Cette lettre etait arrivee par la malle d'Octobre, et le 
Secretaire dit qu’il s’attendait a recevoir par la malle de 
Ifovembre une autre lettre lui dormant des renseignements 
plus circonstancies sur l’etat de saute de Mine Morris. Or, 
sa surprise a ete grande, de n’avoir re^u par cette occasion 
(pie les Journaux arrivant d’ordinaire par eliaque malic a 
l’adresse de la Society, mais pas un seul mot de la dame on 
question. 
Le Secretaire lit 1 ’extrait suivant du Commercial Gazette 
a propos du convoi de feu 1<V Clmnnell ct des deimiers devoirs 
qui out etc rendus ii cet h online eminent : 
“ The funeral of the late Francis Channell took place yes- 
terday, the 17th instant, (September) and was attended by a large 
concourse. The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, the Hon. the Au- 
ditor General, the Hon. the Treasurer, the Hon. the Collector 
of Customs, and the inofficial members of the Legislature; the 
leading members of the constituted bodies of the Colony, in- 
cluding the Hon. the Mayor of Port Louis, the lion, the 
President and Vice-President of the Chamber of Commerce, 
the Hon. the President and Vice-President of the Chamber of 
Agriculture, and the Syndic of the Chamber of Brokers, were 
among the number of those who assembled to pay the last 
office of respect to the deceased. Several Consuls and Ma- 
gistrates, and many Ministers of the Anglican and 'Homan Ca- 
tholic Clergy, the most distinguished members of the Medical 
and Legal professions, the Chief Officers of the Government 
departments, and a large number of Merchants, Planters, 
Commercial men, friends and acquaintances also followed the 
hearse. 
“ The Pall-bearers were the Hon. C. Antelme, the Hon. V. 
