276 Royal Irish Academy. 



Donations were announced, and thanks were voted to the respective 

 Donors. 



The Secretary read the following letters : — 



" MoNsiEaE LE Secketaiee, 



'^L'insigne honneur que m'a accorde I'illustre Academie 

 Eoyale d'Irlande, en me nommant I'un de ses membres honoraires me 

 penetre de la plus vive reconnaissance. C'est un puissant encourage- 

 ment que je regois pour redoubler d' efforts, afin de me rendre digne 

 autant que je le puis, de I'estime des savants eminents qui m'ont 

 honore de leurs suffrages. Je serais heureux que vos confreres vou- 

 lussent bien agreer I'offre d'une cordiale amitie en retour du temoignage 

 de leur sympathie dont je me suis senti profondement touche, et c'est 

 en vous demandant d'etre aupres d'eux I'interprete de ma pensee que 

 je vousprie. Monsieur le Secretaire, de recevoir I'expression de ma plus 

 haute estime et de mes sentiments de confrere reconnaissant et bien 



devoue, 



" Ch. Heemite. 

 ■''Paeis, 22 Avril, 1884." 



"'Bo. 1, Bianco Lttno's Allee, "W., 

 " Cheapinghaven, Denmaek, 

 " April 2d, 1884. 

 ' ' Mt deae Sie, 



" I lose no time in acknowledging your favor of the 16th 

 inst., announcing my election as Honorary Fellow of the illustrious 

 Academy of which you are Secretary. The official Diploma duly 

 reached me. 



" This great distinction is undoubtedly gratifying to me. However 

 undeserved, it will spur me on to fresh eft'orts in that great field of 

 Science in which the E,oyal Irish Academy has gained so many laurels. 

 Some of its publications, in the Old !N"orthern Archives here, have 

 been of great service to me in my Eunic studies. 



"Please present to the Academy my thanks for their kindness to 

 a simple, hard-working student, 



"And believe me, 



" With great respect, 



" Your obedient Servant, 



' ' Geoege Stephens. 

 " E. P. "Weight, m.d., 



" luLLAND." 



