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jnerson, who arrived in the island with Bougainville, in 17G8, 

 and remained in it to study its productions; for which purpose 

 lie enjoyed unequalled means and advantages. Alter a voyage 

 to ISouibon and Madagascar, lie returned to the Mauritius, 

 where he died on the 3d March 1773, at a dwelling in the 

 district oJ' Flacq, known by the name of La llctraitc ; the ruins 

 of which are still to be seen near the great road which leads to 

 the Post. 



Mr. Telfair (President) enriched the collection by a donation 

 of 40 Tasmanian birds. 



Mr. Lislet Geoffroy presented to the Library, the Analysis of 

 the labours of the Royal Academy of Sciences, from 1812 to 

 1829. 



Mr. E. Baker, who had sent from Madagascar several MSS. 

 on different subjects, was elected a Corresponding Member. 



July 20. — The President read a letter from Sir Alexander 

 Johnstone, to His Excellency the Governor Sir C. Colville, 

 dated at London, 26th February : this letter intimated that 

 His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, President of the 

 Royal Society of London, would grant his patronage to any 

 Philosophic or Literary Society, which might exist at the 

 Mauritius. It communicated also, the favourable reception 

 Avhich had been given by that illustrious Society, and by the 

 Royal Asiatic Society, to the observations on the Comet of 

 last year, made by M. Dabadie. Professor of the Royal College. 



Mr. L. Bouton communicated an extract from a letter of 

 M. Ad. BrougiiiaFt, in which he solicited him to procure the 

 aid of the Natural History Society of Mauritius, in enriching 

 the School of Arts and Manufactures; where this philosopher 

 is conducting a course of Natural History : specimens of arti- 

 cles in every department, which in the island are in any way 

 useful in domestic cconony, are the objects which will suit this 

 new seminary. 



Mr. Lienard (Father) having proposed to write to His Excel- 

 lency the Governor, to request his patronage to a Class of 

 Physics and Chemistry, and a Class of Natural History, which 

 are proposed to be substituted for that of Botany, in the Royal 

 College; Mr. Delisse (Father) read an article which he had 

 composed on this subject, which the members present unani- 

 mously requested him to publish. 



Mr. Bojer offered verbally, some details regarding two birds 

 from Agalega, a male and female, which he conceived to be 

 the Ibis of flie ancients. These specimens were presented by 

 Mr. Delisse (Father). 



Thcro were presented by Mr. Winhe, a merchant of the. 



