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Copy of the Address to be presented to the Duke of Edinburgh- 



*' May it please Tour Eoyal Highness, 



" The Arts and Sciences of which your most; lamented Eo 

 yal father, of belove-d memory ; was so devoted a Patron, have 

 also their votaries in our distant island, not the least bright 

 of the jewels of the Crown. 



" The Society of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius which our 

 Gracious Sovereign has been pleased to honor with the title 

 of Eoyal, begs leave to pay its respectful tribute of homage to 

 Tour Royal Highness and to bid your heartly welcome to 

 our shore?. 



" May Tour Royal Highness be pleased to accept the assu- 

 rance of our profound attachment to Her Majesty the Queen 

 and of our very earnest wishes for Tour Eoyal Highness 

 happiness and welfare. 



" On behalf of the Eoyal Society of Arts and Sciences o' 



Mauritius. 



Ed. NBWTOjsrj — President. 



Dr. C. Eegnaud, ) j^. „ • 7 ^ 



Dr. ICEKT, ) 



A. Desenne, — Treasurer. 

 L. BoTJTON, — Secretary. 



Hr.NET EiNNISS, 



De. 



mx EiNNISS, 1 -rr- a s ■ 



E. Le Juge, 1 y^ce-8ecretan,es, 



Des notes et observations fort interessantes sur le 

 Synancea Brachio poisson general em ent connu ici sous 

 le nom de Laffe et plus particulierement sous celui de 

 Laffe la boue sont communiquees a la Societe par le Dr. 

 Le Juge. 



Plusieurs dissections qu'il a pratiquees sur Fanimal, et 

 ses reclierclies Tont amene a constater un fait d'une 

 grande importance ; c'est la presence a la base des rayons 

 epineux de la nageoire dorsale, d'une vesicule ovoide, 

 adherente a I'epine, et contenant un liquide blanchatre que 

 le Dr. Le Juge croifc etre le venin qui rend la piqure du 

 Laffe toujours redoutable. et souvent funeste daus plu- 

 sieurs cas. 



