The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-03 00:00:00

BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE

ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.
(From Punch.)
This Association hawing met. at York, science is, °
course, being advanced in that favoured city, and such je
the determination of some of the more active members to
keep science on the move, that they have resolved no
pushing it to the very last extremities.
Science has taken a very considerable round in the
hands of this very able body, and we should not be as'
tonished to hear of its eventually going to Jericho.
What will become of the British, &c., for the advance-
ment, &c., it is not our business to inquire. 'What the
British, &c., &c., &c., &c., is actually about at the Pre'
sent moment, is the point to which we shall confine our- .
selves. The Committee having met, Colonel Sabine.--
no relation, we believe, to the historical Sabineo—came •
forward to read the report in his character of General'
Secretary. It is worth while to observe that the Asso* •
elation for the Advancement of Science has advanced the
secretary, by making a colonel into a generel—for
General-Secretary is the title which the Colonel goes bf
in his connexion with the Brit. Ass., as the irepient bodl
occasionally calls itself.
Colonel-General-Secretary SABINI, haying cleared bit
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throit, and sent for his spectacles from the President 01
the Optical Section, who had borrowed them in order to
try some experiments in reading books—ColoneleGenerst'
Secretary Sabine having, in a style worthy of the Arch'
tectural Section, placed his glasses on the bridge of b°
nose, began to road the report, of which the following °
a summary :
" Your Committee have great pleasure in stating ths!
they have tried an experiment with a captive balloon--
llere the Secretary was interrupted by a new member
inquiring what was meant by a captive balloon. W*'
it a balloon that had caught on the railings of a blush
as Mr. Hampton's generally did ? or was it a ballooe
seized and become captive on account of the darnel!' •
done by its descent, which happened occasionally to •
Graham and other intrepid aeronaut& ?
Colonel SABINJS having passed for some time, sol
having looked out the words " captive" and ".balloon
in Johnson's Dictionary, replied that he could not answer -
the question. He would, however, refer it to the Leisi'
cographical Section, if the Hon. Members desired it.
The report was then proceeded with.
" Tour committee having had acme rape, have draw*
some lines showing some good spots for some canal'
some Artesian wells, and some other advantages."
The new member inquired whether the linos did 001
disfigure the maps ?
Colonel SAnaNa—Rather.
New Melissa—Then cui bon°,
The PRESIDICNT here interfered.—" If," said. he with
much warmth, " the association is to have the eel bone,
test applied to its proceedings—if we are to be asked
what is the good of this or that, we may as well dissent'
the body."—(Much cheering.)
Colonel SABINA then proceeded—" Your Committee
have sent out Professor Forbes with a dredging nte"
chine."
NEW MEMIIIII.—A what ?

Colonel &amiss (continuing)—" A dredging machtll'
for the purpose of dredging the .Ngean Sea.
New MEMBER—Oh I that's too rich—ha, ha, ha 1
The PitissioENT—The Hon. Member is right. It lor
the richness of the dEgean Sea that induced this Asso°r
ation to dredge it. Go on, Mr. Secretary ; what.doo
the report say as to the result of the dredging ?
Colonel SABINB (reading)—" Your Committee feel
much ecstacy in stating that Professor Forbes has dredt
up several buckets of mixed stuff, which hare been 1010
before the Analytic Section, and found to contain 13
species of animals, all new to science.
NEW Msmsna-150 animals I Let's have their natal'
The PitEstozNT (interfering)—We should be glad 10
afford every information, but these interruptions are iOl.
proper.
Nzw MEmnisn—Well, let's have a few of the nanlel
of the 150 animals all new to science.
The PnitsmoiT—Well—l don't know I Suppose 0
say the Cockleitu Scollopceoculms, or " Cockle good I°l
scolloping." That's one I I can't think of any ID°'
just now. Pray go on with the report, Col. Sabine.
Colonel &Armin (winking at the President)—"
Committee wished the Government to publish the resiol
of this dredging ; and Sir Robert Peel agreed to rill/
500 copies, if there were any meant of getting rid °,l
them. 100 were at once carried away by a celebrAte.
professor."
NEW lilzmnint—What became of the remainder ?
The PRESIDENT—That's an unfair question. I doll
know.

A CLERK—The eheesemonger—
Colonel SAEINK and the Pnasinzryr (very vehementif,
to the clerk)—Silence, Sir ; silence. You are stapPilio
fur beyond your duty, Sir. Hold your tongue, Sir.
Colonel SABINE (continuing'to read)—" Your Cora"
mittee have received 1,0001. from the Treasury for 1.11.
publication of Lalande's catalogue of the stars.", ar
NEW MEMBER—What a rum catalogue) Lot 01114
Mr. Maeready, I suppose. Eh ?
Colonel SABINE (stuffing his pocket-handkerchief
his mouth, and coughing)—Shall I go on withihe ref
or not ?

The PRISIDANT—Pray go on.
Colonel SABINE (continuing)—" Tour Corninitte6
finding they could do no good with the colleCtionaPls
trative of the railway sections, have given thou
away."
NEw
Colonel SABINII—E very one. They were of 110 00
to us.

NEW MElkillEß—What did they cost ?
tv
The PRESIDENT-That question must be referred
the mathematical section.

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NEW MEMBER—Yes, but which is the paying to
Lion ?—(Loud cries of " Indecent I" amidst which the
new member sat down.)
Colonel SABIXE—" Your Committee beg to say,
conclusion, they hare got several invitations for net,
year, and amongst others Cambridge was anxious for IP,
honour of taking thernin—and doing for them I"
The report haying been read, a warm discussion W.
place on a Daddy Longlegs, the point of dispute 1
whether the Daddy should be referred to the 000ldgi
section, or whether an ethnological sub-section shoo.
be formed fur the purpose of placing the Longlegs is 04
hands of a separate committee. It was ultimately 14111,
to look upon the Daddy Longlegs as a subjeot for 1"
zoological section atpresent. The meedng silos broke ..

