The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-25 00:00:00

BRITISH ASSOCIATION.

MANCHESTER, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22.—The first meeting
of the General t 'ornrnittee for the arrangement of the business
of the week was held this afternoon, in the rooms of the Royal
Institution, in Mosley-street. The Chair was taken by the
Rev. Professor Whewelt, and the meeting was very numerously
attended, amongst the company being the venerable Dr. Dalton,
the Marquis of Northampton President of the Royal Society,
A. J. Murchison, Esq., President of the Geological Society,
Sir W. H. Delabeche, Sir John Robison, Secretary of the
Re} al Society of Edinburgh, Professor Faraday, of the
Royal Institution, Sir William Jardine, Baronet, F.R. S.,
Colonel Sabine, and many of the leading members.
Calonel Sabine, N.R.S. , the Secretary, next read the
Report of the Council. The most important circumstance
alluded to was that her Majesty had placed at the disposal of
the Association the building in Richmond Park, which was
formerly occupied as an obsetvatory, but is now dismantled.
Experiments in physical science are intended to be prosecuted
here, and instruments and apparatus deposited. It will be
made immediately available. The Council had elected as Hon.
Members Dr. Carl Ritter, of Berlin, Professor Bagulansky,
of Breslau, and Professor Warthmann, of Lausau. A Com-
mittee, also, for placing the nomenclature of zoology on a new
basis, was formed, and a correspondence opened for the purpose
of obtaining different series of meteorological observations fi om
Germany. The children of members and others are henceforth
to be admitted to the different sectional meetings for 11. yer an-
num. Evening meetings will also be held if the length et the
day proves insufficient. Yesterday (Thursday) the sections
were to assemble at eleven o'clock.

LLOYD'S SHIPRING
Lori Dolt, JUNE 23.—Wind this day at Noon, S. to S. W.
DEA L, JUNE 23.—.1A7ind S.W., fresh breeze.—Arrd. Pollux,
Blankert, Samabago ; Lord William Bentinek, Crow, and
Thomas Rickenion, Calcutta; Royal William, Smith, Ceylon;
Meglee, Bahia ; General Wolfe, Mud, Demerara ; Accra,
Ludders, Cape Coast Castle ; Concordia, Skegaris, Africa.
Arrd. from the River and remain—Janet, Ezat, Hobart Town ;
Fox, for Newfoundland.
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 23.—Wind W., fresh breeze.—Arrd.
Seringapatam, London, for Madras.
COWES, JUNE 23.—Arrd. Andrews, Boulson, and Elizabeth,
Marshall, Bahia ; Gustave, Muller, Port Rico.
Batsron, JUNE 23.—Arrd. Englishman, Dyer, Africa.
Sid. Ann, Newfoundland
FALMOUTH JUNE 22.—Wind, S.W., to W.S.W., fresh
breezes—Arrd. Irt, Fletcher, Pernambuco, sailed 27th April.
Arrived off, Copernicus, Bremen, for Baltimore; Laurius,
Smith, New Orleans, for Bremen ; Freedom, Le Gros, Rio,
for Antwerp; President, Huiiurg, La Guayra. for Bremen;
Scofwkin, Hedgwest, Bahia, for Stockholm ; Colonia,
Rickertson, Rio, for Fleusburg ; Ghaburice, Muddle, Hobart
Town, sailed 6th Feb.; Sarah, Nichols, hence to Newport,
was wrecked near the Lizard yesterday morning, crew and part
of materials saved.
IMPORTANT TO MARINERS.
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A letter received at Lloyd's from their agent: at Cork, states
that Captain Bill, of the Guiana, arrived there from Moul-
mein, reports to have found an opening in the Barrier Reef, in
Torres Straits, two miles wide, in lat. 12.1'2 S. The opening
appeared quite free of danger, and is a new passage. In
coming through, Captain Hill also states, he saw the wreck of
the Fergusson, lost some months since on the Great Barrier,
whisk bore S.W. by S., distant about six miles.

MARRIAGE IN HIG H LlFT:.—Thursday morning
the marriage between Sir Thomas Winnington, Bart., and
Miss Dounvile, the accomplished daughter of Sir Compton and
Lady Dumvile, was solemnized at St. George's Church, Ha-
nover-square, by the Archbishop of Armagh, before a select
circle of relations awl friends of both parties.