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that it caused him grave anxiety. Imbued, however, with a true 

 love of science he laboured on with infinite patience to the end, 

 and it is distressing to thiuk that he did not live to partake of 

 the benefits which quite recently accrue to the Survey through 

 a reorganization of the staff. Personally his colleagues and many 

 others will long lament the loss of a genial and tender-hearted 

 friend. H. B. W. 



ZN^ISdEXjXj-iLIsrEOTJS. 



International Geological Congress, Paris, 1900. — The pupils, 

 friends, and admirers of Professor Albert Gaudry, who in 1852 

 started his scientific career with his " These de Geologic : Sur 

 I'origine et la formation des Silex de la Oraie," intend to present 

 him with a commemorative medal. Whilst heartily associating 

 ourselves with this proposal, we venture to suggest that something 

 more might be done. In one of his books Professor Gaudry 

 terminates the description of his new palEeontological gallery with 

 the following words : — " J'aimerais que, pour terminer notre galerie, 

 on pla^at une statue representant une figure humaine, figure 

 douce et bonne, figure d'artiste et de poete, admirant dans le passe 

 la grande ceuvre de la Creation et reflechissant a ce qui pourrait 

 rendre le monde encore meilleur." ^ Apart from his eminent 

 scientific attainments. Professor Gaudry has revealed himself as an 

 artist and a poet as well, especially in his " Essai de Paleontologie 

 philosophique " ; and whoever has approached him can testify that 

 the 'douce' and 'bonne' expression of his face truly reflects his 

 character. We therefore think that his own bust would be the most 

 suitable couronnement d'edifice of the paleeontological gallery, which 

 in the main is his own work. 



Professor Albert Gaudry, President of the International 

 Geological Congress for 1900, announces that the Committee 

 appointed by the International Congress of Geologists to award 

 the International Spendiaroff Prize of 456 roubles (£48) has pro- 

 posed as subject for 1903, " Critical Review of the Methods of 

 Rock-classification." Two copies at least of any work competing 

 for the prize should be sent before August, 1902, to Dr. Charles 

 Barrois, Secretary of the Congress, 62, Boulevard Saint-Michel, Paris. 



Erratum. — Brachylepas (Pyrgoma) cretacea, H. Woodw. : Geol. 

 Mag., April, 1901, pp. 145-152, PL VIIL— Dr. Arthur Rowe, 

 F.G.S., calls attention to an error in Dr. Woodward's paper as to 

 the locality of his new specimen of this Cirripede, which, like the 

 original specimen described in 1868, was also obtained from the 

 zone of Belemniiella mucronata in the Norioich Chalk, and all 

 references to Margate and Thanet should be deleted and the word 

 Norioich substituted. — Edit. Geol. Mag. 



1 A. Gaudry: " Les ancetres de nos animaiix daus les temps geologiques," p. 296 ; 

 Paris, 1888. ' 



