492 Scientific Intelligence. 
— of a Committee, by the American Association for 
the Advancement of Science, to take action with reference to 
holding an International Geological ee at Paris, dur ae the 
derived from a ee issued by the Committee, of which Prof. 
James Hall is 
At the recent svtcnting of the Association, at Nashville, a report 
on the subject was presented by the Secretary of the Committee, 
r. T. Sterry Hunt. According to it, the circular was sent to 
learned societies over the world, and has everywhere called 
forth gratifying st The oe Society of France has 
expressed its hear es oe abet and English, —, Swedis 
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the project of a similar International Geological Congress, to be 
held in [taly, before the Italian Minister of Agriculture, Industry 
and Commerce. German has declined to take any part in the 
this m 
the Committee is now in correspondence with the Secretary of the - 
Geological Society of rae upon this point, and believes that a 
time convenient to all will be agreed upon 
e Report also atibodila a resolution of the Standing Com- 
mittee of the Association’ recommending that the Presidents, for 
the time being, of the Geological Societies of France, Lo don 
Edinburgh, Dublin, Berlin, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and 
the Imperial Geological Institute of Vienna, be invited to form 
part of the Commiss 
After the presentation of the report to the American Associa- 
tion, the Secretary received official notice that the Geological 
Society of France, had, in codperation with the above plan, ap- 
pointed in Paris a local committee of organization for the pro- 
posed Congress, constituted as follows: Hi&serr, President ; 
-OURNOUER and» ALBerT Gaupry, Vice-presidents; BrocHE 
Treasurer; JANNETAZ, Sec retary-general ; Deraire, Sauv VAGE, 
Broccut and Véiarn, Reananastes ; with the following : BreLGRAND 
Bureau, pE CHancourrots, G. Corre EAU, Damour, Dauprée, 
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Gonceaatics. 
A circular Seued by this Committee, ae date er Faly 31, in- 
vites all those interested in geo logical, mineralogical and pa aleon- 
— tological studies, to take part in the approaching ag Sta and 
to subscribe the sum of twelve francs each, which will give a card 
of admission to the Congress, and Tight to all the sablications 
