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we hope, will not be lost on these enlightened Members 
of our community who still interest themselves in the 
progress of the Arts and Sciences in Mauritius. 
Our number has been increased by nine Members, they 
are in the order of their admission : 
1. Alfred Dumat, Esq. 
2. Charles Tyaek, E-q. 
3. Aristide Sauzier, Esq. 
4. Edouard Pougnet, Esq. 
5. Francois Damotte, Esq. 
G. Dr F. Reid, Chief Medical Officer. 
7. Edouard Pelte, Esq. 
8. Thorny Pitot, Esq. 
9. Lem Bourguult Dueoudray, Esq. 
The celebrated Naturalist Louis Agassiz was elected 
a Honorary Member — Mr Leopold Estourgies, one of our 
resident Members, and now attached to the Royal Obser- 
vatory of Brussels, has been elected a Corresponding 
Member. 
But whilst rejoicing at the accession of our Members, 
we have to deplore the gap occasioned by the hand of 
death in Francis Channell, Dr Riccard, Dr Dickson, 
Greorge Clark and James Slade. 
Mr Channell was one of our most zealous and distin- 
guished Members ; taking a deep interest iu the develop- 
ment of knowledge iu Mauritius, he instantly assisted us ; 
either by his press, or by giving us free access to the 
columns of his Newspaper, for the publication ol the mi- 
nutes of the proceedings of our meetings at which he was 
a punctual attendant. 
Doctor Riccard devoted to Natural History the leisure 
hours he could snatch from the duties of his profession. 
He never failed at our Exhibitions to produce curious 
specimens or live animals introduced by himself. 
Doctor Dickson, Superintendent of the Lunatic Asylum, 
had made a special study of the various forms of disease 
