280 A HISTORY OF 



Queen at the levee, by Lords Kildare and Clancarty, 

 and Mr. Isaac Weld. Prince Albert visited Leinster 

 House on the 9th of August, when an address was 

 presented to him in the board-room, which was read 

 by Mr. Foot. 



An exhibition of stock and farming produce was 

 being held at the time, and, after the presentation of 

 the Society's address, the Prince paid the show a visit. 

 The Duke of Leinster, the Marquis of Kildare, the Earl 

 of Clancarty, Lord Massereene, Sir William Betham, 

 Lord Hawarden, and Dr. Harrison were in attendance. 



On the occasion of the Queen's visit to Dublin, 

 the gate entrance to Leinster House was splendidly 

 illuminated, the Society being the first of all the public 

 institutions to do honour to Her Majesty in this form. 



The number of visitors attending the Spring 

 and Winter cattle shows during the year 1849, was 

 16,748 ; the museum of natural history, 42,197 ; the 

 Botanic Garden, 30,324. 



During the summer of 1850, the seventh triennial ex- 

 hibition of manufactures was held. This was formerly 

 confined to Irish products, but now competitors from 

 Great Britain were admitted. The exhibition the first 

 at which machinery in motion was exhibited was most 

 successful, and was visited by 30,000 persons, the re- 

 ceipts amounting to ^1234, i6s. 2d. 



On the 1 3th of November 1851, Commander Francis 

 Leopold McClintock, R.N. (i), was elected an honorary 

 member, and Mr. William Dargan (2), a life member. 



I. Sir F. L. McClintock was born at Dundalk in 1819, 

 entering the navy in 1831. In 1848, he served in the 

 Enterprise under Captain Sir James C. Ross, during a 

 voyage to the Arctic regions; and in 1850 he served 

 on a similar voyage of discovery, on board the Assistance. 

 McClintock acquired a great reputation as an Arctic 



