1-10 Proceedings of the Natural History Society of Mauritius. 



{Mozambique!*, 2. an Indian from near lo Calcutta, 3. aMala- 

 /gasse Hayzal, who diwl in the hospital of La Grande Riviere, 

 alter having engaged in the conspiracy of the Malagasses in 

 J 822; 1. a Mozambique Adult; C>. an Infant newly born ; and 

 along with them, the separate pieces of the head of a Mala- 

 gasse. 



Mr. C. Telfair, the President, read some remarks on the 

 growth of the Poly piers which compose the reefs of the island, 

 offering subjects of such varied enquiries. 



Mr. C. Hoart seeing the ardour wherewith experiments are 

 being made on the fabrication of sugar, read ^discussion in 

 regard to two methods which he esteemed preferable to those 

 in use. 



At this sitting there was read, a report and analysis of the 

 Proceedings of the Society during the past year, announcing 

 among other things that more than 45 memoirs, notices, &c. &c. 

 have been communicated to the Society, by the following 

 authors, viz. Messrs. C. Telfair, Delisse, sen. W. Bojcr, J. 

 Desjardins, L. Bouton, Lienard (Father), H. Faraguet, Lislet 

 GeofT'roy, J.R.Barry, G. Longmore, E. Lienard, J. Lienard, 

 J. Newman, and the late Dr.'Lyall. 



This sitting was distinguished by the presentation of the 

 Bust of Baron George Cuvier, which arrived the evening before 

 this Anniversary of his Birth-day, selected for holding the 

 Annual Meetings of the Society. 



The Society then proceeded to elect its Council by ballot, 

 when the same members who have composed it .since the 

 formation of the Society, were re-elected; being the first five 

 in the list of authors mentioned above. 



Noic. — We are under (lie necessity of deferring the continuation of 

 these. Proceedings, in< 1 tiding the Annual [Report and Anulysis mention- 

 ed, where, in*the latter, there is (he following intimation relating to » 

 subject mentioned in the proceedings, vi/.. the Dronle or Dodo, sec j>. H2. 



Many of the Journals which have given an account of the report made 

 on this subject by Haron Cuvier to the Institute, have committed gross 

 errors. According to lh| m it was among the bones of fossil tortoises 

 sent from our island to this naturalist, that these fragments, to tho number 

 <j( six, were discovered, as it were accidentally, by the Haron Cuvier, and 

 that they came from the Isle of Franco. The truth is, that these pieces 

 were presented to Mr. Desjardins by Mr. Roquefouil, who received them 

 from Mr. Lab ri tour, who discovered them in a cavern in the Isle Ro- 

 drigue in 1780. ■ 



N.ll. JJy mistake of llie Primer, page 1 of this Number ll printed 9, 



and so in contiuualiun. 



