Thursday, 4th November 1858. 



His Excellency Sir W. SxEVENSOisr, C. B., Patron of 

 the Society in the Chair. 



Hon F. Bedin2:feld, C. C. Brownrigpr, Ev. Dupont, 

 G. Fropier, W. Kerr, Dr. P. Ayres, Dr. Beaugeard, Dr. 

 Regnaud, Dr. Ulcoq, MM. J. Chauvin, F. Dick, P. 

 Furse, W. Hazlitt, C. Lienard, C. Pitot, V. de Robil- 

 lard, J. Wimphen. 



The Secretary, M. L. Bouton read the following 

 Report : 



Your Excellency, Gentlemen, 



In the Report which I have the honor to submit to 

 you, I will principally review the most remarkable 

 specimens produced at the Exhibition held on the 16tli 

 September la«t, the interesting paper presented by Mr 

 de Closets on the application to Mauritius of movcHble 

 railways for the conveyance of canes in the mill. I 

 will also inform you of the opinion expressed in Europe 

 on the last number of the " Transactions," and at the 

 same time recall to your memory the different commu- 

 nications received by the Society during the past year. 



In speaking of the Exhibition, nothing will be said 

 of the few and insignificant fruits and flowers, seeds 

 and roots, the inferiority and paucity of which must be 

 attributable to the drought or the lateness of the sea- 

 son. On the other hand, no plausible excuse can be 

 found for the small number of samples of sugars which 

 represented the staple produce of our industry. 



