The chief arrangements for the meeting of the British Association
at Glasgow are as follow. The whole College of Glasgow is to be appro- priated to the meeting of the various sections, in the following order-- Section A.—Mathenitoics and Phesies, Greek class-room,
B.—Chemistry of Clicinistrv class-room. alt I rtsele.d Geography, t;ommou-hall.
D.—Zoology and Ptstetly, Divinity elss-raons E.—Medical Science, Medical class-room. F.—Statistics, Logic class-room.
0.—Mechanical Science, Mechanical class-room.
The meeting will extend over a week, :led the sections will assemble On Thursday the 17th instant, at the above departments at Glasgow College. The first evening meeting will be held at the Theatre Royal, on Thursday evening, at eieht i al, when the Marquis of Bread:111)one, the President elect, will te:ie Ilis chair. The Association-dinner will take place in the Theatre ft.:, el, on Tuesday the 221 instant, at half- past five. The membere of the tleoloical section will proceed to the Isle of Arran on Saturdtly, rein .,i1 on the island during Sunday, and re- turn on Monday.
We learn that Dr. Clieleters is to lie present. at the meetings of the Association, and that he e i!I too'. t wit papere—one of there on the sub- ject of pauper'o.m. Dr. Alison, who has recently published so nitudi on this subject, is also to be prisette so not we may look forward to a deeply -interesting diecussion tie the ell-important question of provision for the poor. The moue of Sir Charles. Bell, the celebrated surgeon, is also to be added to the list of' those who will honour us with their pre- sence on this occasion. The sale of tickets began yesterday, in Bathe- son's Hospital, which has beeu fitted up in a haudsome style for the occasion ; and we tinders:es: that the demmel was far greater than had
been anticipated by the • eat:est:tine ; the number of purchasers was indeed immense, pa rtiee! .!‘e fur ladies' tielsete, so that we may now safely calculate on a It eotis and splendid arras- of " beauty and
fashion," on the apoet.s. oesasion.--Gleseeic September 10.
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