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August 2nd, 1849. (Extraordinary Meeting.) 

 JOHN ANSTER, LL.D., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



On the reconamendation of the Council, His Royal Highness 

 the Prince Albert was elected an Honorary Member of the 

 Academy. 



The Rev. Dr. Wall, Vice-Provost, Sir Wm. R. Hamilton, 

 LL.D., John Anster, LL.D., and George Petrie, LL.D., 

 were appointed a deputation to present the following Address 

 to Her Majesty : 



" To the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. 

 " May it please your Majesty, 



" We, the President and Members of the Royal Irish 

 Academy, humbly beg leave to offer our respectful and hearty 

 congratulations on the occasion of your Majesty's first visit to 

 Ireland. 



" Inspired with feelings of devoted attachment to your 

 Majesty's crown and person, we rejoice in the presence of 

 our Queen, and accept it as a happy omen of more prosperous 

 times. 



" As members of a society incorporated for the promo- 

 tion of Science and Literature in Ireland, we have peculiar 

 reasons to hail your Majesty's arrival amongst us. 



" We know that whilst your Majesty has, with distin- 

 guished prudence and energy, discharged the arduous duties of 

 governing and protecting the State, your Majesty has ever 

 looked v/ith earnest solicitude on the progress of all institu- 

 tions designed for the diffusion of knowledge, and calculated 

 to elevate the moral and intellectual condition of your Majesty's 

 subjects. 



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