The Express.
London, England, 1857-05-09 00:00:00

THE ARTS AND SCIENCES.

MEETINGS FOE THE NEXT WEEK.
Monday.--Cloographical, 8 p.m.—(l. Trigono-
metrical Survey of India and Mount Everest. By Lint,
Colossi A. 8. Waugh, Surreyor.Osneral of India, and
B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 2. On Mohamrah and the Chub
Arabs, with reference to the late Operations at the Month of
the Euphrates. By Colonel Mr Henry C.Bawlinaon, K.C.8.,
F.R.0.8.)

Institution, 3 p.m.—(Dr. Limits la
Italian Literature—The Cinqueoento, Loren de Maid,
Pollziano, Arian.) Civil Engineers, 8 p.m.—(Deeterlptien
of the Method of Bolding Bridges upon Brick Cylinders in
India. By Mr. G. B. Brno.) Medical and Chirargioal,
8j p.m. Zoological, 9 p.m. Byre-Egyptian, n p.m.
frkkeesday.—Society of Arta, 8 p.m.—(Mr. J. B. Smith
ow the Mena of obtaining increased Supplies of Cotton.)
Ethnologic:al, 8j p.m.—(On the Ethnology of the lief&
Language. By T. Wright, F.8.A.) Archwologie4
p.m.—(Mr. Byer Claming on Cromwellien Relies.) On**
8 p.m.—Microscopical, 8 p.m. Literary Fund, 3 p.m
Miraday.—Royal Institution, 3 p.m.—(Prearer J.
Tyndall on Sound end some Associated Thermos.)
Royal, 13i p.m. Royal Society Club, 8 p.m. Platkooplii-
cal Club, 5) p.m. Antiquaries, 8 p.m.
Friday.—Royal Institution, p.m.—(Profetwor T. H.
Dusky on the Present State of Knowledge of the Structure
and Function of Nerve.) United Service, 3 p.m.—(The
Rev. O. R. Olag on the Constitution, Equipment, and
Tactics of the Armies of Ancient Greece.) R. 8. Literature,
2 p.m.—(Profanor Christmas on the Dramatic Histories of

Sattertay.—Royal Institution, 3 p.m.—(Profemor E.
Frankland on tho Relation of Chemistry to Graphic and
Plastic Art.) Medical, 8 p.m. Botanic, 4 p.m.

The anniversary festival of the Artists' Benevo-
lent Fund will be held on Saturday neat, Sir Robert Peel,
Dart., M.P., in the chair.
Tho new library of the British Museum was
thrown open to public inspection to-day (Saturday), the an-
nounced design of opening it on the Bth haring bean deferred
in consoquonce of the funeral of the late Duchene of Glou-
meter.

The exhibition of the designs for the proposed
now government ufnees attracts great attention. Westmin-
ster Hall is daily crowded.
. .

A contest is now being carried on between the
council of the Royal Medial Benevolent College and •
number of the governors of that institution, the roves bell;
being the interpretation of half • dozen words in an act of
parliament.

At the meeting of the Royal Society, on Thursday
at Burlington Donee, the following candidates were recom-
mended by the Council foe election :—Lionel Smith Beale,
Esq. ; Georg, Bode, Esq. ; George Bowdler Bucktota,
Esq.; Thomas Davidson, Req. ; George Grote, Esq. ; Row-
land HA Req. ; the Rev. Thomas Kirkman; William
Marcel, M.D. ; John Marshall, Req. ; Andrew Smith,
M.D. ; Robert Angus Smith, Esq. ; Charles Piaui Smyth,
Eq.; Mazy Clifton Sorby, Esq. ; John Welsh, Eq.;
Joseph Whitworth, Esq.
About ten years ago Mr. Thomu Brown, of Dub-
lin, left 20,0001. to the University of London to found an
institution for the investigation and treatment of the diseases
of quadrupeds and birds useful to man. The next of kin,
unwilling to POO this pleasant little sum go directly to the
dogs, have twice tried to invalidate the bequest. On the
trial their efforts were defeated by the decision of the Master
of the Rolls, and against this decision they have again ap-
pealed in the Court of Chancery. The Lord Chancellor ham
given judgment again against them, with cats. Knight
Bruce observed that not to thus burthen them with the costs
would be "a most mischievous piece of injustice."

