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feasor J. W. Gregory, F.R.S. ; F — anthropol- 

 ogy and philology, Mr. A. W. Howitt; G — (1) 

 social and statistical science, president not 

 yet appointed ; G — (2) agriculture, Mr. J. D. 

 Towar; H — architecture, engineering, and 

 mining, Mr. H. Deaue; I — sanitary science 

 and hygiene. Dr. Frank Tidswell; J — mental 

 science and education, i[r. John Shirley. 



Nature states that in connection with the 

 meeting of the International Meteorological 

 Committee at Southport during the British 

 Association week in September next, it is 

 proposed to make arrangements for an exhibi- 

 tion of meteorological appliances and other 

 objects of meteorological interest. Upon the 

 initiative of the Meteorological Council, with 

 the cooperation of the Royal ^Meteorological 

 Society and the Scottish Meteorological So- 

 ciety, a committee has been formed to carry 

 out this proposal. It is proposed to group 

 the exliibits into four classes: (A) meteoro- 

 logical statistics; (B) weather telegraphy; 

 (C) atmospheric physics, including (a) me- 

 teorological photography; (b) instruments 

 and instrumental records; (c) high level sta- 

 tions, balloons and kites, observations and 

 records; (d) experimental illustrations; (D) 

 the relation of meteorology to other branches 

 of ph.vsics. 



The Royal Statistical Society announces 

 that the next competition for the Howard 

 medal will close on June 30, 1904. In addition 

 to the medal, a grant of £20 will be awarded to 

 the writer who may be the successful com- 

 petitor. The subject is ' The effect, as shown 

 by statistics, of British statutory regulations, 

 directed to the improvement of the hygienic 

 conditions of industrial occupations.' 



The Department of Public Improvement 

 of the Mexican government has under con- 

 sideration the advisability of establishing com- 

 mercial museums in connection with the more 

 important consulates in foreign countries. 

 Through the efforts of the Mexican consul at 

 Liverpool. England, an exposition of the prod- 

 ucts of ^Jfexico is about to be inaugurated at 

 that place. The governors of the several 

 states have been requested to forward samples 



of the principal productions of their respective 

 sections. Precious woods, fibers, cereals, va- 

 nilla beans, coffee, sugar, etc., are to be sent 

 at once to the consulate at Liverpool. The 

 Mexican exposition at Milan, Italy, is in com- 

 plete working order. 



We learn from Nature that for the first 

 time for about forty years the' Royal Society 

 of Edinburgh, on the evening of June 6, held 

 a conversazione. Lord and Lady Kelvin and 

 Sir William Turner received the guests. 

 There were many interesting exliibits from 

 several departments of the L'niversities of 

 Edinburgh, Glasgow, and St. Andrews, from 

 the Geological Survey of Scotland, the Scot- 

 tish Antarctic Expedition, etc. Professor 

 Mcintosh, of St. Andrews, sent a large collec- 

 tion of pearl shells and animals, living and 

 dead, and great interest was taken in Professor 

 Ewart's exhibition of hybrid ponies. Some 

 of the lantern exhibits were particularly 

 attractive, notably the projection on the 

 screen of tanks of living worms, Crustacea, 

 etc., and a fine selection of slides made from 

 Piazzi Smyth's ' cloud ' negatives. Among 

 the inventions and novelties exhibited. Dr. 

 Halm's instruments for mechanically correct- 

 ing stellar observations and for solving 

 Kepler's problem in any given case, and Dr. 

 Hugh Marshall's petrol incandescence lamp 

 are worthy of mention. 



Dr. Morris, the Commissioner of the Im- 

 perial Department of Agriculture for the West 

 Indies, who has been visiting British Guiana 

 at Mr. Chamberlain's request, addressed a 

 meeting of the members of the Royal Agri- 

 cultural and Commercial Society of George- 

 town on cotton cultivation and other minor 

 industries. With regard to cotton, according 

 to a report from Renter's agents, he ex- 

 pressed the opinion that at first only light 

 machinery should be introduced for its treat- 

 ment. Addressing the Board of Agriculture, 

 Dr. Morris expressed his admiration at the 

 great amount of progress which had been made 

 in the colony since he had visited it six years 

 ago. There was evidence of quite a new feel- 

 ing. Quite a new energj' seemed to have taken 

 hold of the leading planters and also the lead- 



