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Le President adresse ses reraereiements au Col. Pike et 
le Secretaire est charge de transmettre ceux de la Societe 
aux Societes etrangeres qui sont si courtoisement entrees 
en rapport avec cellc de M aurice. 
Le Dr. Rogers a presente a la seance deux crust aces, le 
Scylarus equinoxialis , peche sur la cote de la Petite Riviere 
a 12 brasses et un specimen du Pencils cunaliculatus trouve 
a Caudan dans de la boue enlevee par la cure-mole. 
Le paragraphe suivant d’une lettre de Mme Morris est 
communique ii la seance : 
“ I take the opportunity of sending you the famous “ Mau- 
ritius Ensign ” which waved proudly at all the international 
Exhibitions in the Buildings with the flags of all nations, and 
was most particularly admired by II. E. II. the Prince of 
Wales and many others, and far more striking than most of 
the Colonial flags and was hoisted very high on a very long 
gilt rod with immense tassels, yellow and scarlet, and cords 
gracefully draped at each corner at top and smaller at the two 
ends. It is what is called a swallow-tailed standard which was 
reckoned the most effective. It may possibly do for some 
Exhibition in your Colony again, for it is the old one that has 
waved over the Colony in Europe. Also I send two smaller 
flags, Erench and English, over the Mauritius centre case in 
Paris Exhibition ; they may be also of service.” 
Cette banniere arrive it temps pour etre deployee a l’Ex- 
position que la Societe prepare pour le mois procliain. II 
est a croire qm’elle produira le meme effet qu’aux Exposi- 
tions de Londres et de Paris, ou elle a brille, nous dit Mme 
Morris, avec un si grand eclat. 
Le Secretaire fait savoir qu’il a regu de Sir Henry Bar- 
ldy un exemplaire du journal Cape Argus, contenant la 
remarquable adre-se que Son Excellence a prononcee au 
dernier anniversaire de la Bibliothequc Publique du Cap. 
Ce souvenir de la part de notre Honorable Patron a ete 
