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3. Simon Luttrell was created Baron Irnham and Earl 

 of Carhampton, and became father-in-law of Henry, Duke 

 of Cumberland, George the Third's brother. He was m.p. 

 for various English constituencies, and on one occasion he 

 was returned to Parliament with no less than three of his 

 sons. At one time he resided a great deal at Luttrellstown, 

 which was visited, during his tour in Ireland in 1776, by- 

 Arthur Young, who enters fully into the system of cultiva- 

 tion pursued by Lord Carhampton. 1 



4. Sir Robert Deane, bart., a privy councillor, was 

 father of the first Lord Muskerry. He had a charming 

 seat at Dromore, near Mallow, co. Cork, and owned con- 

 siderable property. He subsequently became a Vice- 

 President of the Society. 



There is a note that on the 29th of January 1761 

 John Tickell was balloted for, but not chosen, which 

 appears to be the first instance in the history of the 

 Society of a candidate being rejected. He was son of 

 Thomas Tickell of Glasnevin. 



The minute books between the 13th of August 

 176 1 and the 6th of March 1766 are not forthcoming, 

 but the gap is partially supplied by the printed volumes 

 of Proceedings , which commence on the 15th of March 

 1764. These, while evidently transcripts of the ori- 

 ginal minute books, do not, for a considerable time, 

 give the names of members attending the meetings. 

 The newspapers of the period help to supply further 

 particulars. 



In the year 1761, the first parliamentary grant was 

 made to the Dublin Society by the Irish House of 

 Commons, and amounted to the sum of ^12,000. It 

 was given " to promote and encourage agriculture, arts, 

 and manufactures." In 1763, 1765, and 1769,^10,000 

 were granted, and each year there was a most careful 



1 History of Co. Dublin, F. E. Ball, iv. 17-19. 



