1896]. Scientific News. 439 



Among the recent appointments to honorary membership in 

 Learned Societies we notice, Sir W. H. Flower, by the Swedish 

 Academy of Science; Prof. E. Ray Lankester, by the Russian Academy 

 of Science ; A. N. Beketow, Prof. Jas. Hall, Charles D. Walcott and Dr. 

 G. Retzius by the St. Petersburg Academy of Science. 



Dr. G. Lawson, botanist, of Halifax, N. S., died December 10th, 

 1895. It was owing to a confusion in names that the report of the 

 death of the Canadian geologist, G. Dawson, arose. 



The French Association for the Advancement of Science held its 

 meeting this year at Tunis, from April 1 to 11. The Botanical Society 

 of France, met at the same time and place. 



Dr. George Baur, of the University of Chicago, will spend the sum- 

 mer in Munich, his former home, where he will study the rich paleon- 

 tological collections of the University. 



An expedition started, the middle of March to explore the interior 

 of New Guinea. Dr. Lauterbach the leader takes charge of the 

 botany, Dr. Kersting of the zoology. 



The report of the death of the botanist K. Wilhelm, of Vienna is 

 an error, caused by a confusion of names, his brother G. Wilhelm 

 having died Nov. 30th, 1895. 



Dr. H. M. Ward, of Cooper's Hill, England, accepts the Professor- 

 ship of Botany in the University of Cambridge as successor to the 

 late Professor Babbington. 



Prof. K. G. Huefner, of Tubingen, has been called to the University 

 of Strasburg where he succeeded the late Prof. Hoppe Seyler in the 

 chair of Physiological Chemistry. 



Prof. F. von Sandberger, who recently celebrated his fifty year 

 Doctor-jubilee, has retired from the Professorship of Mineralogy in the 

 University of Wiirzburg. 



Prof. W. A. Locy, for several years Professor of Biology in Lake 

 Forest University goes to Northwestern University, Evanston, 111., as 

 Professor of Zoology. 



H. A. Miers, assistant keeper in the British Museum, goes to the 

 University of Oxford as Professor of Mineralogy, succeeding the late 

 Professor Maskelyne. 



Dr. H. Schauinsland, of Bremen, has gone to the Island of Laysan 

 for a ten month's exploring expedition, intending to study both the 

 flora and fauna. 



