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sufficient evidence, informations were taken agains 'introduced to the audience the president elect, the
the defendants, and the cases returned for trial at Duke of Bur .:eleuch.
the next Downpatrick assizes. Four publicans, who The DUX E, who was warmly received, said (allud-
displayed Orange flags out of their windows on the ing to the p hrase " the bold Buccleuch") that of all
same day, were fined 10s. each. the deeds at tempted by men of his race, perhaps the
A fracas at the late Cattle Show between two boldest was his taking the chair on that occasion.
gentlemen, who might have settled their differences It was not, however, for him to disparage the choice
on another field if the police had not interfered, the Association had made, but rather to endeavour
was the subject of inquiry before one of the magi- in his own'. 'way to discharge the duty laid upon him.
strates at the Head Police-office yesterday. The It had be m the custom of former presidents to de-
combatants were Lieut.-Colonel Ireland, of Dona- liver on such occasions an elaborate address. For
bute, and Mr. Andrew Conolly, J.P., of Tullamore, such a task he felt himself quite unqualified. He
and the dispute arose during the excitement which would rathe7:. fail in speaking a few words from
prevailed while the Lord-Lieutenant was inspecting his own heat and heart than succeed by borrow-
the horses. The parties pushed against each other, ing the tholghts of others, and depriving them
angry words and at length blows were interchanged. of the fruit 3 of their own toil. He felt that
On hearing the case the magistrate suggested that one of the z;reatest gifts which Providence had
it ought to be amicably settled, and so the " affair bestowed net Juan was intellectual power. It was
of honour" was disposed of by mutual apologies. one vouchsafeil to few, and happy were they who
EVENING. exercised it alight. In connection with this remark,
_ the Duke alluded to the death of Faraday, one who,
Mr. Johnston, of Ballykilbeg, and 25 others at
tended to-day at Bangor petty sessions to answer though of humble origin, had risen to the highest
summonses for breach of the Party Processions Act distinction as a man of science. He went on to say
on the 12th July. All except two were sent for trial that he was one of those who held that the advance-
at the assizes. Mr. Johnston has issued an address ment and diffusion of science ought not to be con-
to the electors of Belfast offering himself in the
sidered hostile to true religion, and he advocated the
event of Mr. Getty's retirement. importance of making science a part of the instruc-
tion given in the public schools and Universities.
He brought his address to a close by some remarks
on the desirableness of resuming the system of storm
signals.

THE BRITISH ASSOCIA7ION.

The 37th annual meeting of the British Associa•
ion for the Advancement of Science opened las'

Professor Phillips moved, and the Provost of
Dundee seconded, a vote of thanks to his Grace, and
the meeting separated.

night in Dundee. The present is the first visit of the
Association to that important city of industry, and
only once has that learned body been further north,
viz., at Aberdeen in 1869, on which memorable oc-
casion the chair was taken by the Prince Consort.
It is the sixth time since the Association was formed
that it has met on the north side of the Tweed,
Edinburgh having been twice honoured with a visit,
namely, in 1834 and 1850, and Glasgow in 1842

The Oxfordshire Members on Reform.

BICESTER, Wednesday.
The first of the Oxfordshire agricultural gather-
ings was held yesterday, and the show of imple-

meats, roots, &c., was very satisfactory. A nume-
rous party dined together under a large awning at
the back of the King's Arms, but their comfort was
disagreeably disturbed by a violent storm of thund-
der, lightning, and rain, which lasted for a consider-
able time, and at times rendered the voices of the
speakers almost inaudible.
The chair was taken by Sir Algernon W.
Peyton, and among the guests were the Earl of
Jersey, Mr. Henley, M.P., Colonel North, M.P.,
Colonel Fane, M.P., the Hon. Mr. H. J. North,
Colonel Percy Herbert, the Rev. J. C. Blomfield,

and 1.55. The town of Dundee has made active

efforts for the reception of the learned body, and in
only one instance can the preparations be said to be
behindhand, viz., in the case of the Albert Institute
—a philosophical institute erected in memory of
Prince Albert, which, though rapidly pushed for-
ward, is scarcely yet ready to give comfortable ac-
commodation to the Section of Geography and Eth-

nology, for whose reception the hall has been set
apart. The Albert Institute is from a design by Mr.
G. Scott, and, presenting four sides to view, it oc-
cupies a site which presented no small difficulty to
that architect. On the east side it is left unfinished,
but it presents to north, south, and west some very

beautiful features. On the west front, however, the

original design has been departed from by the erec
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tion of a double staircase outside, intended for faci-
lity of egress from the hall, but appearing to the eye
rather an excrescence on the building. Among the
other buildings set apart for the meetings of the
Association are the Royal Exchange, the fine hall of
which forms the reception-room; the Kinnaird Hall,
which, with the addition of temporary galleries, will

accommodate an audience of above 2,000 ; the
Volunteers' Hall, a new structure erected for indoor
drill, but for the timo opened as an exhibition of
paintings and other works of art, to which the Duke
of Buccleuch, Lord Kinnaird, the Earl of Camper-

down, and other noblemen have sent some very vain.

