19 SEPTEMBER 1846, Page 12

The foreign visitors to the British Association were conducted to

Ports- mouth on Thursday, by several of their English brethren, to see the naval works. They were conveyed in the Admiral's barge to the Excellent and to the Victory, and to the docks; and entertained at a collation by the polite authorities.

The leading feature of the late meeting at Southampton has been its steady, active work, and the perfect accord which prevailed. A statement has recently been hazarded, that the number of members has declined: this assertion is unfounded. The decrease in the attendance is attributable solely to the smaller population of Southampton, as compared with previ- ous places of meeting: there is no falling off in the number of members.