purpose of preaching the Gospel to a few poor labourers and other people of colour gathered together in a hired room. The recollection of this explained to me the cordial greeting which he and his son received after the interesting services were over. Grande Riviere is an important suburb of Port Louis, the residence of several merchants and others whose places of business are in the port. A number of Creoles reside here in the capacity of servants, mechanics, or small shop-keepers; and it was gratifying to see any efforts made for their moral and spiritual benefit, especially as those efforts appeared to be attended with evidence that good was done. As an instance of this, I must mention that about a month after the anniversary, my friend M. Le Brun, senior, was agreeably sur prised one morning by a coloured man coming to him and. informing him that he and another man had made up their minds to build at Grande Riviere a substantial stone chapel, fifty feet long and twenty or twenty-five feet wide; that he possessed a piece of ground in an eligible place, which he would give for the purpose; and that when the chapel was finished he would at once give him possession of it. When I left for my second visit to Madagascar, the ground was marked out, and preparations for a commencement made. Before I finally left the colony the chapel was finished, and was filled with hearers every Sunday. Besides my interest in the religious improvement of the people, other objects sometimes led me to Grande Riviere. Soon after my arrival at Mauritius, I had made the acquaint ance of Dr. Powell, who had charge of the Lunatic Asylum at Grande Riviere and resided there. He was familiar with chemistry, and had recently commenced the practice of photography. As I had brought out the requisite apparatus, and had attempted to take some of the more striking views in the neighbourhood, as well as portraits of individuals, especially such as were good specimens of the different races Ll.