27 JUNE 1846, Page 15

At the meeting of the Geographical Society on Monday last,

Mr. Dun- can, who has just returned from his explorations in Western Africa, gave a viva voce statement of some interesting details respecting the manners and customs of the king and people of Dahomey, and the productions of the country—of which some were on the table. The Shoe butter attracted much interest, and the mode of preparing it from the nut was explained by Mr. Duncan.