Miscellaneous. 75 MISCELLANEOUS. MEETING OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE FOR 1843. The inhabitants of Cork and its vicinity have put their shoulders to the wheel of science in earnest, and we will venture to predict that the supporters of the Cor kites at the Manchester meeting will not be disappointed in their anticipations of a welcome befitting the As-sociation and most hearty to themselves. We copy the following resolutions proposed at a preliminary meeting held at Cork for the purpose of making necessary arrangements ; they are conceived, and we are sure w r ould be uttered, in the true spirit of Irish feeling and hospitality : — " Resolved, — That, whether we consider the vast field of science its inquiries embrace, and which it has so successfully cultivated — the extensive European influence it possesses — the enlarged inter-course and co-operation between the learned of every clime which it produces ; or the great benefits it locally dispenses in its annual visits through these kingdoms, we cannot but look upon the British Asso-ciation for the Advancement of Science as the most important insti-tution in the republic of letters ; and the one which, far beyond all others, best illustrates the spirit, the energy, the intellect, the wealth, the learning and scientific advancement of the present day. " Resolved, — That the periodical visits of the British Association are of peculiar advantage and importance to Ireland. By means thereof, men of influence and weight in other lands become ac-quainted with a country, which to be valued requires only to be studied and understood, and whose inexhaustible resources can only be fully developed by that combination of native intellect with ad-vancing science, which this Association tends so powerfully to pro-duce. " Resolved, — That therefore we hail with pleasure the contem-plated visit of the Association to this city, and recognizing with gra-titude the preference given in the choice of locality to Cork, we are determined to make its reception here worthy of ourselves, our visit-ors, and our country. " Resolved, — That, to give effect to this determination by making the requisite arrangement for the reception of the Association, and in conformity with the constitution of that body, the following gen-tlemen be now chosen a Local Council, subject to the approval of the General Council in London, and to them shall be entrusted the pre-vious preparations and the management of the other details on this interesting occasion. " Resolved, — That a Sub-Committee for each of the seven scien-tific sections be selected by the Local Council, to consist of members ; namely, one Committee for the Section of Mathematics and Phy-sical Science, one for Chemistry and Mineralogy, one for Geology and Geography, one for Zoology and Botany, one for Anatomy and Medicine, one for Statistics, one for Mechanical Science ; and to these Committees shall be entrusted the duty of framing, as far as
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