“Thomas Cramp, “Hugh McLennan, “Andrew Allan, “Charles H. Gould, “John Young, “Adolphe Roy, “P. Donovan. “Harbor commissioners’ office, Montreal, July 28, 1876.” The board of directors of the Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Company, at its meeting on Friday, the 28th of July, 1876, passed unanimously the following resolution: “Resolved: That this board of directors have received with much regret intelligence of the death of the late president of the company, Mr. John Pratt, whose long and valuable services in its behalf secured for him the gratitude, not only of the directors, but of every shareholder in the company. The directors desire to offer to his family the deep sympathy of every member of the board in the loss they have sustained, and to assure them of the high esteem in which the late Mr. Pratt was universally held. “Hugh Allan, president. “J. N. Beaudry, secretary. “Thomas Caverhill. “Andrew Allan. “William McNaughton. “Adolphe Roy. “D. Masson. “M. H. Gault. “Robert Anderson.” THOMAS W. RITCHIE.