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THE long list of birthday honours contains the names of a few men distinguished for their scientific attainments. Prof. Max Müller is to be sworn of the Privy Council. Mr. Clements R. Markham, C.B., F.R.S., the President of the Royal Geographical Society, is promoted to be K. C.B., and Dr. David Gill, F. R.S., Astronomer Royal at the Cape, is made a C.B. Dr. J. G. Fitch, who until lately was Chief Inspector in the Education Department, and Mr. Le Page Renouf, the Egyptologist, have been knighted.