, 1877-06-30

The Norwegian DccpSca Expedition has
resumed tho work which Il 10 well carried on
during last keason. IT. was to leave 1crgun
June I, III der The command Of Capt. Willie.
The programme for an antlropologlcal e1tt-
billion, In connection With the Paris Exposition
Of ls7H, has Icon published. II contains many
interesting featurcs and promlses proatabIc r.
suIts+
The Russian Geographical Society viii post
pono the exploration Of the Angosa IsIyer until
next summer, but Will prosecute the cxamna-
ttou OF tic water'partEng hetwecn tic Obi alNl
ici1lssct, thls seasun.
The twenty.sfxtl, annual meeting OF tho
American Association fdr tho Advancement Of
August. Tho !}r.t[s! Association meets at
Plymouth, England, Aug. l5.
It l,as been stated that tho lnllfa.rubbcr toys
made IN franee were Rendered poisonous by tho
use of Oxide Of ztnc wss!! tho rulvantzcl rubber;
but the Minister ot Agriculture aud Commerce
clcs arc perfectly harmless.
II Is stated that DR.. J. y. Hooker. rrcs!lcnt
OF the Royal SorIcty, amt Director OF tIl0 1nyal
Botanical Gardens at Kew, LuiInu. will visit
the United States this summer. He will be AZ
companicl by his wife, who was the widow uf
tho naturalist, elr Wittatn Jardliic.
Cant. E. Elton, Tho English Consul at Moza,y,-
blaur, ilad STARTED, with a small European party,
OH lIvs-,outlls' expedition In the l.ukc Nyas.
I'd distrtct. It IL expected that sotno valuable
rcaults with rcgart tn tho best route from tic
coast to Lake Nyassa will result from tho TILL
dcrtaking.
At Tho Maritime and Piscatoriat Exhibition
which Opened at tho London Aquarium jnne I,
there was very targe collection Vt stuffed
rtycr'1sh. contributed By fourteen angling clubs
and many prsutc Intliyiluala. Tho exhibition
eompriAes ttshng-. tackle VI every sort, aul the
literature Of angling and psclculturc.
The Scientific Club of Vienna l,as 800 men,-
bgrs, drawn from all classes Of society. AMI o.
c1lpies spacious building, with rth,ns for resul-
iug, writing, llnl,ly, aud stnok'Ig. II has u
splendi4 library an4 takes all the best journals
Of the world. Membership costs tlvu ortns Of,
admission, and an annual subscription Of 10
sorins.
Atr. Alfred E. Crayeu, at experienced African
explorer, is on the I'VE uf departure from Zat,-
zilar on u sciontttic tonr In Eastern Arlca. Ills
object Il ~ study tho natural h!Aory Of tic dis
trtcts vts!tcl especially IN tho department of
Entomology. Mpapxa Will hc his headquarters;
anu be will endcayor IL prOEccd n far Is Lake
TangAnyika.
The msn1n,oth recently discovered In Siberia
was fuunl III the gold bcar1ng suiHis Of the litv-
e kundola, at depth 81 ilso metres. Tue
drsG revealed; but it Hoou asauItlcSl tue appcAf-
AIlcs md consistency Ut wiillo clay. The rxrn-
vatton OF tbe toly wilt tu y t!tlcult operAtiu1I,
on nccount Of the aaScss OF wafer.
Al the 1atu Cunfercncc OH tho Antiquity uf
AtnIl. which waa cltl at the AnthruINoEvul 1ll-
atitutu In lA,ntt0H, tic cuateEs wurr divided III.
to two equally str,nG parties. OHe rolltcllttl
that modern disrovcrics Al set the ,lutc nf thu
orieu ur il,an fur l1,ck VI tho cra asHtgncl by
Lycli. ETans, and others; while tho opposite
purity el7in,r1 tkat t.u rcrciit alvRnra bud been
fI!aae uth'n tslr subjeet anI tllut tho sotslfrd
discoveries ara Ut n nlust uncertain atMl tIcul,-
elusive nature. Tho t1cbatu was cagur hut til.
ttretsise, leaytng tho arGu.'lcnt about where II
wis takcu up.