, 1875-08-28

PAh1s, Aug. 1.-THE nuhIao'a dsuusaed By tho
seseu sscLionH Of TIE Geog'apl,lcal Coug!eas
hayo hoen 10 nnlLfasious thut It IL dill.
cult to eelert any for special mention. Perhaps
one of tA.Bo Of the Eroatcst lnteroBt ha4 been
Tie substitution Ut The ceuteslmal fur the sex.
ageslMRl d,s'hiop Of tue quarters o5 the heavuns,
Or Of the enttra celestial sphere. 1t waB urged
that thls&sould effect xreAt B.sing Of stsne Ia
90 good reaHon could be assigao1 for rcckoun,g
br Bixt.etha. Tho ecct. OF docIded by ~ to ii
favor OF tho crnteslmal division Of ths
quarter OF tue circumference. rossrsInR tia
sphere Til tie matter II brought befoIe the gou.
eral needing. Ilo present =, stem founh nj at-
yocate. Auothor saellol, has approved II. Boas.
quet do H. orles pro, oaal for dividing tbe COM
rlsht-uatne1y,. w between north and veal,
and 30 ou. Tho auggestlop Of Ill Et, mologscal
Gazette has also been thyoERbly received. Dr.
Dor lAs oiiored new explanation of the horas-
gian ports bsi,lg FREQ from ico III n'et, while
lnoss Of RuAsla ato ico-lucked. IIo deuics tia.
ths IL attributable 10 tho Gulf Etreau,, Ald At
trlbuts 1t to tbs Nors oglAn ports bpIuS ut tho
extremity OF lands washed BY tic ocean, whla
tile Nussian ports are buried. 10 It wsls. In tho
1s ~ s nfsI ndao tin od ss o. M
question whetnor tho teachers Ut geography
should pursus the topographic Ut tic cottuo-
graphic ue,hod. The get,eral feeling MAS sLss
tho clnld should DO led fsutn the known 10 tla
Topography Of hlB Village tt towu next with tho
department, county, continent, eto., aud Ansliy
with The holar syHteas. The use Of elobes "as
pronounced Indispensable, kna ,ude mo1els oe
ed. Ihs chronological Section has discussed tLs
o1isteuee Of whttc lace At tho extrems
Eaxk Of Asla,-ttu trabo Of tho QAlas,
to The HoAth Of Abyssoia. presenting tts
physique Of tho Caucasian saco. Tha Italian
d,t,on 10 tho Calls. hl.hetto upylaitcd bY lu.
rupsans. Tue question OF tic Uenttna American
lsthmus naturally sxcsted much interest. u.
Do LtasepE, After a!luuluK 10 tue difficulties ls
LRd encountered IN the Suez CsnnI, urged thss
canal With s!ulcea must DO considered out
Of tue question, on account OF ths dimensions
OF nlAli.8t8aa,Br1. Ihroe different schsues wefe
Afterwards advocated. Lastly. Herr Nacbttnal
las given au account OF hld African sxplafa'
ard lova of ptundor Of the Wadal aud p.rfouf
ttlbks, and spoka OF men, "otnon, aud cA!tdra
whom 10 lad seen driyen by slave metohA.kA
Needless Of their suts1iugs and wau'4.
Tbs De0dtt bayst
IT.. Political Esouony Society took ID ,.utsge OF H..
deogrsphlcal Congress y MY!ts tho ehef fofs!gs,s
nov In Paris to ~ nlonthy dinuss Friday. ke.s3
,hsy eests q ,s oinsfs. .sssgtsa as tns!ii
uatnisr IL tns sn4 u ths dinner the rse.dens VI
po;tuniss u sasioa ,hs! consses:s. wsfs snd a*,:
rSS b; .n " 1s TO- VI
zane ti.ss is raised tAs question of ts 1raa.ss of
cummssca which arc on the eve OF r.
l.Any foreign countries to express tho st1ts
of European opinion oa the subject. Biron Ctstnt'
late Statistical Director Of Austrts; hgnut pcr4sn
Deputy Mayor Of y!osenes; H. JuIts J. :hsr. Dite.
Tor ot German Economic hestew; Herr Eueci, ri ri
Uisscsos ii Nvrsh dsrnsuy; Hsrr Hunfslty tftsi.
dsnl Of lis PAsh Geographical soclssy u. do pouf'
hon. ons Vi the presdeuss Of tbs a. teIersburg uts
kas.la Bsnor toeo, Of tbs Msdrla Asads.ny = w
lory, g.. respoadsd 70 hs splssn They III sa4s ~.
mpuni Frvs Trade vs. hsnc sio1th tha ducirns sdop
u BY ths thinkers aud publlests Of whom ths{ ~tte
ths tsllow-oouhuyusn, sud, soIas Of tasu. t'e wv
leagues. .-...