able contributions ; the High School, whefe two of
the sections will meet, the Watt Institution Hall, &c
If not so well supplied with public buildings as some
other towns—and it is yet deficient in halls of great
size—Dundee can boast of offering upon the whole
good accommodation for such a gathering as the
British Association will command in a provincial
town of the kind. There are, in addition to the
proper meetings of that Association, many incidental
attractions held out to its members and associates.
There will be a lecture this evening to the working
classes by Professor Tyndal on " Matter and Force ;"
to-morrow evening Mr. A. Geikie, director of the
Geological Survey of Scotland, will address the
members of the Association on the " Geological
Origin of the Scenery of Scotland ;" and on Monday
Mr. A. Herschel will deliver a lecture on " Meteors
and Meteorites." A cattle show has been set on
foot by the Agricultural Associations of Forfarshire
and neighbouring counties, favoured also by the
patronage of the Ilighlan'l and Agricultural Society
of Scotland. It will be opened to-morrow on the
Magdalen-green, in the extreme west of the town,
while in the Baxter-park, in the extreme east, a
splendid flower show, accommodated in 15 marquees,
was opened yesterday morning. A Chess Congress
is sitting in the rooms of the Caledonian Railway,
and to-morrow and Tuesday evening next the exhi-
bition of art already referred to will be opened.
Saturday afternoon and Thursday next are devoted
to excursions to such places as the University seat
of St. Andrew's, the city of Perth, the seaports of
Montrose and Arbroath, the seats of the Earl of
Airlie, the Earl of Strathmore, Lord Kinnaird,
Sir David Baxter, &c. While geologists will be
attracted by the remarkable fossil deposits in Dura
Dew, the lovers of the traditional and historical
will find abundant material of interest in the an-
cient Palace of Falkland, the seat of th 3 early
Scottish Stuarts, and in Lochleven, once the prison
of Mary, Queen of Scots. To give still further
variety to the entertainment provided for the
savans, it may be mentioned that a grand ball is to
be held in Kinnaird Hall on Tuesday evening. To
give visitors some insight into the industrial occu-
pations of the town, the principal spinners and
manufacturers have invited visits to their premises,
including Messrs. Baxter, Brothers; A. and D.
Edward and Co. ; Gilroy, Brothers, and Co.; Cox,
Brothers, &c. Various public buildings will be
thrown open, including the Royal Infirmary, Dun-
dee Asylum, and the Morgan Hospital. The latter
is an institution fur the education and maintenance
of boys, on a basis similar to that of Heriot's Hos-
pital and kindred foundations in Edinburgh. It
occupies a commanding site on the heights above
the Baxter Park, and forms one of the most conspi-
cuous ornaments of the town. It is yet in an
unfinished state, but its arrangements are suffi-
ciently advanced to admit of visitors. The fund for
the building and endowment, about £lOO,OOO, was
left by John Morgan, an Indian merchant, who was
a native of the town, and whose inheritance was the
subject of a prolonged litigation between his rela-
tives and the public authorities. The town of
Dundee, though of great antiquity, has little or no
historical remains, always excepting the " old
steeple," said to have been founded in the 12th
century by the Earl of Huntingdon, brother to
William the Lion, King of Scotland.
The attendance at the present meeting, though
not equal to that which h3s been noted at towns of
larger size, is, nevertheless, creditable to the town
of Dundee, nearly 2,000 tickets having up to last
night been issued. The principal office-bearers of
the year are :—President, the Duke of Buccleuch,
K.G. ; Vice. Presidents, the Earl of Airlie, Lord
Kinnaird, Sir John Ogilvy, M.P., Sir David Baxter,
Sir Roderick Inapsey Murchison, Director-General
of the Geological Survey of Great Britain and Ire-
land ; Sir David Brewster, Principal of the Univer-
sity of Edinburgh, and Dr. James Forbes, Principal
of the United College, St. Andrew's. The secretaries
are Mr. Gulton and Professor Hirst, with Mr.
Griffiths, assistant-secretary, and Messrs. 'fender-
son, Anderson, and Gloag, local secretaries. Mr.
W. Spottiswoode attends as general treasurer, and
Mr. A. Scott officiates as local treasurer. The fol-
lowing gentlemen are the presidents of the sections,
‘vhichmeaentd Physic-
morningscienc
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matical
Professor Sir W.
Thomson, D.C.L. ;
B, Chemical Science, Professor
T. Anderson, tlasrow University ; C, Geology,
Mr. A. GeilKk; D, Biology, Professor Sharpey ; E,
Geography and Ethnology, Sir S. Baker ; F, Eco-
nomic Science and Statistics, Mr. Grant Duff, M.P..
G, Mechanical Science, Professor W. J. M. Ran:
kine, University of Glasgow.
In the afternoon a meeting of the general com-
mittee was held, at which the usual reports were
presented and approved.
The inaugural meeting in the evening was at-
tended by above 2,000 persons. While the audience
were still assembling, Sir David Brewster fainted
from the heat, and had to be carried out of the hall.
Professor PHILLIPS announced shortly after Sir
David's removal that he was decidedly better.
The chair was taken, in the absence from indispo-
sition of Mr. Groves, by Sir R. Murchison, who

