The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-07 00:00:00

tratioulanoN OP ras B.EIGHTON AND
SUSSEX MUSEUM.

The Brighton and Sussex Museum was inaugu-
rated with muck i'etat on Tuesday. The inaugural discourse
was delivered by Professor Owen, F.E.S., at three o'clock,
is the Music-room, at the Pavilion, which was crowded to
excess by a distinguished and fashionable assembly. Boon
after the hour named the lecturer appeared on the platform,
accompanied by the mayor, William Couingham, Eaq., M.P.,
J. 0. Dodson, Esq., M.P., H. Catt, Fag., Alderman Bur-
rows, the members of the Inauguration and Museum Com-
mittee, with several other gentlemen. The Bishop of Chi-
chester bad promised to be present, and the proceedings
were delayed some time in expectation of his lordship's
arrival ; but this not hiking place,
The MAYOR having opened the meeting,
Professor Owe: c, who on rising was received with load ap-
planes, said he felt' much honoured by the levitation given
hiui to discourse before them on some subject which might
seem applic.ible to the auspicious occasion on which they
were all assembled—the imuguration of the Brighton and
Humes Museum in that moat beautiful and convenient
building. fie did this with very greet pleasure, bemuse to
any who set themselves apart from those pursuits that are
the most attractive and are the most general in this parti.
cularly busy country—the pursuits, he meant, which seemed
tosoffer those who made them their Mtn the acquisition of
improved social position, or wealth, or power—whoever seta
himself apart for the more abstract immigrations
after scientific truth, and especially if he stood
apart as a helper in the mere acquisition of •
knowledge which they were all in pursuit of, aunt have
very great plower." in attending such &display of sympathy
with his pursuits es the founding of a museum indicates,
and particularly a museum of natural objects such as the
museum be (the lecturer) had this day to open and inaugu-
rate. The collection of the beautiful works of nature is •
work in which all feel a pleasure. It is one that seems to
be instinctively planted in our nature as a valuable occum-
tioo. We might say, indeed, our first parents were placed I
in • glorious museum ; and certain it was that the firstll
operation recorded as basing been performed by our common
father, Adam, was the naming of the natural objects
among which he was placed. (Applause.) It seems as
if that work were naturalised to him ; that he bad bees
inspired to the knowing the natures of all the creatures to
which he gave names. And it was this same work which
still engrossed us. We still endeavoured by the exercise
of our intellect to arrive at the same kind of knowledge.
The acquisition of the highest truths, the generalisations
in natural history of the regular collections of natural
objects, is a work which still engrossed a large sham of
attention and intellect on our globe. And yet it might
be said that everywhere—if we had the taste to examine
the operatiions of nature—that everywhere we are really
plaml in a museum. He might adduce, for exempla,
Gilbert White, who, while mantle; in • little village in
New Hampshrte. had devoted his intellect to the natural
researches of the country around him, and who had
giveu us from the results he then achieved • book the
most valuable in all the range of natural history,
sad one that will remain so long as the English tongue is
spokes. Gideon Mantel, when practising as a provincial
surgeon in a small obscure town in the provinces, found
leisure time to look into the marvels of the counts y sinned
him, sod as the result of that labour had enriched seise-
tifie literature with descriptions of some of the moat extra-
ordinary extinct animals, and with which his name was
now linked in science. Frederick Dixon, of Worthing,
in his work on the fossils of this county, bad given every
MAU AO example that all around him was • museum from
which he can select numerous objects to enrich his descrip-
tion. Edward Jesse—(applause)—who bad the charge for
so many years of her Majesty's parks and palace*, in the
course of his duty had given additional charms to that
delightful place of recreation, Hampton Court—given a
charm he meant to say by the beautiful adapta-
tion to the eujoyment of the public. He, wherever his
duties celled him, found a museum of nature, and he
had contributed much to science by his gleanings of
natural history. His friend Mr. Catt, again, was another in.
stance of those who found their dwelliug-places as it were
• museum. Out of the wonderful and rich fossiliferous
deposit. in this neighbourhood he bad brought to light •
greater number of new forms, moreparticularly in fishes,
than any other person who h.a devoted leisure time to this
brunch of the history of fossil remains, and the collection
was now • striking and beautiful feature in the museum. He
knew oo more pleasurable leisure than one which would mable
him to speed a few weeks in the study of that part of the
beautiful MUSOUI:11. the main object of local museums was
to preserve the objeets of extinct natural history found in
the immediate locality, and out of the facts they establish
were the general acientific facts of the county built up.
The lecturer alluded impressively to the fact that they did
not lied museums of natural history established in capitals
or cities till after the great revelation which laid the
basis of the enormous rise and improvement which had
since taken place in the moral character of the human race.
It was true that in the time of Alexander the Great, his
tutor, Aristotle, that man of mighty intellect, and who
applied that intellect to every branch of science, turned
sums of money which would now seem fabulous, and which
would make our Chancellors of the Exchequer stand
aghast, to the collections of specimens of natural history;
but after be had made hie observations on them and com-
pared them with other known species they were thought
no mere of, and their preservation was rot attempted. In-
deed, it seemed thipeople of that time were not at all skilled
in the art of preserving birds, and animals, and nature'
history objects. Although at no period iu the whole his-
tory of civilisation had Do many rare living animals been
brought to the view of • cultivated people as during the
time of the Romaa period, yet natural history gained
nothing by all their exhibition in the amphitheatre. From
every quarter of the globe were taken to Rome elephants,
caineldeopards, hippopotami, and other rare things which
have been looked oa with wonder by modern eyes, but
they were exhibited to be seen sad slaughtered is cruel
games, and the exhibitions Whiles' rather to debase than to
elevate the minds of that voluptuous and enslaved people,
so that it was not till we found men devoting their powers
to the acquisition of truth, under a sense of the responsibi-
lity for thu use of the talents leut to them—it was only
I then we began to bud Christian nations in their several
capitals adopting these museums. He then proceeded to
show some of the general principles of enlightened natural
history which have lasso elicited by the use of such large
and extensive collections of natural objects as most of the
great capitals in Europe can now boast of. The lecturer
closed his discourse, of which the above is necessarily but a
very brief outline, by expressing every good wish for the
prosperity and hog continuance of that excelleut iustitu-
Um and means of improvement of the mind which hail been
established withiu that budding in our Brighton and Sussex
Museum. Professor Owes resumed his seat amidst loud

