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lections at the Exhibition, and to the various public and private col- 

 lections in Paris ; this book, consisting of about 160 pages, described 

 the principal features of the different collections — the plan that ac- 

 companies it indicated the positions of the geological exhibits in the 

 building; without this " Guide " many of the collections scattered 

 over the vast building on the Champs de Mars might easily have 

 been overlooked even by the most careful. The book is divided 

 into three parts, — the first part treats of the geological collections 

 according to their range in time, or as it is headed — " Stratigraphical 

 Geology ;" the second part treats of the collections according to the 

 countries from which they were sent ; whilst the third division of the 

 book is devoted to the mineral collections and mineralogical apparatus. . 

 The Organizing Committee for the next meeting at Bologna in 

 1881 is composed as follows : 



Patron — His Majesty the King of Italy. 

 Honorary President — M. Sella, President of the Academy, Eome. 



Messrs. Capellini, The Museum, Bologna. 

 Gastaldi, Prof, of Geology, Turin. 

 Taramelli, Prof, of Geology, Pavia. 

 Omboni, Prof, of Geology, Padua. 

 Meneghini, Prof, of Geology, Pisa. 

 Ponzi, Prof, of Geology, Eome. 

 Giordana, Chief Engineer of Mines, Rome. 

 Guiscardi, Prof, of Geology, Naples. 

 Gemmellaro, Prof, of Geology, Palermo. 

 De Pirona, Prof, of Geology, Venice. 



The Italian Government and the Municipality of Bologna have 

 offered their assistance in making arrangements for the reception 

 and convenience of the members of the Congress during their stay 

 in Bologna. A. L. 



II. Geological Society of London. — I. — Annual General Meeting. 

 February 21st, 1879. 



Henry Clifton Sorby, Esq., F.B.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Eeports of the Council and of the Library and Museum 

 Committees for the year 1878 were read and ordered to be printed. 



The Wollaston Gold Medal was awarded by the Council to Prof. 

 Bernard Studer, F.M.G.S., " the father of Swiss Geology." 



The Mukchison Bronze Medal to Prof. M'Coy, of Melbourne 

 University. 



The Lyell Gold Medal was awarded to Prof. E. Hebert, of Paris, 

 for his investigations of the Cretaceous formation, etc. 



The Bigsby Gold Medal to Prof. E. D. Cope, of Philadelphia. 



The " Wollaston Donation Fund " was awarded to Mr. Samuel 

 Allport, F.G.S., of Birmingham, in aid of his researches in the 

 Microscopical Structure of Eocks. 



The "Murchison Geological Fund" was awarded to Mr. J. W. 

 Kirkby, of Leven, Fife, N.B., in aid of his researches in the faunas 

 of the Magnesian Limestone and the Carboniferous strata. 



The " Lyell Fund " was awarded in equal moieties to Prof. H. 

 Alleyne Nicholson, M.D., F.G.S., of St. Andrews, for his various 



