O. MISCELLANEOUS. 581 



monthly sheets, the first of which contains the observations 

 for December, 1872. Notwithstanding the southern latitude 

 of Shanghai, it is noted that there were forty-nine days of 

 freezing temperature during the four months from 1872 to 

 March, 1873, the minimum temperature being 16 Fahr. on 

 the 31st of January. Shanghai is 5^ farther south than 

 New Orleans. The instruments used at Zi-ka-wei are ap- 

 proved modern standards, similar to those adopted in France 

 by St. Clair Deville. JVbuvelles 3/eteorologiques, Societe de 

 France. 



FOURTH MEETING OF THE FRENCH ASSOCIATION. 



The fourth annual meeting of the French Association for 

 the Advancement of Science took place at Nantes in the end 

 of August, closing on the 26th. The session was a satisfac- 

 tory one, and very largely attended, and many important 

 papers brought forward. The meeting for 1876 is to be 

 held at Clermont Ferrand, and that for 1877 at Havre. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE ZOOLOGICAL 



SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



The annual report of the Council of the Zoological Society 

 of London, made April 29, contains the usual record of pros- 

 perity of this world - renowned establishment. The total 

 enumeration of members of different grades at the close of 

 the year 1874 is given at 13,197, a considerable number 

 having been added during the year. The only foreign 

 member elected was Mr. Alexander Agassiz, to fill the va- 

 cancy caused by the death of his father. Of corresponding 

 members the only American elected was Dr. H. C. Yarrow, 

 of Lieutenant Wheeler's survey. 



The income of the society for 1874 was the largest since 

 its foundation, amounting to about $142,000, of which the 

 receipts from the Zoological Garden were about $84,000. 

 This is a diminution compared with the receipts of the pre- 

 vious year, due largely to the unfavorable weather of cer- 

 tain special holidays. 



The total number of visitors to the gardens during the 

 year amounted to about 707,000, exceeded previously only 

 by the numbers in 1873. 



The Council announced that a series of lectures was to be 