PISIDAY.
The business to-day was quite of an aissiesee notl,
In section A, Professor Loan read a
.paper ea Mold
series, &c., or series without end ; iitestratio
which he read some observations, whick gamma 0 6
they never would end, and, even wken concluded, ago°
was come to.
Section B.—Mr. WEST read a paper on mineral wilt°
founded on experiments with a bottle of coda water.
Mr. HUNT read a paper on the influence of light °6
plants, which he proved to be deleterious. He had ht
a buttercup over a lighted candle, and, though S".
buttercup was not melted, the flower was considerabq
damaged.
Dr. BABINEUR read a paper on the mode of detectil
the adulterations in tobacco. He had smoked lever
penny Cubas, and detected adulteration in every one e
them.
Professor Formats and Mr. HxLISTON jointly read,:
paper on the tertiary formations of the Isle of Wig";
As they both read at once, it was to us the most int.'.
esting paper we had heard at the meeting.
Section E.—Medical Science.—Dr. Hamm; describel
a peculiar disease of the tongue, attended with grieti
constitutional disturbance. It was found a good oe'l
among Radical Members of Parliament and 0)06!
demagogues. The tongue was generally very Nut 1,1;
these cases, but the constitutional disturbance genet's"'
insignificant.

BIRTHS. of
On the let inst., in Hannover-terrace, Mrs. Longman'
a daughter.
E• On the 29th ult., at Anglesea, Hants, the Hon. Mrs.."
Trench, of a daughter.
On the 28th ult., at the Vicarage, Abbot's Langley, rth
the wife of the Rev-. R. Gee, of a son.
On the 28th ult., at Taliaris, Carmarthenshire, the ladf 0(
William Peel, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 29th ult., at Judd-place, Ntr
ew-road, the lady of
Wakefield, Esq., surgeon, of a daughter. Ay Of
On the 29th ult., at Preston Candover, Hants, the
F. Jsrvoise Ellis, Esq., of a son and heir. of
On the 29th ult., the wife of Thomas Gribble, Esq., jup.,
St. John's-wood-road, of a son.
On the 30th ult., the lady of Isaac James, Esq., of a

MARRIED.
On the ht inst., at Trinity Church, Stepney, Frederiet
third son of George Green, Esq., of Blackwell, to Elisabeth'
only daughter of the late Dr. Fletcher, of Stepney.
On the Ist inst., at St. Georgess,Hanoyer-squere, OlgetD
William Bellingham, eldest son of A. Greyille, Esq., of .Nor'
Mymms (late Captain in the Rille Brigade), to MargAret,
youngest daughter of A. Petty, Esq.

DIED.
On the 3d ult., at New York, Frederick, son of the lets
Pittman, Esq., of Warwick-square.
On the 27th ult., at Sarsgrove, Henrietta Maria Langston;
On the 29th ult , in Lower Brook-street, Ipswich, On
Maria, the second daughter of the late J. P. Smith, Esq. ~„,
On the 30th ult., in Albany-street, Regent's-park,
of te.
' Eleanor eldest surviving daughter of Darius Davey,
Island of Antigua.
On the 30th ult., at Reigate, Rebecca, third daughter 01
Mr. Hart, solicitor, aged 21.
On the Ist inst., at Fenchurch-street, Inn, relict of th.
late Nathaniel Ponder, Esq. ce,
On the Ist inst., Mr. \Villiers Waters, Anchor-terra
Southwark-bridge-road.

MONTHLY MILITARY OBITUARY
Major-Generals—Biggs, East India Company's Seri`' ,
Cawnpore ; Fearon, East India Company's Service, CawnPor:
Colonel Logan, 63d Foot, Aide-de-Camp to the Qto°
Dover.
Lieutenant-Colonels Carmichael, LTnattached, Prre*
N.B. ; Dallas, K.H., half-pay Macdonald's Recruiting Corr*
Grcenhithe, Kent.
Majors—Urmston, 31st Foot, Bengal; Carter, East --
Company's Service, Delhi.
Captains—O'Reilly, 85th Foot, Barbadoes ; Halliday, 86t.
Foot, llyderabad ; Pack, 2d West India Regiment, Garihlisf:
H. M. Dixon, half pay, 88th Foot, Kensington ; Bovria,o4
pay 103 d Foot, Quebec; J. H ,
ammill, late of the 9th ov
Portsmouth ; Robert M'Leod, late of the Royal Itiarines. „to
Lieutenants—Lane, half-pay 3d Dragoon Guards; 1
Gibbon, half pay 23,1 Foot, Plymouth.
Second Lieutenant and Ensigns--Nugent, Boys' 'l/1.4
neers, St. Kitts; Haslewood, half-pay 89th Foot;
half-pay Elford's Corps. on,
Paymaster Amey, half-pay 6th Line Bn. German Leo'
Bath. Steven. f

Quartermaster Martin, half-pay 3d Dragoon Guards.
Commissariat Department—Deputy Assistant C°llll/2
nary-General Brock, half-pay. 41st
Medical Department--Surgeon Robertson, half-psY4, no,
Foot, Montreal, Canada; Surgeon Dr. Cavanagh, 118,11 Zest
62d Foot, Wexford ; Surgeon Fogarty, half-pay St. .I'`e""
Regiment; Apothecary O'Hara,

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