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hundreds of examples, five of these species being of great 

 rarity. Amongst them were fifteen species not recorded in 

 Mr. Brady's recently published list, which gives only eighty- 

 eight species yet found in all the mud brought home by last 

 Arctic expedition. He hoped this surprising result would be 

 an encouragement to other travellers to bring home specimens 

 of anchor mud. 



Mr. John Carson, who accompanied Mr. Pim during the 

 first half of his tour, and Messrs, W. Gray and John Workman 

 also joined in the discussion. 



On the 4th January — The third meeting of the Winter 

 Session was held in the Museum, College Square North — the 

 President, Wm. Gray, Esq., M.R.I. A., in the Chair — when 

 three papers were read. The first was by Mr. F. W. Lock- 

 wood, on " The Crucifixion, and other sculptures of the ruined 

 church of Maghera, County Londonderry," of which the fol- 

 lowing is an abstract : The ruined church at Maghera presents 

 features perfectly unique amongst Irish ecclesiastical remains, 

 in its square-headed west doorway, above which is carved in 

 relief, according to Lord Dunraven, the crucifixion, the figures 

 of the eleven disciples, and the two soldiers, with spear and 

 sponge. In Miss Stoke's work it is described as " the crucifixion, 

 with lance and sponge, the figure of the Saviour, draped to the 

 hands and wrists, the three disciples, and the women standing 

 near," &c., &c. Mr. Lockwood, who showed a drawing the full 

 size, made by himself, explained that the decay of the stone 

 rendered it difficult to identify some of the figures, but the two 

 Roman soldiers, the Virgin Mary, and probably nine disciples, 

 with the position of the tenth, are clearly to be made out. 

 Angels are also to be seen hovering above the cross. Several 

 similar features are also to be seen in the sculptured crosses of 

 the ninth and tenth centuries at Monasterboice and elsewhere. 

 The probable date of this interesting relic is between the years 

 960 to 1000 A.D. Through t^ le care of the Rev. B. B. Gough, 



