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— A society for the "Advancement of Literature and Science 

 in the Dominion of Canada," has been instituted in Canada under 

 the auspices of the Marquis of Lome. The assembly of scien- 

 tists at Ottawa, May 25, 26 and 27, included the most notable 

 men of science in the British Provinces. Among the foundation 

 members present were Professor L. W. Bailey and Mr. Matthews, 

 of New Brunswick. Dr. J. W. Dawson is the president. 



— A large lacustrine canoe, in excellent condition, has been 

 found near Bex, 4000 feet above the sea-level, and nearly 3000 

 feet above the valley of the Rhone. No lacustrine relics, says 

 Nature, have ever before been met with in Switzerland at such an 



— The fifty-second annual meeting of the British Association 

 for the Advancement of Science, will be held in Southampton, 

 August 23d. The president-elect is C. W. Siemens. 



— The eleventh meeting of the French Association will occur 

 at Rochelle, beginning August 24th. 



PROCEEDINGS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 

 . American Philosophical Society, Jan. 6, 1882.— The death 

 of Dr. Isaac Israel Hayes, the well-known explorer, on Dec. 17, 

 1 88 1, was announced. 



Feb. 3.— A paper upon the "Inclination of the apparent to the 

 true Horizon, and the errors arising thereof in the lransit, Alti- 

 tude, and Azimuth Observations," by Professor J. Hagen, was 

 submitted for the proceedings. 



Feb. i7._D r . Britton exhibited some peats and lignites of Ar- 

 kansas, also some anthracites and bituminous coals from the same 

 State, showing the progress of the formation of coals. 



March 3. — Professor Cope read a paper entitled " On the Struc- 

 ture of some Eocene Camiverous Mammals," illustrating his sub- 

 ject by the exhibition of various fossil remains. 



March 17. — Professor Sadtler read a paper by Professor Edgar 

 F. Smith and Mr. Thomas, on corundum and wavellite from 

 localities before unknown to mineralogists, about six to eight 

 miles from Allentown. 



Mr. Phillips made a communication in reference to the new 

 Dictionary of the English language, now preparing under the 

 auspices of the Philological Society. 



The Philadedphia Academy of Natural Sciences. Feb. 21. 

 — The deaths of Dr. J. VV. Draper and Theo. Schwann, corre- 

 sponding members, and of Dr. Bridges, were«announced. 



Feb. 28.— Dr. Leidy exhibited a beautiful collection of tourma- 

 line crystals, and a variety of asbestos, known as " mountain 

 leather," from the Hot Springs of Arkansas. This latter mineral 

 contained at times flattened quartz crystals, and he asked if the 