the Rev. Mr. Trench, &c.
The usual loyal toasts having been given and
duly honoured,
The CHAIRMAN proposed "The Army, Navy, and
Volunteers," to which
Colonel NORTH responded.
The CHAIRMAN next proposed " The Bishop and
Clergy of the Diocess."
The Rev. J. C. BLOMFIELD, in responding to the
toast, expressed a hope that the laity would cordially
co-operate with the clergy in sharing the burdens
which too frequently rested on the poor clergyman
alone, and that their joint efforts would greatly
tend to promote the education and improvement of
the people. (Cheers.) In conclusion, the rev.
gentleman proposed " The Lord Lieutenant and
Magistrates of the County." (Cheers.)
The Earl of JER SEY briefly responded.
The CHAIRMAN next proposed "The Health of
the Three County Members." The toast was drunk
with great enthusiasm.
Mr. HENLEY, whose voice was almost overpowered
by the pelting of the heavy rain, said that although
he had often had the pleasure of meeting his friends
at Bicester and elsewhere, it had never fallen to his
lot to address them in a position where it was
almost necessary to put up umbrellas to keep the
wet from their heads--(laughter)—but he hoped
it would not be considered like a prophecy of things
evil to their future meetings, however it might have
the effect of cutting the present one short.
(Laughter and cheering.) He thought, under the
circumstances, that the best thing he could do would
be to express what he had to say in as few words
as possible. There was now hardly anything to talk
of but the future. They had had plenty of the
past. They had had the cattle plague, but he hoped
and trusted they had got rid of that. At all events,
if those in authority stood to what they -had said
when they expressed their belief that the Conti-
nent was always infected, and would stop infected
beasts from coming in, we might hope to get rid of
the cattle plague altogether within the four corners
of the country. He resided in a neighbourhood
which had suffered severely, and could not help
expressing his thanks to his neighbours for the kind
and liberal manner in which they had come forward
to pay the burden imposed upon them in order to
assist their suffering brethren. (Cheers.) That feel-
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(Cheers.) It was impossible for any one who had
been in the thick of it not to say a word about Re-
form. (Hear, hear.) All that could be hop,2d was
that the people would gain what they had for the
last 14 years been taught they Q ht ug to gain. He
was one of those who, for the, last 14
years Laving
seen successive Prime Ministers put into
the Queen's
mouth words in which the people were told they
ought to have an extension Lof the suffrage, chose
no longer to play the humbug, and
thought
it neces-
sary honestly to settle the question if it was possible
to do so. (Cheers.) Hit beene believedhad
on—he was going to say that the best principle—
but, at all events, in the only
mode in which it
could have been settled with any prospect of per-
manence ; and he trusted that
the people of this
country, in whose good sense he hadthe
greatest
confidence, would use fairly and
properly the great
trust which had been placed in their hands. (Cheers.)
It was impossible for any one not
to have seen the
vast spread of intelligence and energy whith had
been manifested, especially those who had
lived as
long as he had done. Not only must they have seen
that spread of intelligence and energy, but they
must have witnesses many
things which had tended
to improve the condition of the 1 peop e. They had
seen a great diminution in the amount
of crime and
drunkenness and immorality ; and 1h a t ough there
was still plenty of evil and sin in the world, they
could not but feel that the changes b which ad been
made were vastly for the better. (Cheers.) In the
face of enormous temptations—in the face of
crease of wealth, which was an enormous tempta-
tion to abuse—in the face of all discouraging cir-
cumstances those who looked back for 40 or 50
years must do so with great confidence in the people
of this country. (Cheers.) For his own part, he had
always done so, and he hoped to live to see his expec-
tations still further fulfilled. (Cheers.) Ile would
just say a word on another subjelt, on which his rev.
friend had touched, and that was the question of edu-
cation, which in the next session must conic very
prominently before Parliament. He hoped the
great friends of education would try to accommo-
date matters as far as possible, and would not strain
the line too tightly ; that they would not endeavour
to take away from useful occupation those persons
whose services were necessary to the land, and that
those who had the care of them would take every
opportunity of making them useful members of so-
ciety. Those who were taught to do their duty to
God and man would make the best labourers, and
the most sure way to give them that knowledge was
to train them in good schools where these matters
were properly attended to. (Loud cheers.)
Colonel NORTH, in responding to the toast, ex-
pressed his concurrence in the remarks which had
fallen from his right hon. friend—that they had
passed through a most eventful session—one that
gave many hon. members cause to consider most
deeply, and his hope was that they had decided for
the good of the country. His right hon. friend had
said, and most truly, that the greatest possible re-
liance might be placed on the good sense of our fel-
low-countrymen. The opportunity of showing that
good sense was now afforded them, and he hoped
that the privileges which they had obtained would
tend to promote the honour and glory of the country.
(Cheers.) No doubt they had been " called over the
coals" for having been parties to the passing of the
Reform Bill ; but, after 14 years' dangling about the
country, he thought it was necessary that something
should be .done. (Hear.) That being the case, it
was impossible to do it by halves ; and he thought
their leader had taken a right and proper course in
going to the foundation of the matter at once. He