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London, England, 1853-09-10 00:00:00

LECTURES.

Anatomy, Descriptive and urgical—Dr. Knox, F.R.S., Edin.
Anatomy and Ph, siology—Mr. Gant.
Chemistry—Dr. Glover, F.lt .S., Edin.
Medicine- Pr. A. 11. Ha,sall and Dr. Ballard.
Surgery—Mr. Thomas Wakley and Mr. de Merle.
Midwifery—Dr. Tyler Smith, Dr. Barnes. and Dr. Henry Bennett.
Practical Midwifery—Dr. Henry Bennett and Dr. Barnes.
Materia Medica and Thereapeutics—Dr. Ballard.
Botany—Mr. Syme.
Forensic Medicine—Dr. Rose Cormack, F.R.S., Edit/.
Practical Chymistry—Dr. Glover.
Anatomical Demonstrations under the superintendence of Dr.
Knox and Prosectors.

The Prospectus, containing every information, may be obtained on
application at the Hospital. _ _ _

W. 11. FEN N, Registrar,
Royal Free Hospital, Gray's-inn-road, September 1, 1853.

BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCE-
MENT OF SCIENCE.

The annual gathering of this association, which in
1852 took place at Belfast, is shifted this year from the
sister country to the East coast of England, and King.
ston-upon-Hull, for the first time, receives the honour
of a visit. The local arrangements for the reception and
entertainment of visitors seem in every respect com-
plete. Most of the institutions and public establish-
ments have been thrown open to members and asso-
ciates. The extensive docks may be perambulated by
those who wish to receive impressions as to the trading
importance of the town, and at the Victoria dock, re-
cently opened, the curious may inspect an anemometer
and tide gauge of improved construction. The manu-
facturers of the town have thrown open their esta-
blishments, and the splendid steam-ships which ply to
Hamburg and St. Petersburgh are also free to all
comers in the name of the association. Lord Londes-
borough's new yacht the St. Ursula, and a beautiful
yacht, built in England, on the model of the America,
are also in the port, and visitors there experience a hos-
pitable reception. In addition to this, as the neighbour-
hood of Hull is not wanting in interest, excursions have
been planned, in which pleasure may be combined with
researches archaeological, antiquarian, and geological.
The directors of the York and North Midland Rail-
way vie in their liberality with the other great interests
of the town, and afford every facility and inducement
for visiting the many interesting spots which abound in
the locality, and which are connected with it by means
of the railway. The excursions of the association were
fixed for yesterday (Thursday), and included, besides
minor visits, a trip to Grimston-park, the elegant seat of
Lord Londesborough; to Beverley and Flamborough, to
Brocklesby-park, the seat of the Earl of Yarborough ;
Thornton Abbey, the new docks at Grimsby, and the
famous Spurn Head. Its vice-presidents for the year are
the Earl of Carlisle, Lord Londesborough, Prof. Fara-
day, the Rev. Prof. Sedgwick, Prof. Wheatstone, Lieut.-
Col. Sykes, Mr. W. Spence and Mr. Chas. Frost, presi-
of the Hull Literary and Scientific Society ; Dr. Cooper
and Mr. Bethel Jacobs are the local secretaries. Since
the first meeting at York in 1831, under the presidency
of the Earl Fitzwilliam, the association has held its
meetings twice in Oxford, Birmingham, Edinburgh, and
Cambridge, and once in Dublin, Bristol, Liverpool,
Newcastle-on-Tyne, Glasgow, Plymouth, Manchester,
Cork, York, Southampton, Swansea, Ipswich, Belfast.
The list of presidents during these years shows the esti-
mation in which the association is held, and proves
its complete freedom from that spirit of cliqueism
which too frequently attaches itself to societies even
where the professed objects are of the most universal
and comprehensive character. It includes Earl Fitz-
william, Rev. Dr. Buckland, the Rev. Adam Sedgwick,
Sir T. M. Brisbane, the Rev. Provost Lloyd, the Mar-
quis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Burlington, the Duke of
Northumberland, the Rev. W. Vernon Harcourt, the
Marquis of Breadalbane, Professor Whewell, Lord
Francis Egerton, Earl of Hesse, the Rev. G. Peacock
(dean of Ely), Sir John F. W. Herschell, Sir Roderick
Murchison, Sir R. H. Inglis, the Marquis of Northamp-
ton, the Rev. T. R. Robinson, Sir David Brewster,
Professor Airy, Colonel Sabine, and in the present year
a most judicious selection has been made of a gentleman
whose talents and abilities aro of the highest order—
Mr. Hopkins, president of the Cambridge Philosophical
Society.
The proceedings of the association commenced on
Wednesday with the meeting of the general committee
for the dispatch of business, Colonel Sabine presiding.
The report of the proceeding of the council was read by
Professor Phillips, the Assistant-General Secretary, and
stated that the committee, appointed for the purpose of
considering a plan by which the tranasctions of different
scientific societies might become part of one arranged
system, and the records of facts and phenomena be
rendered more complete, more continuous, and more
systematic than at present, has obtained from the
greater part of its members written communications
embodying their respective opinions on the subject
in question, and it is proposed that on the re-
turn from Italy of Professor Thompson, the origi-
nator of the resolution, these communications shall
be discussed and a report prepared. The committee
formed in consequence of a communication from the
President of the British Association to the President
and Council of the Royal Society for the purpose taking
such steps as they should deem most desirable to pro-
cure the establishment in the southern hemisphere of a

telescope of large optical power for the observation o
the southern nebulae, have conducted their proceedings
partly by meetings and partly by printed correspon-
dence, and, having decided on the nature and size of
the telescope, and the mode of mounting which they
deemed most advisable, they appointed a deputation to
communicate with the Earl of Aberdeen, with a view
to obtain the sanction of her Majesty's Government
and the requisite funds for the construction of the
telescope ; the council have learned, with satisfaction,
that the deputation was very favourably received by
Lord Aberdeen, and that they have reason to en-
tertain the hope that the necessary funds for the con-
struction of the telescope will be included in the esti-
mates presented to Parliament in the next session. In
compliance with the resolution directing the council to
solicit the co-operation of the Royal Society in meteo-
,
rological investigations attainable by balloon ascents, a
communication was addressed to the President and
Council of the Royal Society, which was most cordially
received, and four such ascents have been made, under
the direction of the Kew Observatory committee, by
the aid of funds placed at their disposal by the oyal
Society, A highly satisfactory account of these ascents,
and of the results obtained, is given in a communi-
tion to the Royal Society drawn up by Mr. Welsh,
by whom the observations were conducted, of which
communication 500 copies have been presented to the
British Association. The recommendation of the gene-