The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-16 00:00:00

TEI NATIONAL ASSOCIATION YOB THE AD•

FANCAMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCE.

On Wednesday evening the Mayor of Birmingham
(Mr. John Retain') entertained at dinner about 200 guests—
townsmen and members of the association—at Dee's Royal
Hotel. Among those present were Lord Brougham, Lord I.
Russell, Loed Ward, Ise Talbot, Lord Calthorpe, Lord
Stanley, Lord Thyme, Lord Alfred Churchill, Sir J. Pa-
kington, Mr. W. F. Cowper, M.P., Sir Thomas Winning-
ton, M.P., Sir Charles Boeings, Mr. W. Scholefield,
Mr. C. B. Adderley, M.P., Mr. R. Emboli, M.P., Mr.
Slaney, M.P., Mr. E. Akroyd, M.P., Sir B. Brodie, Dr.
Livingstone, the Hon. and Rev. 0. M. Yorke, Dr. Playfetr,
Dr. 13egg. the Recorder of Birmingham, the Rev. Sydney
Turner, Dr. Conolly, Mr. Arthur Helps, Mr. George Dew.
eon, the Rev. Canon Miller, Mr. C. H. Breoebridge, Mr. J.
F. `Winfield, Archdeacon Sandford, &c.
Among the toasts proposed were "Lord Brougham sad
the National Association for the Advancement of Social
Science ;" "The House of Commons," proposed by Sir B.
Brodie, and responded to by Lord John Russell; "The
Health of the Wise-President," propoeed by Mr. Arthur
Helps, end responded to by the Recorder of Birmingham;
.• LOA Stanley and the Visitors," proposed by Mr. Adderley,
M.P. and acknowledged by Lord Stanley ; "'The Presidents
of Deeartments," proposed by Dr. Play, and responded
to by Sir J. Pakington ; 'Swore to the Town and Trade
of Birmingham;' proposed by the right hon. baronet; "The
Members for the Borough and the Northern Division of the
County," acknowledged by Mr. W. Scholefield ; " The Cor-
poration of Birmingham;' and " The Local Secretaries,
with the Secretaries of Departments."

THi SECTIONS.
In the section of Public Health, yesterday, Mr. Tom
Taylor read a paper on "Central and Local Action ;" Dr.
Seaton, a paper on " Public Vaccination ;" and Dr. South-
wood Smith, a paper on "The Prolongation of Life during
the 18th century."
The " Reformation and Punishment" section was nume-
rously attended. A paper, by Miss Selwyn, "On the In-
dustrial Training of the Children of the Working Chases, a
, Preventive to Juvenile Crime," was reed by lilr. Ware.
' The President (Mr. Recorder Hill) read a paper by the
venerable Robert Owen (whose voice was inaudible), on the
"Goventoset of the World without uniahment." The
other pipets were :--" Punishment Distinct from Ven-
geance," by Stephen Cave, Esq. "On Short Imprison-
ments, se connected with the Criminal Amami Act," by
the Rev. J. Field. "The Punishment of Death,' by
Serjeant Woolrych. "Prison Punishment and Diet," by
Dr. E. Smith, Physician to the Brampton Hospital for Con-
sumption.
In the "Jurisprudence arid amendment of the law" sec-
tion (Lord 3. Russell, president), the diacaseion on "the
trawler of land " was resumed by Mr. Lereaon, and serail
speakers took part. There were also several papers on the
subject of the " Amendment of the Law of Bankruptcy."
Two papers by Dr. Humphveya, on "Educational-Endow-
ments and Endowed Schools' were read in the education
motion ; a paper was read by Mr. Akroyd, M.P., on " Fac-
tory Education," and an able contribution was introduced by
Mies Carpenter, on "Ragged Schools and their Connection
with the Educational Movement." This paper was listened
to by a very numerous audience. In effect it dwelt
encouragingly upon the sumer of ragged schools in the
military loaceptsUon of the term—those, in fact, in which the
attendance is perfectly voluntary, and which offer no in-
ducements beyond those of training and instruction of a par-
ticular kind ; but its main point was to show that there was
still a large class of the neglected juvenile population who
could not be brought within their influence. To meet this
difficulty Miss Carpenter urged that the industrial element
should he introduced and associated with the feeding system.
A paper was read in the Public Health section, " On the
Health of the Waterguard and Waterside Officers of her
Majesty's Coattails in London during Tea Tears, ending
Doc. 31, 1856." By J. 0. M'William, M.D., F.R.S., &c.