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by him, and, soon after, Butt changed his politics, being 

 elected m.p. for Limerick in 1871, as a Home Ruler. He 

 published works on the Irish Corporation Bill, on Zoology and 

 Civilisation, Transfer of Land, National Education, Deep 

 Sea Fisheries, and Irish Federation. Butt died in 1879. 



On the 7th of June 1838, the Society adjourned as 

 a mark of respect to the memory of the Right Hon. 

 Henry Joy, chief baron of the Exchequer, a vice- 

 president, whose death was that day announced. 

 Miss Joy, the chief baron's sister, presented to the 

 Society his collection of minerals, which had been 

 arranged by Sir Charles Giesecke, and was very valu- 

 able. 



The Spring cattle show, held in April 1838, was 

 the most successful hitherto held — " all the space 

 the extensive cattle yard afforded being fully occu- 

 pied," and the quality of the stock being the universal 

 theme of admiration. 



The exhibition of manufactures held in May also 

 showed a great improvement in many branches, the 

 number of visitors amounting to 20,000, and much 

 greater space having to be allotted to exhibitors than 

 was the case at the exhibition of 1835. The com- 

 mittee of the exhibition resolved to grant but one 

 gold medal, which was awarded to Mr. Grubb, for 

 his transit instrument, the first of the kind ever 

 manufactured in Ireland. On each day that the 

 exhibition remained open, Dr. Kane lectured to a 

 crowded auditory in the theatre, on some branch of 

 art or manufacture. 



Great injury was done to the stable offices at 

 Leinster House by the great storm of January 1839, 

 and a considerable part of the boundary wall of the 

 Botanic Garden, between the entrance gate and Glas- 

 nevin bridge, was blown down. 



