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tian military posts and their organization. Gen. Stone, who was occupying the 
presidents’ chair with Mr. Bonola, then took the floor to announce that among 
the new members of the Society were counted the engineers Lafitte and Bangabe. 
He also stated that the Society had recently established relations and exchanges 
with the Geographical Society of New York, with the Typographic Society of 
Geneva, and with the journal Z’ Exploration at Paris. He pointed out the favor 
with which the publications of the Society had been received abroad, and 
cited as an example the Bulletin of the London Geographical Society, which had 
reproduced with praise, some articles from the Bulletin of the Khedival Society. 
He proposed the name of Rev. Mr. Wilson, for honorary membership, who had 
but a short time before returned from the land of King M’tesa. 
Doctor Zucchinetti then resumed his narrative. He expatiated on the cus- 
toms of the savage tribes, on the fauna and flora of the countries he had explor- 
ed, and on the resources which this country could offer to European activity. He 
continued with the details of his voyage to Darfur, Kordofan, and to Nubia. This 
last country is rich in gold; and he indicated the manner in which the natives 
gather the precious metal. Finally, he exposed his views on the measures he 
judged most opportune for ameliorating these countries, both morally and materi- 
ally ; and after having defined the character of the negroes, he closed with the 
opinion, that penetrating the country with roads and colonies would be the most 
powerful means of initiating civilization. The ideas of the speaker gave place to 
interesting discussions, and were judged, on the declaration of competent men, 
like Gen. Stone, Purdi Pacha, Col. Saddek Bey, and Dr. Rossi Bey, to be 
worthy of a profound examination. ee: 
THE POSITION OF THE CROZET ISLANDS. 
The admiralty have received from Captain J. N. East, R. N., of H. M.S. 
Comus, a report of his visit to the Crozet Islands, early in March, in order to 
ascertain if any shipwrecked people were there, and to endeavor to establish a 
depot of provisions. No trace of any shipwrecked crew was discovered, but the 
stores of provisions and shelter-huts were successfully landed. The most im- 
portant information which Captain East communicates with regard to this group 
is, that Hog Island should be placed thirteen miles north and west of its present 
position on the admiralty chart. ‘The position of the other islands with regard to 
it appears to be laid down with tolerable accuracy, excepting that East Island is 
not more than seven miles distant from the southeast point of Possession Island. 
The Heroine breakers are reported to consist of one breaker very similar to the 
Bellows off the cape, and to be only one and a half miles to the eastward of a 
straight line drawn from the south end of Hog Island to Penguin Island, and 
nearer the former island. 9 
