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arrived in London, but was too unwell to be present; the 

 Address, however, had been forwarded for presentation, as 

 follows : 



ADDRESS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DUBLIN 



THE LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



THE UNIVERSITY OF DUBLIN accept gladly the invitation 

 of the Linnean Society of London to participate in the 

 celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of 

 the epoch-making work of Darwin and Wallace. 



The fearless speculations of these Thinkers, controlled by 

 laborious investigations, have inaugurated a new era in 

 Biological Thought ; and the Linnean Society, by the 

 publication of their work, and by its uniform action in 

 fostering the spirit which animated their researches, has 

 contributed largely to the mental development of mankind. 



The University of Dublin desires to avail itself of this 

 occasion to congratulate the Linnean Society on the work it 

 has already achieved, and to express the earnest hope that 

 the Society may long continue to discharge its great 

 functions, and. that it may have the privilege of making 

 known to the world the researches of Darwins that are 

 to be. 



(Signed) ROSSE, 



Chancellor. 



THE UNIVERSITY or DURHAM (Prof. M. C. Potter, F.L.S.). 



THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON (Sir W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 



K.C.M.G., F.R.S., F.L.S.), 

 with the following address : 



