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vex transversely, and is received into a basin. From this the 
water flows by a succession of falls to a rye basin below, which 
is adorned with numerous fountains t four points in its cir- 
cumference are the gilded figures, of. life size, sol four prominent 
species of animals—the elephant, hor 
each side of the staircase of waterfalls is a series of small foun- 
tains composed of very many fine jets of little elevation, the whole 
producing the effect of tufted vegetation. » 
The hall of meeting is well adapted for the use of the Congress, 
which includes a membership of two hundred and fifty persons 
The proceedings of the first day, August the 29th, opened with 
an election for officers, which resulted in the selection of the 
names above enumerated. An allocution from Prof. James Hall, 
of New York, president of the committee of Philadelphia, fol- 
lowed. The report of this committee succeeded, and the organi- 
zation was er by the announcement of the names of the 
officers elec 
ies oe announced for the opening day were the following: 
. M. Daubrée, Etudes expérimentales sur les déformations et les 
cassures de l'écorce terrestre. 2. M. A. Favre, Sur les expéri- 
ences relatives aux effets de refoulements latéraux en géologie. 
. De Chancourtois, Représentation et coordination des faits 
q’ alignements (Failles et Filons). 4. M. De Lapparent, Les 
plissements de la craie entre la France et l'Angleterre a propos 
du chemin de fer sous-marin. 5. M. E Sur les gisements 
aurifères et sur les pierres précieuses du Bré 
The papers oy ae 30th of August were a following: 1. M. 
James Hall, e Nomenclature of American palzozoic rocks 
and the AEE of geological maps. 2. M. Stephanescu, No- 
menclature géologique uniforme pour tous les pays en ce qui re- 
garde les terrains et les étages. 3. M. Van den Broeck, Valeur 
„des termes de l'échelle stratigraphique du globe. 4. enevier, 
Rapport sur l'emploi des couleurs et w termes désignant les sub- 
divisions des terrains. 5. M. Rutot, De l'adoption des subdi- 
visions uniformes pour les ternos a 6. M. De Chan- 
courtois, Unification des conventions pour les cartes gélogiques. 
7: M. Villa anova, Bases d'un dictionnaire de géologie. 8. M. 
l'Abbé Almera, Réimpression des ouvrages de paléontologie. 
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Pennsylvania, 4. Vélain, Phénomènes Geysériens EE - nas > 
de Morvan a propos de la délimitation du Trias et du 
The following papers were read on the 2d of Se saber: a oe 
Relations of horizons of Vertebrate Fossils of Europe and North 
merica. 2. Gosselet, De la Synonomie des especes fossiles au 
an point de vue du droit de priorité. 3. Rouault, pial meta e 
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