The International Congress of Geologists, Paris, 1878. 
By Pror. Liverstpcx, University of Sydney. 
[Read before the Royal Society of N. WS. W., 4 June, 1879.] 
Tur International Congress of Geologists held in Paris during the 
month of September last did not attract the amount of attention 
in England that it deserved ; for the proceedings of the Congress 
ere by no means deyoid of interest, but, indeed, were of some 
considerable importance, especially as several very valuable papers 
discussed ; attention was also directed to certain 
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reports embodying the results of their labours at the next Con- 
ference, which it was decided should be held at Bologna in October, 
81. The small amount of notice whichthe Congress attracted 
in England was probably mainly due to the fact that it took place 
almost immediately after the meeting of the British Association, 
‘and at a time when many other gatherings of a somewhat similar 
nature were being held; many persons were doubtless surfeited — 
with scientific picnics, and others were, at that time, compelled to 
start for their real holiday excursions if they wished to take advan- 
tage of the short amount of autumn weather then remaining to — 
th ; 
being held in that town in 1876, and was composed as follows :— 
President : Prof. James Hall. 
Secretary : Dr. Sterry Hunt, F.R.S. _ ; 
Messrs. W. B. Rogers, J. W. Dawson, J. 8. Newbery, C. H. 
as American members—in 
land), Dr. Otto Torell (Sweden), 
H. de Baumhauer (Holland), were appointed as foreign 
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