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or a description, what was once in being, will alone remain to 

 give to future generations an idea of what we were happily per- 

 mitted to see before they lost all the beauty of their rude magni- 

 ficence. 



" Impressed with this suggestive thought, let us endeavour to 

 aid in the mental development of those who will succeed us, by 

 illustrating and describing these remains in a way worthy of their 

 importance. Let it not be said that the intellect of the latter 

 part of the nineteenth century, though highly scientific and 

 practical, was exerted merely as a means of accumulating wealth, 

 while the monuments of our pre-historic races were either wan- 

 tonly destroyed or allowed to crumble to decay from a spirit based 

 on mere utilitarianism." 



A very interesting discussion followed the reading of the paper. 

 The several speakers strongly urged the revival of the Ulster 

 Archaeological Journal, and, if possible, the establishment of a 

 society in Ireland to publish sketches of our Irish antiquities, 

 such as Mr. Du Nbyer brought before their notice that evening. 



On the 19th December, a Paper was read on 



SCIENTIFIC NOMENCLATURE, 



BY KEV. W. M'lLWAINE, D.D. 



The Lecturer introduced his subject, by remarking that it em- 

 braced two species of knowledge, too frequently viewed separately, 

 though in reality closely allied, viz., Natural Science and Philo- 

 logy, the latter having been of late properly admitted to the 

 rank of a science. The advantage and importance of an ability 

 to give expression to the knowledge possessed by an individual is 

 apparent. Without this ability, no amount of acquired wisdom 

 would be available for the instruction of others, but would exist 

 in the mind of its possessor, often in the state of a chaos, unless 

 stored therein, and issuing thence under the heads of a correct 

 nomenclature. What was true of an individual case was applic- 

 able to any science generally, and proved the importance of correct 

 scientific nomenclature. 



In proof of the fact that much incorrectness existed under 



