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ting presidents of the French or foreign geological societies, 
and the directors of large geological surveys; 5th, the members 
of the Congress that the Council may call to sit with it. It 
will assemble in the halls of the Geological Society of France. 
Art. VI. The Bureau will be elected at the first session of the 
Congress from a list of proposals made by the Council. It will 
be charged with the duty of arranging the program for each 
day. 
Art. VII. On account of the number of communications an- 
nounced none shall be longer than a quarter of an hour except 
by permisssion of the Bureau. 
Art. VIII. Communications which shall be made in English 
or German, but of which the authors shall have handed in a 
written copy in advance, will be immediatelv analyzed in French 
by the Bureau. 
Art. IX, X, XI, refer to privileges which v/ere secui-ed for 
the members of the Congress on presentation of their tickets at 
various institutions and museums in Paris during and after the 
session of the Congress. On August 30, Prof. Lesley was 
elected vice president of the Congress, representing the United 
States. 
The Bureau of the Paris Congress consisted of Hubert 
(France), president; Davidson (England ) ; Li versidge (Austra- 
lia); de Koninck (Belgium); T. Sterry Hunt (Canada) ; John- 
strupp (Denmark); Vilanova (Spain); Jas. Hall, J. P. Lesley 
( United States ) ; Daubr^e ( France ) ; Szabo ( Hungary ) ; Capellini 
(Italy); de Baumhauer (Holland); Ribeiro (Portugal); Stdf- 
anescu (Roumania); de Aloeller (Russia); Torrell (Sweden 
and Noi-way); Favre (Switzerland); Janettaz (France), gen- 
eral secretary. 
A large j^art of the time at the Congress was taken up with 
lectures on various subjects of science by Daubree, Michel, 
Levy, Favre, Lory, Chancourtois, de Lapparcnt, Chas. Barrois, 
James Hall, Renevier, Stefanescu, Rutot, Vilanova, T. S. 
Hunt, Barrande, Hebert, de Moeller, Gosselct, Lesley, Velain, 
Malaise, Cope, Rouault, ]\Iortillet, Winkler, Vanden Broeck, 
Blake, Choffat, Ribeiro, desCloizeaux,.Selwyn, Virlct d'Aoust^ 
Delesse, Chamberlin, and some others. When it is stated that 
manv of them lectured two and tlirce and even four times, and 