Mr. Cox, of the Bodleian. , is executing hia oom-
minks to search for ancient manuectipta in Greece with

some suonea. We (At*,woos) hear thSt he has recovered
a oxisiderable number, some of which inlaid to be unknown
in Europe. Lord Lyons placed a steamer at Mr. Co.'. ser-
vice when at Repent ; since then the collector has visited
the Greek islands, and ransacked ancient monasteries. He
may shortly return to England with his treasures.
This day the great agricultural jubilee meeting of
Austria will open at Vienna, to which city large amount of
our English agricultural machinery has been despatehed.
The annual meeting of the Central Agricultural Society of
Paris has just been held, and an important address delivered
by its president.
The entries of implements and machinery for
the Salisbury meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society
are said to be large beyond precedent, and the arm:gement'
inrogrose, for the machinery to be exhibited at work, of a
highly satntactory charactor. The Cheater meeting of the
same society, to be held nest year, will be marked by peculiar
tenures of interest, especially by heal prim for Cheshire
cheese, dairy cattle, bones, Etc, to the amount of nearly
1,6001. The county meeting for 1869 will be held at some
place to be selected from the Warwick district; and that fur
1800, trom a place in the counties of Kent or Surrey.
The plan of Lady Franklin's Arctic Expedition is

now annutged. A glans at any recent map of the Arctic
regions (says the AtAsnewfw) shows that nearly the whole
area coat sad west of the outlet of the Fish River baa been
swept by government searching expeditions. Apart, then,
tromthe fact that Esquimau.' reports point to every limited
locality where the great Arctic mystery lies concealed,
we Sr. warranted In hoping that a search within

an area embracing not more than 370 miles; of coast,
may be rewarded by the discovery of the Erebus
end Terror. Captain M'Clintock proposes to make
his way down Prince Regent's Inlet, and thence through
Rennes Strait to the geld of search; or, should the ice per
to proceed direct to It by going down Peel Sowad,which
he has good reason. for believing to be a strait. If pre-
' vented by the ice from passing through Bellot's Strait, or
going down Peel Sound, he will abandon the idea of taking
his ship through these channels, and, leaving lr r in safety
in Prince Regent's Inlet, will proceed to search for the
Erebus and Terror by sledging parties, so successfully need
in the late expedition, in conducting which Capt. M'Clintock
particularly distinguished Wilmer
A correspondent of the Spectator calls attention
to the Society of Female Artists, which is about to be seta.
bliehed in the Regent-circus, Oxford-street, to begin with
an exhibition of works which will open on the let of
June. The admission of female artists to the establlshed

exhibition societies ia limited ; " and although It may be

true," observes our contemporary, " that the se; has
produced no great painter, with only ens Rosa
Bonheur, it is equally true that it has produced
a Lady Waterford, • Mrs. Donovan, and • Mrs.
Boyle. The art of drawing and *siting is a moat pleas-
fug acoomplishmert, but it is more—it dieciplines both
eye end hand; it teaches the mind exactor.; it helps
to es the memory and illustrate the communication

of thought. Now to the acquiring of that art teaching
is needed; teachers are heat produced by development
of the art as widely as possible: and here is a good
field of female employment extended by one of the many
commendable 'Hort, of the day. The new exhibition will
affonl to profitasional *lies an opportunity Loth of showing
their competency and of selling the pictures and drawings
that they may produce; and in order to render the collection
yet more attractive, several ladies of known taste and profi-
ciency have promised to contribute their own works."