234 Royal Irish Academy. 



" Beitish Museum (Natural Histoet), 



" Ceomwell-eoad, 



" South Kensington, S-W., 



'' dlst March, 1896. 



" My Dear Weight, 



" I have much pleasure in acknowledging the receipt of 

 your letter of the 24th instant, informing me that the Royal Irish 

 Academy has elected me an Honorary Memher in the Section of 

 Science, and enclosing the certificate thereof. 



"May I ask you to take the first opportunity of assuring your 

 colleagues in the Academy that the distinction they have thus con- 

 ferred upon me is one that I value very highly indeed ; and that I 

 feel deeply their great kindness to me in thus rewarding, in such a 

 marked way, the small services that I have been able to render to 

 Science. 



"It is an additional pleasure to have had the intimation of this 

 honour conveyed to me by the hand of such an old friend as yourself. 



' ' Believe me to be 



"Most truly yours, 



"W.H. Flower. 

 "To De. E. Peeceval "Weight, 



" Secretary to the Royal Irish Academy, &c." 



The names of Vice-Presidents nominated under the hand and seal 

 of the President, on 23rd March, were read : — 



Thb Rev. Samuel Haughton, m.d. 

 The Most Rev. Nicholas Donnelly, d.d. 

 John Kells Ingeam, ll.d, 

 Benjamin Williamson, sc.d. 



Donations to the Library were announced and thanks were voted 

 to the Donors. 



