretted that time would
not permit of its being discussed.
eneVIOS E.—GEOGRAPHY AND ETHNOLOGY.

This section met at 11 9'cl,.,ck, Adinindolowoiss,
F.R.S., in the chair.

Dr. H. J. MANN, superintendent of education in Natal,
and special commissioner of the N•ital district, road a
paper on •• The Gold Fields of South Africa."
Thanks were voted to Dr. Mann for his paper.