The Express.
London, England, 1850-07-01 00:00:00

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INSTTTIITE OP ACTUARIES.—Tics heat otesioaal
meeting of the lestituter of Asturias was held at their
rooms, in Bridgc-rreet, Blackfriers, os Friday. J. Finial-
eon, Esq , government actuary and president of the institute,
in the chair. The president stated that at the ant examine.
tion of candidate@ for certificates of competency (in wooed •
ants with articles 40 sad 41 of the constitaiioa and
laws), which took piece on Monday and Tuesday last
the following associates (whose names are given in
alphabetical order) were declared to be entitled to
receive car. ificates : Mr. A. H. Bailey, Reale Life Office;
Mr. A. Day, Royal Rieman", Assurance Office ; Mr. W.
Orchard, accountant ; Mr. H. W Paver, Alliance As-
surance Office ; Mr. Philip Scoones, London Assurance
Corporation ; Mr. J. ttivance, Etter Life Office. Mean.
Bailey, Orchard, and Porter were then, on the recommend.
tion of the council, unenimvitsly elected fellows.
THE HARTMAN ORATION. —Oa Saturday af-
ternoon • general meeting of the members of the Royal
Cohere of Physicians, was held at their hoses, in
Trafatrar-eqoare, for the purges* of hearing the ora-
tion in commeniciation of the renowned Harvey, the
discoverer of the circulation of the blood. The proceed..
loge excited considerable interest, and • large number
lot the leading medical men of the metropolis were present.
Dr. Paris, the president of the Royal College of Physicians,
presided, and was supported by several Fellows, who were
behited in their robes. Dr. Wilson, who delivered his oration
in Latin, remarked, thattbey had met to celebrate an ancient
feast of the College of Physicians, it being provided that on
such feast day there should be an citation in Latin in com-
memoration of benefactors, in order that there livid might
be disposed to imitate them, and that they might be
prompted to study and search out the secrete of nature
by way of experiment. The feast was also intended
to secure the unity of the profession, and to in-
duce a spirit of love amongst he members. Having
described the difficulties and the opposition which Har.
vey had to overcome before his discovery of the circa.
Won of the blood was admitted by the faculty as a truth
and • feet, the I d gentleman congratulated the prc-
fishes on its present comparatively enligttened position,
and on the amicable and generous feelings which he wee
happy to believe pervaded it, not merely as a scientific
body, but on account of its relation to society at large.
He alluded in warm and energetic language to the mown
of difficulty and danger through which the profiesioa had
been called to tows during the autumn of last year, whew 1
cholera stalked abroad, and when the ravages of that
fearful discus were in some degree stayed by the skill,
the inn, the perstheranee, and the ithilaathropy of the re-
gularly educated modish man. Than was toe occasion
to test his value, and to contrast it with the shallow pre-
tencn of empiric, who in periods of less danger played so
successfully arm public credulity. The learned orator,
examining those pretences in detail, passed home rather
severe stricture. up= the newfangled dostriees of home--
pithy, bydropathy, and and eadmvonred to
show how math they were at variance with the doctriase
and maxims of the celebrated man whose grand dies:way
and whose name they had met to commemorate. Having
paid the usual tribute to the genius of Harvey, he concluded
by expressing • hops that that friendly and getter:me feeling,
so essential to the body, and so advantageous to their clients,
the public, would long continue to distinguish them. At the
close of the entices, Dr. Wilson placed upon the table for
the inspection of the visitors some specimens collected from
the blood by Dr. Gerrard and Dr. Snow. They were of a
very curious character, and gave rise to a lengthened and
interesting conversation. The president and fellows gave a
dinner to • large party of visitors in the college hall at the
cloth of the dints Whore
Flag NEAR COVENT.OARDEN.—THIS DAT.—AbOttt
halteput eleven o'clock this morning a fire broke out in
Hart street, Covent.gsrdeo. It originated at the rest of a
range of buildings, occupied by Mr. 11`Cliushish, engineer;
Mr. Reeve, carpenter, and others, principally used as work.
shops. Several enginesimon arrived, and after working for
nearly an hour, the flames were arrested in their progreu,
but • greet lose of property, working tools, &c., of the work
shops near were warmed.
APPROACHING RESUMPTION OF WORK BY THE
Cottizas.—The Monmouthshire Merlin expresses its Plea-
sure at finding that the colliers are submitting to the reduce
hoe found aeoessiry from the state of the oaal market, and
are about returning to their week generally.
EMBEZZLEMENT CASES AT Lenot.—At the Leeds
Borough Bestions, on Friday, a highly rospectablelooking
man, named Josue Frealioths, was charged with having
embezzled several sums of money, the property of his em-
ployer, I. W. Hagan. The receipt of 11111111111/41 soma of
mosey, unaccounted far In the books, having been satisfac-
torily proved, the prisoner wee sentenesd to seven years'
tragepersa.loo. A similar result took place is the case of
Itisamed lobar* fee embezzling money MO property of his
maim, Mr. W. Prince.
NUMMI:re DEATHS BY DROWNINO.—The bathing
owns 10-ing now at its height, the previsional Pamela.
dam Massa ewe/risk esatata reports of inquests oa hays
and meg psalm aseldisatally &sweet Their number
1.4 kWh...7 'Pk swum* the necessity of proper localities
being set apart Me bathing (for almost every town la 'low-
land would appear to have mess dirty and unsafe pool--its
Serpent's*, la fact), with some power of control over the
bather', and the means of rendering maistaace, if neemserh
in ees of maddest It of sown le impossible to Pan
agidses assikets altogether ; but by proper amasgeressio
their amber might be greatly Mimed.