The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-11 00:00:00

MEETINGS POE TUE ENSUING WEEK.

THE ARTS AND SCIENCES.

II; ay.—Zoological, tl p.m.
Weibetaay.—United Service Invtinitino, p.m.—(lls•
Bev. F. A. A. Mover, Euclid retrlcri.4 Practicolly Available
De the Esizeociee of Military &n ice in the I' ea* of the Is-
stettmeent called tie Polynieter.).
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Friday.—Vuitel &rare lastitutioe. 3.p.m.—(Lieetemat
D. C. Bilker, 011 Militur Tactie..)

A general meeting of the Society of Arts will be
held on the evening of the 22n4, for the discaseion of the
Devilled quection; T. Weguelin, Esq., M.l`., in the chair,
The members of the Society of Arts pay their visit
to the Art Treasures Exhibition, at Manchester, on the 3rd
of next month. Members will have the privilege of in-
troducing two friewle, either Lehes or gentlemen, to join the
piety, to whom cards will be Memo] on the application of
Member.
We stated some time ago that the l'aris Ohocr-
sato?) bad mde arrengernents for receiving by telegraph,
daily, inetecitelogical observeions from diffirent parts of
Praire. It is now stated that the eetabliehment hos just
completed atrangentents for reviving similar observations,
by electric telegraph, every day from Madrid. It is probable
that Rome and will likewise shortly send despatches.
The memorial to the late Prof. Edward Forbes,
apposes to have taken its final chaps. A PUT of 3001. has
been invested in the Three pet Cent. Consolidated Annuities
—the dividend on which will constitute the money value of
the Forbes Prize. Any chili can tell the amount. The
wooer will be expended in purchasing the medal end a eat
of Woke—which latter will be wheeled by tle successful
student.
Calculations of the probable route of the comet
Willy discovered at Paris by M. Dieu repreeeet that ►fter
passing near the constellation of the goat and through that
oldie lynx. it will on the 16th enter the constellation of the
ben, and will on the 20th be in the interior of the triangle
tweed by the stars e e end A of the lion; on the 26th it
will be near r, and en the 28th neve w in the same constella-
tion, after which its route will be difficult to follow,
Mr. Gould, who left London on the 4th of May,
tor the purpose of observing the habits of the North Ame-
rican humming Lints in the United Ststes, returned to Liver-
pool ea Monday lea, bringing with him two living speci-
mens of this beautiful bird (Troehilm. ftpluhria). They were
speared in the State of New York about three weeks since,
sod up to the time of their arrival in London had been sue-
onstully managed by Mr. Gould, who kept them continually
user him, and accustomed them to feed from his hand. The
birds, however, unfortunately, from the change of climate,
or from come other mime which is not apparent, only sur-
vived their arrival in London for a few hours.
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We (Literary Gazette) announce with regret
it death of X. Abide IYOrbigny, one of the most
disilaguOlied of the modern naturalist. of Franco,
author of moving very highly ...teemed work., and
pedalos of palocatelogy in the MILOCUM of Natural
History of Paris. One of the earliest prodm•tion. of M.
re Orhigny* s pea was en amount of the molluscs of the
Jihad of Cabe. Ilia name will, however, be chiefly remem-
bered In connexion with a spirited expedition, made about
bratty years since, to explore the natural history of South
America.

lion's large picture of the " Taking of the Mala-
koff, September 8, 1f4,15,- has just been hung in the Exhibi-
tof the Works of Living Artists. at the Petals dor In-
dustrie, Pane. The moment chosen is when the %musses have
jut entered the fantod 31,dakutr. and the spectator is sup-
posed to be standing in the interior of the defensive works.
Colonel Collineau, wounded in the heed, is lead-
ing on his company, savagely employed in driving
Os Burgas& from their guns, which suggest* a
twisty of pieta/segue and interesting groups ; in
Act, the composition is crowded with exciting incidents.
Above the beetle of tierce contention rises the highest ground
of dm lislakaff —and there calmly and firmly stands young

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latent, the Zonal., whose ketone it was to plant the first
*trivia mete on the enemy's ground. The &Arent making
up of the picture is formed of the wild landscape scenery of
the Crimea, nob troops who are advancing in storming
parties to support their comrade* already in action.
Ogliptimi Pay. —'•T he power of M. Yvon, as a draughts.
man, is triumphantly evident in may pomp, of
this picture, and nothing can be truer than the actios—the
lib of the figures. The type of the French tad Rumba
soldier is oleo admirably given in fret, there is a portrait
truthfulness about the whole picture which entitlea it to be
celled painted history. The colouring is admirable. The
picture is tan of atreoeptisse, and yet everything looks die-
fire. The Gni et tesraus, the glare of esplodiog sbaltr,
file dust el the oath, sad the smoke from powder are all
shin with irteditfal WWI."