Mr.
N. ColrlainraM„ M.P., proposed • resolution in which
he was sure they would all acquiesce, and he must, say ,he
could not deny himself the great gratification of congra-
tulating their worthy mayor upon having presided upon the
present occasion, and • most interesting one he thought
it was. A gentleman of European reputation, one whose
mune would give character to the age in which he lived,
had, at the request of their fellow townsmen, come down
hero to deliver a lecture oil • most interesting subject io con-
nexion with the museum of national history. A collection
of a great number of objects of this kind to • superficial
observer might appear of little or no interest, but
when he whom he might venture to call the
great arch-priest of nature came forward and
with the magic of his lore inspired life and inte-
rest into those old dry boom, which hail so long
slumbered within the bosom of the earth, such a collection
es this was then viewed with the highest interest. He
thought that when they saw bow touch the study of
natural philosophy and of that wonderful world which had
been created around them bad been neglected—fur very
important studies, he admitted—for the study of dead and
classical languages—dill he could hut congratulate their
worthy mayor hod his fellow townsmen that the time
had come when the establishment of a museum of
nalunil history had become a necessity for this popula.
tiou. His friend, Professor Owen, had come from •
museum which stood unrivalled in the world for its
nuieifold objects of art, literature, and science—where
the student of comparative anatomy—that science of
which Professor Owen was so great a master,—
might wamler bewildered among the unrivalled objects
which would meet his view. (Applause.) To such a col•
lectioo they could offer but • very poor specimen, but he
thought theft was one thing in which they might ant an
example, which he should like to see followed in that great
institution, that of delivering public lectures a certain
number of times in the course of the yen, surrounded by
examples from which the lecturer might expound to
his hearers, to England, and to the world (thanks to the
Cpress) those interesting discoveries. (Applause.) They
od set the example. In inaugurating their museum they
had invited the first comparative anatomists io the world
to come down sod expound its mysteries. He trusted
that the lecture which Professor Owen had given them
to-day would form the first of • aeries which might
serve to interest those cf enterer years, and instruct
the younger generation which was about to follow. (Ap-
plause.) Mr. Coninghani said he must apologise to this
graceful and intelligent audience for having so long tres-
passed on their attention, and concluded by moving • vote
of thanks to Professor Owen, a gentleman who richly de- ,
served the thanks of them all. (Applause.)
The proposition was carried by acclamation.
Mr. DODISON, M. P., proposed • vote of thanks to the
Mayor for presiding on this occasion, and in doing so he took
occasion t 3 comment on the feelings of pleasure which must
animate him at beiogailled on to preside at the inauguration
of an institution which had been introduced to their notice
enter such auspicious circumstances.
Mr. H. CATT, who WSJ greeted with loud and long con-
tinued spplaues seconded.
The Natoli having briefly returned thank., the proceed- I
lap of the afternoon were thus brought to a dam

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

WORCESTER RACES. -WEDNEADAY.

