relative to the probable price of Mr. Petrie's^work on the 

 Round Towers, they beg to say, that it cannot, under any 

 circumstances, be less than 2 guineas, but they think it more 

 likely to be 2^ guineas." 



3. 



" University Press Office, 

 " Dublin, 2,0th January, 1845. 

 " Sir, — In answer to your question relative to the expense 

 of Mr. Petrie's ' Round Towei's,' I beg in reply to state it is 

 my opinion, that if the Royal Irish Academy had to pay the 

 expense of the Drawings, and the Engravings from them of 

 the numerous and finely-executed wood-cuts, together with 

 the cost of printing and paper, and confined themselves to 

 the printing of an edition of 500 copies (their usual num- 

 ber), each copy of the work would stand them in a sum above 

 three pounds. 



" I am. Sir, respectfully, 



" Your very obedient and humble Servant, 

 " M. H. Gill. 

 "James Mac Cullagh, Esq." 



