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Monograph of the Orchidia: of the Fsles of France and Bourbon, 

 by Ac. Richard, made a report and culogium upon this latter 

 work ; and submitted observations on the species growing in 

 Mauritius, which Mr. Ac. Richard had had no opportunity of 

 seeing and examining. He intimated "his opinion, in opposition 

 to that of Richard, that the Botany of the Mauritius presents 

 closer relations with that of the African Continent, than the 

 Indian Archipelago : that this resemblance, however, extends 

 not to the Southern extremity of Africa, but only to the tropi- 

 cal part of the continent opposite to the Mauritius, and particu- 

 larly to the coast of Zanguebar, which has been visited by Mr. 

 Bojer. 



Mr. J. Desjardins read a detailed description and historical 

 remarks, on two points on the Southern coast of Mauritius, viz. 

 The Souffleur or Montague Chaour, and the Trou Gallet. He 

 read also a description of a fish of the genus Serranas, and 

 exhibited a specimen. He noticed also three other memoirs, 

 which he deposited in the achives of the Society, viz. 1. A 

 notice of the Charanson of Mauritius, (Curculio striga. Fabr.) 

 belonging to the genus Mencelius of Schocnherr. 2. A notice 

 of two Asteriae, viz. Astcrias discoidea (Lamarck), and A. Lae- 

 vigata (Lamarck). 3. A notice of the Tanrec (Erinaceus se- 

 tosus. Cuv.), and particularly of a specimen entirely red, 

 found at Flacq. 



Dr. Lyall announced his intention to lecture on the Prepara- 

 tion of Sugar, and the processes by which it is rendered 

 marketable. He also proposed that a selection should be 

 made from the memoirs in their possession, for the purpose of 

 being printed. 



January 11, 1831. — Mr. C. Telfair, President, prescutcd to 

 the Society, in the name of His Excellency the Governor Sir C. 

 Colville, ]. The Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society of 

 Great Britain and Ireland, vols. i. <te ii. ' 2. A Catalogue of 

 the Books in the R. A.S. Library, London. 3. A Report of 

 the Proceedings of the third Annual Meeting of the Subscribers 

 to the Oriental Translation Fund; and the Report of the Com- 

 mittee, London, 1830. 4. Report of the Committee of Cor- 

 respondence of the R. A.S. of Great Britain and Ireland, 

 London, 1829. It was resolved, to transmit to His Excellency, 

 the Meteorologic Observations made at Port Louis in 1827, 

 1829, 1830, by Mr. L. GeolTroy ; , the Observations of 1828 

 being already inserted in the Transactions of the R. A. Society. 



The Society received from the South African Institution, i( S 

 Annual Report for 1830. 



A Letter was presented from the Secretaries of the "S^ulh 

 African Institution, of date 27th October 1830, and containing 



