New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-27
lasting thirty seconds was felt today the Island OF
Jersey.
A SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS.
THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION IN CANADA.
ARRIVAL OF A LARGE NUMBER OF MEMBERs-DIs-
TINGUIsHFD MEN PRESENT.
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MONTREAL, Aug 26-Even the wiSest men taIk
about the weather The city is filed with great
throng of scientists philosophers and engineers lhey
have assembled from ancient seats OF learning ana o
modern schools. and members of the BRUSH As7o
citation represent the highest estate OF scentnc know"
edge in the United Kingdom yet the stock topic of con
versatlon in hotel reception room Il the weather. anu
on this subject it is hard to discriminate between the
talk Of the wise and the talk of the foolish.
About 500 members of the association have arrived
and each one seems surprised by the discovery that the
American climate compared favoraby with the Eng
lish a large majority OF them expected TO find the
weather much colder than II is. They are loud IN
their expressions of admraon.no only for the climate
but for the hosable city that is opening its doors to
receive them The arrangements Of the local commit
tees are admirable and the guests they arrive find
every preparation made for their comfort and enjoy
ment Several hundred families entertaining the
visitors and the assignments made without contu-
sion.
At McGil University. where the sessions OF the asso-
citation are to be held, local committees nave eVlnceu
decided talent for organization. The reception room
work is disposed of in most orderly way ana the us
tiuruished company Of strangers charmed with the
arrangements made for their convenience. The city
itself impressed them favoraby. Many Of them pro-
and agree that in its general characteristics it Is
markedly English. The sudden influx Of wise men
from the mother State and the Canadian provinces has
filed every hotel and boarding house. Every room IN
the chief hotels is engaged for n week ahead and
beated visitors forced TO look up lodgings IN the
back streets few stragglers are expected tomorrow
but the main body of English guests have arrived
The proceedings are to be formally opened tomorrow
evening. when Professor Caycy will resign the chair
and Lord Rayleigh will assume the presidency and
deliver an address On the following day the sections
into which the association Is divided will organize for
work The presidents Of the sections are already here
Sir William Thomson will conduct the mathematical
and physical science section, assisted by Professors
Cherriman and Glaisher This Is the section of which
the greatest things are to be expected. Chemical
science under charge of Sir H. E. Roscoe,Wil command
the second place III interest The geograpmcaI section
i ordinarily the most popular one at the Engsh meet
ng7, but no papers OF striking Ilance ui aIe
promised this wear. Captain Bedford I'm
one OF the English veterans IN Arctic service Is
here having returned Yesterday from wha ne descll
a. most delightful tour in the Far est IL Il To MN
that Montreal is chiefly indebted for the presence OF
the English scientists, since he warmly adE Eocatcd le
change of base from Great Britain 10 the colonies Ihe
Canadian professors, with Principal Dawson at their
head will DO much to render the geological section
centre of attraction " T. Blnford Is presiding officer
there Professor H. y. MOscy l. the presiding oihcer
in biology; Sir +. j. Bramwel in mechanical science ;
T. b. Ivlor in authropOlogv, and sir H. IeInpe ia
economical scic.cc and statistics. lh6 last department
promises be one of great interest All the Ie~dms
officers Will deliver addresses The Official programme
of the session i virtually compctci but important
changes will be made over night. The intention OF
the General Committee l. to give wide range A.
po-slbl. % the deliberations Of the association Inc
American Association j, represented by Professors
Brewer and Brush of Yale College; Professor, 'oo4e
Putnam and LAMA, of Cambridge; and Boston by
Samuel II. Scudder prominent coucholossJ ahd
many other distinguished persons.