Present: Austro-Hungary: Baron IGNATZ VON SCHAEFFER. Brazil: Dr. LUIZ CRULS. Chili: Mr. F. V. GORMAS and Mr. A. B. TUPPER. Colombia: Commodore S. R. FRANKLIN. Costa Rica: Mr. JUAN FRANCISCO ECHEVERRIA. France: Mr. A. LEFAIVRE, Mr. JANSSEN. Germany: Baron H. VON ALVENSLEBEN, Mr. HINCKELDEYN. Great Britain: Sir F. J. O. EVANS, Prof. J. C. ADAMS, Lieut.-General STRACHEY, Mr. SANDFORD FLEMING. Gautemala: Mr. MILES ROCK. Hawaii: Hon. W. D. ALEXANDER. Italy: Count ALBERT DE FORESTA. Japan: Professor KIKUCHI. Liberia: Mr. Wm. COPPINGER. Mexico: Mr. LEANDRO FERNANDEZ, Mr. ANGEL ANGUIANO. Netherlands: Mr. G. DE WECKHERLIN. Paraguay: Capt. JOHN STEWART. Russia: Mr. C. DE STRUVE, Major-General STEBNITZKI, Mr. J. DE KOLOGRIVOFF. San Domingo: Mr. DE J. GALVAN. Spain: Mr. JUAN VALERA, Mr. EMILO RUIZ DEL ARBOL, Mr. JUAN PASTORIN. Sweden: Count CARL LEWENHAUPT. Switzerland: Col. EMILE FREY. Turkey: RUSTEM EFFENDI. United States: Rear-Admiral C. R. P. RODGERS, Mr. LEWIS M. RUTHERFURD, Mr. W. F. ALLEN, Commander W. T. SAMPSON, Professor CLEVELAND ABBE. Venezuela: Dr. A. M. SOTELDO. Absent: Denmark: Mr. C. S. A. DE BILLE. Hawaii: Hon. LUTHER AHOLO. Salvador: Mr. ANTONIO BATRES. The PRESIDENT. Some days ago a Committee was appointed to report on communications addressed to the Conference through the Chair. All communications that have been received from time to time, and they have been numerous, have been referred to this committee, of which the Delegate from England, Prof. ADAMS, is the chairman. He now informs the Chair that he is prepared to make a report. The Delegate of England, Prof. ADAMS, then read the following report: _Letter from the President of the Conference._ INTERNATIONAL MERIDIAN CONFERENCE, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, _Oct. 14, 1884_. SIR: I have the honor to submit to the Committee of which you are the Chairman the following communications: No. 1. Letters from Mr. Roumanet du Cailland, through Mr. Hunter, Ass't Sec. of State. No. 2. Letter and communication from Mr. C. M. Raffensparger. No. 3. Letter from Mr. A. S. de Chancourtois, accompanying books from Paris. No. 4. Letter from Mr. A. W. Spofford, enclosing letter of Mr. J. W. Stolting, of Dobbs' Ferry. No. 5. Letter from Mr. B. Aycrigg, Passaic, N. J. No. 6. Letter from J. T. Field, St. Louis, Mo. No. 7. Letter and two enclosures from Mr. Theodor Paesche. No. 8. Description of the Universal Time-Piece of Dr. A. M. Cory. No. 9. Letter and enclosure from Mr. E. R. Knorr. No. 10. Letter from Mr. J. E. Hilgard, of the U. S. Coast Survey and Geodetic Survey. No. 11. Arguments by Committee of New York and New Jersey branch, and other papers relating to weights and measures.