Mani' for 50 son., 12 at each. Two miles on the flat.
Mr. A. Rol:Awe. Lord Adair, flat . (R. Sly, Jun.; 1
Mr. W. Thomas*. Lady Bute (late Bra .1261 'll B°PP) 2
Betting : 6 to 4on Lord Adair, who waited upon her
ladyship until reaching the distance, where he took the
laid, and woo easily by two lengths.
11A10/leAr Plan of 40 soya., for all ages ; the winner to
be sold foe SW. (Five furlongs.)
Mr. S. Jaoobs's Bookalouni, by Grand Inqulaitor, Yrs.
ist Roper)
Mr. lindgman's Cronitadt, 6 yn, 751 ......;8. Orirashaw)
Lard Coventry's Antwerp, s yrs. Ust W. Bottom,
Mr. J. Mopwoud'a clucks Fox, 2 natal 101 b ear bat 131 b)
aaylor)
Mr. Can's Elmo, 4 yrs, Sat 4lb (Connery)
Mr. J. Dawson's Contesaton, 3 ps, Set Mb telement)
Mr. T. Price's lloldersyke, 3 yrs, DA Plumb)
Lard Coventry a Orlon, 3 yrs,
an, Tel Mb) .. (Dickenson)
Mr. (1. brown's Mermaid. 3 yrs. Ist (Maidosent)
Mr. J. Turner's Jackal. 3 yrs, est taih
Mr. 0. Angela Entontabonst, 2 ym, ant fr. ?Tenets)
Mr. Clutterbiset'a Yorest nlnn, 3 yes. not sib. .(O. Parsons)
lord L:ibrt.tge's Dll11•0011, 2 yes, dst 111, (Whiteley)
Mr. J. liopwood's Palermo, 2 yrs, rot 1216 (Kelly
Bitting :9 to 2 art Cronatatit, 6to 1 each apt aekal
and Charles Fox, 7 to 1 each agat Dunoon sad Antwerp, sad
10 to 1 earth apt Confession and Bookaloom. After reread
false start. Dunoon, Cronstalt, and Antwerp got off in
front and led to the distance, where Bookaloom took up the
running and won easily by half a length ; a head between
the second and third ; the mine between the third and
fourth. llunoon was Afth, Confession sixth, Orion next;
the last two being Forest Hind and Palermo, The winner
was bought in for 53 guineas, and Lady Bute sold to Mr. F.
Marshall fee 32 guineas.

THE AUTUMN FLYING STAIEEN (Handicap) of 5 eon. each,
with 40 added ; for all ages ; winners extra. Half • mile.
(64 sahib)
Mr. Bruceis Lord of the Manor, by Touchstone. 5 yrs,
Bottom) S W.O.
Mr. T. Timbres Juliet, 5 yrs, 7it 811) .. (H. Orlmshaw) t
Mr. flodgenan.s Shillelagh. 3 yes, Get Mb ....M. Daley) $
Duke of ufort's East Sheen, 3 yrs. get 111 b (including
711) extra)) (Roper) 4
lir. Alfred's Rlgy Dwindles. g yrs 74101 b 'Cromwell) 0
Mr. W. Nelson's Little Derard, aged. 7.1 glb (Ilidgley) 0
Capt. Christie'. Miss Julia, aged, Mt 11.11) lordn) 0
Mr. 0. Morgan's Louise Lectern, 3 yin, est 71b1Peanion, 0
Mr. Bruee's Miss Yenned, 2 yrs, Mt (J. Plumb) 0
gastwood'e Ma/dower, 2 yrs, est (ill 71b extra)
(flardcaidle) 0
Iced Ooveatry's Sister to Mansit-Anna, yrs fat Illb
(J. Orloshaw) 0
Mr. Ti. CoverdalstsCaraeole, 2 yrs, fiet 1010 (Mrhiteley)
11r. Ilawkslers Paradox, yrs. Mt (lt Taylor) 0
Betting : 4 to 1 apt Bast Sheen, 6to 1 each spt Yin Julia
and Paradox, 10 to 1 apt Mayflower, 100 to d each apt
Juliet and Lord of the Manor, 100 to 6 apt Caracole, 20 to
1 apt Little Gerard, 100 to 3 each apt Shellelagh and
Louis Leclerq. After a long delay at the post, caused by
tho breaking away elJuliet, MinPennell, and Mir Jul
a pretty good start was effected. Lord of the Manor (having
Juliet, Shillelagh, Miss Julia, and East Sheen fa ekes
attendance upon him) took a slight lead, and in this order
they ran to the half distance, where Juliet drew up to Lord
of the Manor, and within a few strides of the chair closed
with him, and the two running gamely to the end,
made a dead heat of it. Shillelagh was a bad third, East
Sheen fourth, KW Julia fifth ; the others were scattered
serf wide, with Billy Dwindles whippea•in.
Decidiag beat. —Lord of the Manor afterwards walked
over and the stakes were divided.

