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stars each. Dr. Gould has nearly ready for printing all the obser- 

 vations made at the Observatory up to 1880 inclusive, wliicli ivaeli 

 the enormous number of over 250,000. These will require im- 

 proper publication twelve more volumes ; and they will constitute 



this generation. 



V. Miscellaneous Scientific Intelligence. 



1. Meet in f/ of tin- Aliirriron Axsnrlntio)) for the Adt'tntce- 



iih ),t ,,/' Sri, nve <it Montreal.— -The thirty-first meeting of the 

 American Association was held nt Montreal, under the presidency 

 of Dr. J. W. D.vwsox, of McCill College. Tin- meeting opened 

 on Wednesday, August L'-'l, with a Ceneral Session in Molson 

 Hall, McGill College. This was called to order by the retiring 

 president, Professor George J. Brush, and the chair was then 

 signed b v him to the president elect, Dr. J. W. Dawson. Intro- 

 '.Sterry Hunt, chairman of the 



ductory remarks were made by Dr. T. £ 

 Local Committee, and a welcome to 



of Mo 



'n-audrv, mayor of the city; a repl) 

 hy President Dawson. After the" 



ess the Session adjonnuMl. and the work of organizing the 

 .tenons was proceeded with. in the evening of We.hmsday, the 



hefore a large audience in the Queen's Hall, upon the early 

 History of American Mineralogy. Following this address there 

 was a reception of the members' of the Association by the Local 

 ( mnmittee in tbe Assembly Room of the same building. 



On Thursday the special work of the various Sections was 

 opened by addresses (mm the several vie, presidents. These 



0my,WlL] - read b> 



Professor Eastman), W. A. Rogers wa# later elected to preside 



over the Section; i„ Section B, PI. vsi<- T. C. M kn m:miai,i. ; in 





f" the members of the Ass( 

 Dawson, in the new Peter 

 the Museum was formal Iv op 

 i"g an address was delivered 

 by Rev. H. C. ilovev on C:r 



