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instructive day in your lEuseum, and do not remember that I ever 

 had so much satisfaction on any visit to a similar collection. 



" Eegretting only that I am now too old to assist in your labours 

 at all, except by good Irishes, if there could be the least help in 

 these, 



''I have the honour to remain, 



" Tours sincerely, 



''T. Caelxxe. 



"De. E. p. "^YEIGHT." 



' ' Kellet Haul, Oxfoed, 



" 23r(i Mcircli, 1876. 

 "Deae Sie, 



"TTill you kindly allow me to thank you for your communication 

 informing me that I have been elected an Honorary Member of the 

 Eoyal Irish Academy. 



' ' I feel very highly honoured by this distinction, and shall be 

 very much obliged to you if you will inform the Council of the 

 Academy that, with a very strong sense of their kindness, and of 

 the honour done me, I most gratefully accept the election. 



*'I am, dear Sii', 



" Youi's veiy sincerely, 



" "WniLur Stubbs. 

 "Dr. E. p. Height." 



The Secretary read a paper by G-. H. Kinahan, Esq., " On Quartzyte 

 end Quartz Eocks." 



E. I. lloss, Esq., read a paper " On the Exploration of Eallybetagh 

 Bog." 



[This paper will appeal- in the "Proceedings," Second Series, Yol. 

 II., Science, Part 6.] 



The Secretary read a paper by Dr. Doberck "On w Leonis considered 

 as a revolving double star." 



[This paper will be published as part 4, Yol. XXYL, of the " Trans- 

 actions."] 