TRH SHORTS Ilium° STARER of 5 son. each, with 30
added, for all ages ; weight for age ; selling allowances.
T.Y.C. Straight half mile.
Mr. J. Dawson's Grant, by the Flying Dutchman, 2 yrs,
Set 7lb (301)
1
Mr. Hodgman's Shillelagh, 3 yrs, at 13Ib 'ROL
(H. Orimsha 2
Mr. G. Angers Entomologist, 2 yrs, at llh (Mt
(J. Frenel 3
lord Uxbridge's Dunoon. 2 yrs, BM 7lb (ear. get) (1101.)
Mr. J. Adne's Birthday (G. , I yrs, est !lb (401.) ..(11laidm Parsons) 4
y eat) 0
Mr. Elton's Sloth, 3 yrs. at 13th (301.) (Wheatley) 0
Mr. Nelson's Summer Breeze. t yrs, at 7lb (301.)
(J. Plumb) 0
Mr. Watkins's Southerly Wind, 2 yrs. Set 71b (300
(J. Mithtinynitei 0
Mr. J. Hopwood's Mins Mary, 2 yrs, Set 7lb (301. J
t Williamson 0
Mr. Braykes Tarregons, 2 yrs, Set 7%1014 ; Whiteley) 0
Mr. C. J. Sadier's 1 by Sweetmeat, 3 yes, at 13th MI.)
(G. Parsons! 0
Lord Coventry's Antwerp, 3 yrs. Mt 13th (SO(.) ..J. Daley) 0
Betting : 9 to 4 apt Tarragona, 4 to 1 apt Antwerp, 100
to 15 apt Shillelagh, 7 to 1 apt Grant, 10 to 1 apt
Houton, and 12 to 1 apt any other offered. Summer
Brews, Southerly Wind, Tarragona, Grant, and Antwerp
broke away several times and caused a delay at the post.
The winner got off well in front, and won easily by a meek ;
the same between the second sal third ; Dunoon wee •
good fourth : Tarragona was closed in, and showed is
front. The winner was sold to Mr. Devereua for 33 guineas.

THIS RUNDLZ Race (Handicap) of 5 son. each with 30
added ; winner, extra. Two mile*, over six flights of
hurles. (IS subs.)
Sir. W. Holman's Butterfly, by Bantam, 5 yrs, 10st
(0. Holman) I
Mr. T. Cliffs Mavottrneen, 5 yrs, lOst 10Ib . Whits)
Lord Coventry's rmidem, 6 yrs, 114 ~ .. ..10. Stevens) $
Mr. B. Land's Yorkshire Grey, aged, llst.. (B. Lad, Jun.) 4
Mr. Gulliver's Miss Eleanor, 5 yn, lost 10Ib (Mr.Rdwordo 6
yr. Tubb's Castaaetts. 6 yrs, 9st irlb (ltiokards) 6
Mr. H. Coverdales Ataman, 4 yrs, 9st ltibJ. (A. Sadler( 7
Mr. Kiton's Gift, 5 ps, 10st 6lb ... ....(Mr. M. Bryer 8
Sir. W. H. Cooke's Leveret, 6 yrs, 9st SID._ (IL ikr, Jon.) 0
lir. Aders Tlu,roh4H, a yrs, lust nib (Knott) 0
Betting : 5 to 2 apt Havournerm, 7 to 2 apt Emblem,
sto 1 agst Butterfly, and 7to 1 apt Leveret. Yorkshire
Grey, Miss Eleanor, and Emblem were the three first to
show in front until reaching the Stand, when Thornhill
took the lead, and cleared the water jump first ; soon after-
wards Butterfly and Havoureeen came to the front, the
former winning easily by three lengths ; Emblem was beaten
for second place by the same ; Yorkshire Grey was fourth.

