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the Zoological Society. The Lecturers who led this 
“forlorn hope ” were :— 
1. Witiiam H. Harvey, M.D. 
2. Ropert M‘Donnett, M.D. 
3. BenJAMIN G. M‘DoweEt, M.D. 
4, J. Beets Jukes, M.A. 
5, Rev. SAMUEL HAUGHTON. 
In the year 1869, Scientific Evening Meetings of 
the Society were held in March, June, and December, 
at which five interesting Papers were read and dis- 
cussed ; and in the corresponding months of 1870 
seven similar Papers were laid before the Society. It 
was all in vain ; for it seemed like “ flogging a dead 
horse” to attempt to galvanize the Dublin public into 
taking an interest in Zoological questions. 
During the past year (1878), the project of Garden 
Lectures was revived, energetically, by those of the 
Council who still had hopes of success, and the follow- 
ing subjects were discoursed upon, and illustrated by 
the living animals, in the Gardens, according to the 
following Programme:— 
I.—May 11, “Tae Larce Cats axp THEIR Poor RELations.” 
By the Rey. SAMUEL HAUGHTON, M.D., Secretary. 
II.—May 18, “ Corau anp Corat Isianps.” 
By E. PERCIVAL WRIGHT, M.A., M.D., F.L.S., Professor of Botany 
in the University of Dublin. 
Ifl.—May 25, “Tue Uneutares anp Bears oF THE 
ZooLocicaL GARDENS.” 
By A. LEITH ADAMS, M.D., F.R.S., Professor of Zoology in the Royal 
College of Science for Ireland. 
