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to wear out nights, and live laborious days
which has hitherto, in the world's ems^-"
ten to be ill requited ? The real sti
at all times been the delights of the pursuit
he consciousness of the great services rendered
y by every conquest within the domain of
still these questions may fairly demand an
..er. It has been often asserted, and made the subject
of lamentation or complaint, that men of science do not
enjoy in this free country the consideration which they do
in some countries less favoured otherwise in their institu-
tions than ourselves. Now, if 3- 4-I.* it = *-te-nded ti

appeared

aulant to

op tnis it is
t men of science are not made knig

hts of the
often

parli4ms,jatj„t4t ti

midis o,

ler in foreign courts

admit t

en, I doubt whether these are the natural or ru.
jects of ambition to the scientific man : and, if it is it
ided by the assertion that they are not,
^iated by their fellow-citizens
oured for their services, I cannot so fulls

as a class or

I would ask any. of those whose presence
_,As meeting, do they not find that their names are
sport into any society, the proudest of the land ?
se doors, that are worth entering, are not open to
' There are certain advantages, superficially consi-
which will always belong to mere wealth or
,ut are they such as the lover of science can bring
envy or desire ? Wherever he is known, he is
Where is their presence not hailed, not
Where is it not the endeavour of rank and
ry occasion to do honour to itself by showing
illy and personally to those who, by their
SIM pursuit of science, have done honour to our own
eign lands ? Whether or to what extent the result
e a greater association of science with political posi-
and how far such association would be advantageous
m• politics or science, is another question. The
countries on this head can hardly be
I am not sure that their
been very successful politicians, or
Lence herself has profited by the union. Public life,
is a jealous mistress, and does not well
a a known devotion to any other pursuit. It has,
-"ience of its own, essential to it, especially in a
..atry—the knowledge of men ; and this is not
s the special gift of men of science, who deal less
a men than with things and thoughts; and I am not

aggled f".
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general'

Ld to be quite

satisfactory

science ha

.e than scienc

sure that the qualities which fit a man for success in the
one pursuit are peculiarly advantageous to him in the
other. This however is certain, that those who admi-
nister the affairs of this country ought at least (I do not
think as yet they do) to know enough of science to appre-
ciate its value, and to be acquainted with its wants and
with its bearings on the interests of society ; but such
knowledge, I cannot doubt, will soon become the common
apanage of all well-educated men; and when it is so, as I

en of science, is still want

ng, wil

loon be supplied."
airman's address, he

At the conclusion of the noble C
was again greeted with loud applans(
The Earl of DERBY in an apposite and felicitously-
turned address, of some length, proposed a vote of thanks
to the new President of the British Association. The vote

of Harrowb:

After a few remarks prom Sir C. Lyell and Professor
Phillips, the meeting separated.

THURSDAY.

MEETINGS OF THE SECTIONS

SECTION A.-MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS

Professor Powell read " Continuation of Report on
Luminous Meteors." Some discussion ensued, after which
Mr. R. P. Grey read a paper on " Meteorolites." The
discussion which followed was succeeded by a paper " On
the British Association Catalogue of Stars," by Mr. W. S.
Jacob. Professor Tyndall made remarks on " Some pecu-
liarities of the Magnetic Field," which he illustrated by
experiments. The Rev. Dr. Scoresby related a few facts
corroborative of Professor Tyndall's observations. Sir John
Ross then read a very

,he subject of

lii tliis paper