•
Tile WORcga76lllollllll °NAND ANIMAL erIUPLECHAng
HANDICAP of 20 sovs. each, h ft, with 100 added ; winners
extra. Over about four miles of fair bunting country.
(28 sub.)
Mr. W. Holman's Bantam, by Woolwich, 6 yrs, Ost jolt
1
Mr. ifidson's Pineapple, aged. Oat ?lb (0.
;W, White Holman) )
Mr. H. Ungton's Willoughby aged, let 411,
(Carnet) 3
Sir. B. 0. Angell's Fairplay, aged, lOst Alb B. Land, JuiLl 0
Mr. Elton's The Freshman (4.1), aged, Ilst Alb
(Mr. Edwards, 0
Mr. H. Covert-Mica Doubtful, aged, Had 121b116r. Thomas 0
Mr. W. G. Craven'. Eanthus, aged, Hat 7Th .. (C Boyce) 0
Sir. H. F. Francis's Tumbler, aged, 10.1 71h,J..Nightlugale) 0
Mr. Ilarkey's Wee Nell ,h.b., aged, let Ch 'Knott; 0
Mr. H. Runtbold's Cork.soloodleoloo, 94 7th (.1. English) 0
Lord Coventry's Longford, aged. gat 71b....10. &evens( 0
Mr. W. Illytton's Yellow Girl, Ayrs, Oat (0 Smith) 0
Betting : 3 to 1 agat Tumbler, 5 to 1 apt Bantam, 6 to 1
snot Willoughby, 8 to 1 each apt Pineapple and Doubtful,
10 to 1 each e.pt Xanthus, Fairplay, and Cock-a.doodle-doe,
and 100 to 6 aget Freshman. Xanthus and Freshman alter-
!lately lod until corning into the course the last lime, when
Willoughby, Bantam, and Pineapple came away and had
the finish to themselves, Bantam winning easily by two
lengths, Willoughby beaten from the second by a leegth ;
Fairplay walked in a bad fourth ; Longford, Wee Nell,
Freshman, and Doubtful walked in next, but did not pass
the post. Tumbler fell at the water jump and got away.
Cock-a-doodle-doo and Yellow Girl refused, and were militia
up.

FREE HANDICAP STEEPLECRABE, of 5 Dove each, with 30
added. Two miles.
_ .

Thiliiimilinds or Tails, by 131 r Hercules, aged,
10et1011,
Mr. Adey's Premier, aged, lest 7111 T. Donaldson) 2
Mr. R. Liars Farmer from Kerry, 4 yea, 104....(9urten) 3
Mr. W. Holmesa Sunhesm, 0 yis, hut (G. Holman, 4
Mr. K. Lnucha Kilworth lase. smd, 124 lEnoeh, 0
Mr. C. Sylivenb's Goldrmith (h-h„ egad, Ibt .. (Rickards, 0
Mr. B. Land's Yorkshire Grey, aged. 115t..18. Land, Jun.) 0
Mr. H. Y. Prancis's Corkscrew, sged, est 41b 10. Nevem, 0
Bet ' :7to 4 apt Sunbeam, 7to 2 apt Preasier, sto 1
apt Catamew, and 8 to 1 apt suy other (off).

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TURSDAY.
LIVERPOOL AUTUMN HANDICAP.
10 to 1 apt Lady Ripon (t)
12 to 1 Oxbrielle d'Estreso (t)
12 to 1 Sir William (t)
14 to 1 M. Philippe (t)
14 to 1 Potreo (t)
14 to 1 Prism of Debora (I)
18 to 1 Soothsayer (t)
20 to 1 Stockade (t)
THE DERBY.
11 to 1 opt Bockatooe (t)
12 to 1 Tbe Marquis (t)
12 to 1 OM Calabar (t)

Twe IRISH LAW Comets Cometesiox.—Although
the commission has not yet pared the Great Seal (says the
Dublin Ennio!, Post) the members have been nominated.
They are ten in nutnber—uamely, Mr. Blackburn., Lord
Justice of Appeal; Chief Justice Monaghan, Baron Hughes,
Mr. O'tlope, Attorney General for Ireland ; Mr. Lawson,
SolleitoMlenend for Ireland ; Mr. Napier, ex-Maecellor ;
Mr. Brewster, Q.C., Mir Page Wood, one of the Vice-Chan-
cellors in England; Sir W. Atherton, Attorney-General
for England ; Mr. Bounden Palmer, Solicitor-General for
England. Until the royal commission pass the Great Seal
no steps can be taken regarding the mode of inquiry and
the period for commencing the sittings. Looking to the
manner in which the commission has been constituted, we
think the public and the members of the legal profession
may expect that the investigation will be conducted with
the object of lemming any abuse. in our courts that may he
proved to exist, sad, without injuring those ancient institu-
tions by small cheese-paring iu the shape of injudicious Km•
nomy, of permanently establishing the Trish courts upon •
sure foundation, rendering them in every way effective and
creditable to the country.