320 The Klrwanian Society of Diillin. 



The members, desirous of paying the greatest and only 

 tribute of respect in thtr power 'o the venerable and illus- 

 trious Mr. Kir^van, long disiina;uished in the first rmk of 

 philosophers, for a long coniinued eouri^e of labours 

 equally useful to the world and creditable to himself, have 

 resolved upon establishinsi themselves under the name of 

 the KiRWANiAN Society. 



The Society, except during the summer vacation, holds 

 its stated meetings once every fortnight. 



Conmuinications on subjecty connected with the above 

 sciences will be received and read to a meeting of the So- 

 ciety : for this purpose, a meeting will be even summoned 

 at any time during the summer .vacation. The more ef- 

 fectually to ensure the right of anteriority to aav original 

 communicaiion, the dav of its receipt will be registered m 

 a book kept for that purpose. 



In order that immediate publicity mav be given to such 

 communications, with ihe author's permission, an abstract 

 is to be sent to the Editor of the Philosophical Magazine 

 for publication in his succeeding number. Further, the 

 communication itaeif, if deemed of sufficient merit, is to 

 be published at full length in the Transactions which the 

 Society intends to conduct. 



The Society will siraiuiiously circulate concise printed 

 directions, for the seIec:ion of such important or rare mi- 

 nerals as may promoie the pr(yy;ress of mineralogical knovv-^ 

 ledge. These directions shall be particularly calculated for 

 drawing the attetUion of the less experienced, to such spe- 

 cimens as indicate the vicinity of metallic veins or other 

 mineral treasures. 



Any person havinai; in his possession minerals, with this 

 nature of which he is unacquamied, mav h.ive them ex- 

 amined, or, if of sufFicient importance, even analysed, by 

 transni'ttinix them to the Secretary of the Society. 



A stt of instruments for mineralogicril ob-servation or 

 research will be always ke|)t in readiness by the Society, 

 for the use of those who have not such already in their [)os~ 

 session, and who mav be deemed likely to jiursue such in- 

 quiries with advantage. 



Such are ihe present objects of the Sociely, and they 

 will no douhi m time he extended so as to become more 

 generally useful. A ioller siitciDent will, we understand, 

 Be shortly publistied in a Pros|)ectus. 



An abstract of the papers already received by the Society 

 shall be given in our next. 



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